Alex Chisholm as a NWMP

Alex Chisholm as a NWMP
The writing on the photo says "Socks, Snooks & Billy".
The "bulletholes" in the edge of the picture are not real. Bullets don't leave
such neat round holes, they tend to do much more damage.
The small print at the bottom says "Headquarters. Winnipeg, Man." (Manitoba)

The official discharge papers

Backside of discharge papers

His birthdate is 1875. He'd have been 23 in 1898, not the 26 listed on the form. I think he lied about his age to join the Mounties, but considering that lying about one's age to get into the military seems to have been a popular sport all through history, that hardly makes him unique.

Eve & Alex
Chisholm
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