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Mar 11, 1884
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Born at Hiawatha Ontario
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion at
Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 269
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Mary Paudash
Ø Stated that he was single
Ø Occupation given as “Laborer”
Ø No previous military service recorded
Ø Religion given as “Wesleyan”
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Nov 11, 1914
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Medical report records “Slight flat
feet”
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Jan 28, 1915
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Admitted to Queen St Military Hospital with
Rheumatism
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Feb 6, 1915
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Transferred to Kingston General Hospital and
then discharged from hospital – recovered
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Feb 22, 1915
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Readmitted to Queen’s Military Hospital
with Rheumatism
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Feb 24, 1915
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Discharged from hospital
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Apr 1, 1915
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SOS (Struck Off Strength) the battalion as
“Med Unfit”
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May 1, 1915
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Medical Report compiled at “3rd
Divisional Area”
Ø Disease stated as “Inflammatory Rheumatism”
Ø Disease dated from Feb 22, 1915
Ø Due to service and climate
Ø No previous history of Rheumatism reported and his exposure was not
exceptional
Ø Has a slight heart lesion which is permanent
Ø He has recovered and this should not interfere with him earning a full
livelihood
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May 3, 1915
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Medical Board agrees with report filed and
recommends his discharge – this recommendation has a “Third Divisional
Area” stamp with the date “May 12, 1915” on it.
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Jul 3, 1938
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Deceased and buried at Hiawatha Ontario
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Sep 12, 1938
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Silver Cross sent to his mother, Mrs Mary J
Paudash at RR #2 Keene Ontario
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Note:
Even though he was
struck off strength of the Battalion on April 1, and on one page of the file it states he
was discharged on that date, the Medical Board did not recommend his discharge until May
3, 1915, and that is stamped May 12, 1915.
Written by hand on
the first page of his Attestation Papers is the following:
“Declared Med
unfit by board held Kingston 2/5/15 with Inflammatory Rheumatism. Letter 5/12/1915”
There are no
Discharge papers in the file.
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