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Mar 21, 1896
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Born in
Pembroke, Ontario to James and Florence (nee Grey) Anderson
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59015 (temporary number 385)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Florence Anderson, mother, Pembroke, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Clerk with the Dominion Express Company,
Pembroke
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Assigned to “D” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The battalion
trained in the Kingston area throughout the winter of 1914-15 with headquarters in the
Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in
Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent
to continue training
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St
Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in
Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Dec 5, 1915
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Admitted to the
No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) and transferred the same day to the No. 8 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) in Bailleul with a diagnosis that reads Myocarditis
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Dec 6, 1915
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Transferred to
the 1st Canadian General Hospital via the No. 14 AT (Ambulance Train) and the
diagnosis is changed to read DAH (Disordered Activity of the Heart)
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Dec 14, 1915
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Dieppe
On arrival in
England he was admitted to the Bevan Military Hospital in Sandgate
Posted to the
39th Reserve Battalion while in hospital
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Dec 18, 1915
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Transferred to
the Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Monks Horton
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Dec 20, 1915
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Transferred to
the Woodcote Park Convalescent Hospital in Epsom
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Feb 15, 1916
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Posted to the newly
formed CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) while in hospital
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Apr 22, 1916
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Declared fit by
a Medical Board and discharged from hospital and posted to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in the West Sandling Camp
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Jun 15, 1916
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Medical Board
declares that the heart problems are purely nervous in origin
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Aug 11, 1916
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A Medical Board
declares him to fit for Base Duty only and he was TOS (Taken On Strength) the CCAC but
attached to the 39th Reserve Battalion for Pay, Billeting and Discipline
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Jan 4, 1917
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Posted to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Mar 10, 1917
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TOS the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) and attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion
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Mar 23, 1917
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On Command to
the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Apr 16, 1917
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Admitted to the
Brigade Hospital in Buxton with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis
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Apr 18, 1917
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Discharged to
duty from hospital
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May 4, 1917
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Embarked the
Hospital Ship Grampian in Liverpool
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May 14, 1917
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Disembarked in
Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
On arrival in
Kingston he was admitted to the Military Hospital
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May 21, 1917
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Granted 10 days
sick leave with subsistence
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Jul 21, 1917
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Transferred to
the Elmhurst Convalescent Home
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Aug 1, 1917
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Transferred to
the Fettercairn Convalescent Camp near Chaffey’s Locks, north of Kingston
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Sep 2, 1917
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Transferred back
to Elmhurst Convalescent Home
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Dec 22, 1917
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Discharged as an
inpatient, but retained as an out-patient
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Jan 3, 1918
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Re-admitted to
the Elmhurst Convalescent Home as an in-patient
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Jan 31, 1918
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Discharged from
the convalescent home and discharged from the CEF
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Pembroke, Ontario
Following his
discharge, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box
21, Pembroke, Ontario
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Dec 1, 1919
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Married to Anna
Weinholdt in Pembroke, Ontario
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Dec 8, 1974
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Wilfred Anderson
passed away in Pembroke, Ontario and is buried in the Zion Evangelical United Church
Cemetery, Pembroke
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