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Oct 27, 1886
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Born in Brighton, Sussex, England to Albert
Edward Owen and Lydia Mary Finch (nee Reade) Atkins
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Jun 30, 1910
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Embarked the RMS Tunisian in Liverpool with an aunt
and uncle, Fred and Edith Bourne
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Jul 8, 1910
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
Carleton Place, Ontario
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59027 (temporary number 382)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Lydia Atkins, mother, 28 Montpelier St.,
Brighton, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Decorator
o He had been a member of the Renfrew Citizens Band
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “D” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Jan 1, 1915
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Lance
Corporal
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Mar 8, 1915
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Promoted to the provisional rank of Corporal
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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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Jul 1, 1915
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Confirmed in the rank of Corporal
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Jul 13, 1915
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Sergeant to
replace L/Sgt Rudge 59857, who had reverted in rank
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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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Sep 27, 1915
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Promoted to the rank of Sergeant to replace Sgt
W.J. Nesbitt 59743, who had been invalided to England
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Jan 26, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with an accidental burn to his leg caused by a flare gun
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Jan 27, 1916
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Transported via No. 20 AT (Ambulance Train) and
admitted to the No. 2 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) in Bailleul for further treatment
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Feb 17, 1916
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Transported via No. 19 AT and admitted to the
No. 3 Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne. His
burn wound became ulcerous
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Apr 4, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Jan Breydel
Posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre) while in hospital
On arrival in England he was admitted to the
Military Hospital in Edmonton, Cornwall
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Sep 22, 1916
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Transferred to the CCH (Canadian Convalescent
Hospital) in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jan 10, 1917
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Discharged from hospital as a patient and placed
On Command to the Woodcote Park hospital for duty
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Jan 23, 1917
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Classified PB (Permanent Base) meaning that he
was no longer fit for service at the front
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Mar 12, 1917
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Posted to the 6th Reserve Battalion
in Seaford
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Apr 22, 1917
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Reported for duty to the 6th Reserve
Battalion from the Ante Gas Course
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Jul 9, 1917
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On Command to the Canadian Training School in
Bexhill
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Sep 17, 1917
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Rejoined the 6th Reserve Battalion in
Seaford
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Oct 26, 1917
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Appointed to the rank of Acting Warrant Officer
Class II and appointed to the position of CSM (Company Sergeant Major) with pay and
allowances
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Feb 28, 1918
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Granted permission to marry
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Apr 3, 1918
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Married to Mary Jane Veacy in the St. Nicholas
Church, Brighton. One of the witnesses to the
marriage was Cecil Adrian Giroux, a member of “C” Company, 21st
Battalion
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Sep 10, 1918
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His next of kin was officially changed to read
Mrs. Mary Jane Atkins, 19 Grove Rd., North Finchley, London, England
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Jan 15, 1919
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Reverted to his permanent rank of Sergeant as a
result of no longer being employed as a CSM
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Jan 16, 1919
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On Command to the No. 1 Detachment of the CAPC
(Canadian Army Pay Corps) in London
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Feb 16, 1919
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Rejoined the 6th Reserve Battalion
from the CAPC
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Aug 5, 1919
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Medical Board in London determined that he was
suffering from chronic gastritis and because of poor appetite, feels week most of the time
and subject to occasional vomiting. Recommended
for return to Canada for discharge
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Oct 25, 1919
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Embarked the SS Carmania in Liverpool with his wife
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Nov 3, 1919
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Disembarked in
Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario for duty with the CAPC
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Dec 22, 1919
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SOS the CAPC on being posted to the Casualty
Company in Kingston, pending discharge
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Dec 27, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston
Ø Rank on discharge Sergeant
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 184037
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Kingston, Ontario
Following the war the 1914-15 Star, British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at PO Box 22, Kingston
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Jun 1, 1921
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The Canadian Census shows him living at 67 Main
St., Portsmouth (now Kingston) Ontario with an occupation listed as Guard
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May 6, 1960
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Died in Kingston, Ontario
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