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Lt. Wilfred Alexander Toogood
Canadian Expeditionary Force 2nd Btn. Eastern Ontario Regiment
from:Tillsonburg, Ontario
My grandfather Alex Toogood joined the 168th Oxfords in Jan. 1916. After training in London and at Camp Borden, the 168th went by convoy on the 1st of November 1916 arriving on the 11th at Liverpool. Based at Sanderling, the 168th was ordered to be disbanded and Lt. Alex Toogood was transferred to the 39th Battalion and by January 1917 to the 6th Reserve Battalion. After more training at Cranborough, in April, 1917 he transferred to the 2nd Eastern Ontario Battalion, 1st Brigade, 1st Division, C.E.F.
He was severely wounded at Fresnoy (3rd Battle of the Scarpe) on 3rd of May 1917. The rest of the war was spent recovering from wounds and being medically boarded or on light duties until his discharge in 1918.

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