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Dec 3, 1892
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Born at Comber
Ontario
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Nov 1, 1915
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Attested into
the 70th Battalion CEF at Windsor Ontario
Ø Number 124304
Ø Next of kin given as Mr CM Anderson (father) of Leamington Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Chauffeur
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Assigned to “B” Company
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Feb 3, 1916
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Admitted to
London Hospital with diagnosis of Otorrhea (an ear infection)
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Mar 3, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital
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Apr 26, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Lapland at Halifax Nova Scotia
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May 5, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England
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May 8, 1916
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Admitted to
Moore Barracks Hospital with Bronchitis
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May 17, 1916
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Transferred to
Shorncliffe Military Hospital and diagnosis changed to read Influenza
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Jul 3, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to
the 39th Reserve Battalion at Shorncliffe
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Sep 10, 1916
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Sep 11, 1916
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Arrived at CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Oct 4, 1916
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion in the field
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Oct 6, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field and assigned to “B” Company
The Battalion had just come out of
the front line at the Somme and were in billets at Albert
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Dec 1, 1916
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Promoted to rank
of Corporal to replace Cpl Leo Coughlin who was sick in hospital
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Dec 11, 1916
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Proceeded on Gas
Course
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Dec 16, 1916
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At duty from Gas
Course
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Jan 18, 1917
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At duty from
course
There is no mention of what course
he attended or the date that it commenced
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Feb 7, 1917
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Appointed to
rank of Acting Lance Sergeant with pay
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Feb 8, 1917
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Appointed to
rank of Lance Sergeant with pay in #8 Platoon to replace L/Sgt Herbert Henry who was
wounded
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Jul 22, 1917
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Attached to the
4th CMG (Canadian Machine Gun) Company
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Aug 29, 1917
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At duty from 4th
CMG Coy
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Aug 30, 1917
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Promoted to rank
of Sgt
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Sep 15, 1917
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Granted 10 days
leave
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Sep 26, 1917
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At duty from
leave
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Jan 12, 1918
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Presented with
the Military Medal by Sir Arthur Currie, KCB, KCMG, while on parade at Westrehem
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Feb 23, 1918
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Announcement of
the Military Medal per London Gazette #30540
From the Windsor Record, August 1, 1918
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Jul 26, 1918
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Proceeded to the
Guards Division for Course of Instruction in General Training
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Aug 23, 1918
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Rejoined
battalion from course
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Aug 27, 1918
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Admitted to 8
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) then transferred same day to the No 42 CCS (Casualty
Clearing Station) with a Bullet Wound to left arm (fractured)
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Aug 30, 1918
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Ville de Liege
Posted to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
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Aug 31, 1918
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Admitted to the
County of Middlesex War Hospital at St Albans
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Oct 9, 1918
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Transferred to
the Military Convalescent Hospital at Epsom
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Dec 13, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital and placed On Command to CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) at Buxton pending return
to Canada
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Jan 3, 1919
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Embarked the RMS
Scotian at Liverpool
TOS No 1
District Depot at London Ontario
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Jan 15, 1919
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Disembarked at
St John New Brunswick and proceeded to London Ontario
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Jan 17, 1919
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Posted to the
Casualty Company at London Ontario
Granted leave
with subsistence until January 31, 1919
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Jan 31, 1919
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Medical Board at
London Ontario notes:
Ø Complains of slight cough and expectoration due to being gassed in
April 1917
Ø Left arm was fractured by a bullet wound
Ø Suffers partial loss of function due to fracture of left radius
Ø Suffers pain and stiffness in left wrist along with a weak grip
Ø Has limited movement in left arm
Ø Can resume previous occupation with lessened efficiency for 6 months
Ø Given Medical Category C2
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Feb 5, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF at London Ontario
Ø Discharged as Medically Unfit
Ø Proposed residence on discharge – Sandwich Ontario
There is no Medals card in the
file to indicate when or where his medals were sent.
He would have been entitled to the British War Medal and the Victory Medal, in
addition to his Military Medal.
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Feb ?, 1953
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Died at Grace
Hospital, Windsor Ontario
Victoria Memorial Park
Windsor Ontario
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