Private George Frederick Cowdry

George Cowdry was born in Woking, Surrey, England. He immigrated to Canada and worked as a farm hand. He was a Methodist, single, and 18 years old when he enlisted with the 125^th Battalion in Paris.

George was a member of the 10^th Platoon that embarked aboard the S.S Scandinavia on February 12, 1916. The 9^th and 10^th Platoons were the first contingent of soldiers from Paris, nearly 100 men, to go overseas. He would have been transferred to another battalion after arriving in England, but we know nothing more of his military service during the war except that he survived it.