Oldest Man to Enlist in CEF

[Bill Smy]

Herbert Harry Webster, born 31 Aug 1836 according to his attestation papers, must have been one of the oldest men to join the CEF (80 years old), but this is obviously an error.The medical officer stated he appeared to be 29 years old, which would have made his birth year 1886 -- not 1836.  He is not on the embarkation roll of the 176th Battalion.

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[Spr.Earl]

I thought it was Jessy Goss?