Jun 5, 1892

Born in Sterling, Ontario to Herson and Margaret (nee Kehoe) Ashley

Oct 8, 1917

Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act) of 1917 held at Peterborough, Ontario

Jan 8, 1918

Conscripted into the 1^st Depot Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 3055717

Ø  Next of kin given as Ida Malloy, sister, 201 Edinburgh St., Rochester, New York, USA

Ø  Previous occupation given as Moulder

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Roman Catholic

Ø  Posted to the Regiment’s 3^rd Draft

Feb 21, 1918

The 3^rd Regimental Draft embarked the SS Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Mar 4, 1918

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6^th Reserve Battalion to continue training

Jul 18, 1918

While on leave he was admitted to the Endell Street Military Hospital in London with a diagnosis that reads Influenza.  This was later changed to read Pleurisy

Jul 25, 1918

Discharged to duty from hospital

Aug 8, 1918

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Aug 9, 1918

Arrived at the base depot in France and Taken On Strength of the 21^st Battalion

Private Ashley joined the 21^st Battalion later and was posted to “C” Company

Aug 27, 1918

Private Ashley received a shrapnel wound to his left leg during the advance along the Arras – Cambrai Road and was evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty clearing station

Admitted to the No. 25 General Hospital, Hardelot, France with shrapnel wounds to his left leg

Sep 2, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis

On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Whipps Cross War Hospital, Leytonstone, London

Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital

Sep 23, 1918

Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom

Nov 25, 1918

Discharged from hospital and attached to the 1^st CCD (Canadian Command Depot) for physical training and exercise

Granted 14 days sick leave

Jan 11, 1919

Embarked the SS Olympic in Southampton

Jan 17, 1919

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 3 Casualty Company

Jan 21, 1919

Granted leave until February 3, 1919

Feb 10, 1919

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  Entitled to War Service Badge Class “A”

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge Peterborough, Ontario

Following his discharge, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 162 St. Luke St., Ford City, Ontario (now part of Windsor, Ontario)

Apr 15, 1955

Charles Russell Lewis Ashley died while a patient of the Westminster Hospital, London, Ontario