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Feb 9, 1892
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Born in Eugenia, Ontario to Wallace and Helen
(nee Hepburn) Armstrong
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Mar 24, 1915
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 59023 (temporary number 1300)
Ø Next of kin given as Elinor Hepburn Armstrong, mother, Eugenia,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Teamster
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
The battalion trained in Kingston, Ontario 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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Jun 16, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for being AWL (Absent
Without Leave)
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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 25, 1915
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Private Armstrong requested that he be
transferred to the Machine Gun Corps from the 21st Battalion and this was
approved by the battalion’s Commanding Officer and the Brigade Commander
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Dec 26, 1915
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Transferred to the 4th Brigade CMGC
(Canadian Machine Gun Corps)
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Jan 18, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with an accidental wound to his left hand from a “loaded rifle”
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Jan 21, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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May 27, 1916
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Sentenced to 14 days Field Punishment #1 for
being absent from parade
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Aug 2, 1916
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Sentenced to 14 days Field Punishment #1 for
being absent from the stables and for having dirty horses in his care
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Sep 13, 1916
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Left to join the CBD (Canadian Base Depot)
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Sep 17, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD in the Rouelles Camp, Havre,
France
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Nov 9, 1916
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Left the CBD and joined the CMG Depot in Camiers
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Dec 10, 1916
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Left the CMG Depot to join his unit
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Dec 12, 1916
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Joined the 11th Canadian Machine Gun
Company
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Apr 17, 1917
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Transferred to the 4th Machine Gun
Company
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Sep 27, 1917
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Attached to the Machine Gun Reinforcement Camp
and Depot
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Mar 19, 1918
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TOS (Taken On Strength) the 2nd
Battalion CMGC in billets in the Marqueffles Farm, north of Arras
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Mar 30, 1918
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Transferred to the
Borden Machine Gun Battery in Hebecourt, south of Amiens
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May 1, 1918
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Transferred to the CMGC
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Jun 7, 1918
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Transferred to the 1st Battalion CMGC
near Averdoingt
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Sep 2, 1918
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During an advance near Cagnicourt, east of
Arras, an enemy artillery shell killed Private Armstrong.
He was buried in the Vis-en-Artois Cemetery, near where he fell.
Following the war the 1914-15 Star, British War
Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent
to his mother, Mrs. E. Armstrong, 347 Clinton St., Toronto, Ontario
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