Henry Wylde - 124317
- Sean Maas-Stevens
- May 19
- 2 min read
Henry Wylde was born on 25 December 1890 in London, England. While working as a labourer, he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Brigden, Ontario on 1 November 1915. His service began as a Private with the 70th Battalion.
Private Wylde deployed to England, arriving in Shorneciffe aboard the S.S. Lapland in May 1916. There he was taken on strength with the Canadian Base Depot before deploying to the field with the 19th Battalion in July.
On the morning of 9 April 1917, the Canadian assault on Vimy Ridge began (Private Wylde was serving there at the time). During the assault, Private Wylde received a shell shrapnel injury to his back. He was taken to the hospital, and sent back to England to recover. In May 1917, he was deemed medically fit to return to service. He was transferred to the Central Ontario Regiment Depot, then to the 3rd Reserve Battalion. He returned to the to the field in April 1918, joining the 19th Battalion. Soon after that he joined the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps.
In August of 1918, Private Wylde was injured accidentally while on duty, and while it is unclear what the nature of the injury was, he was evacuated to the hospital as a result. He returned to his unit in early October, but contracted influenza and was sent back to the hospital shortly after.
On the day of the Armistice, Private Wylde was posted to the Canadian Machine Gun Corps Depot in Seaford, England. From there, he was moved to the Convalescence Hospital in Woodcote Park.
Henry Wylde returned to Canada and was discharged for demobilization on 17 March 1919 at London, Ontario. He intended to live in Mooretown, Ontario after the war.
Henry Wylde passed away on 4 October 1950.
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