Deseronto Archives

Frederick Edward Woodall, a toolmaker, was conscripted into the army in Toronto on this day in 1918. He was born in Deseronto on August 12th, 1895, the son of Henry Wellington Woodall and Catherine (née McCann). The family were living at 29 Wade Avenue in Toronto when Frederick was conscripted.

Frederick joined the 1st Depot Battalion of the 1st Central Ontario Regiment with the regimental number 3032260. He was described as five feet five and a half inches tall, with a fair complexion, brown eyes and medium hair. His service record shows that he did not go overseas. On October 9th he was admitted to hospital suffering from influenza, returning to duty a week later. He was discharged in Toronto on December 7th, 1918. Woodall married Margaret Pogue in Toronto on July 19th, 1919.