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Feb 20, 1880
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Born in Alexandria, Ontario to Hubert and Mary
Emiline (nee Larocque) Aubrey
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Nov 12, 1907
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Married to Josephine Ladouceur in Prescott,
Ontario
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Feb 1, 1910
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Entered the USA to visit his brother-in-law,
Henry Perkins, at 137 Whitewood Ave., Detroit
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Nov 4, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston
Ø Number 59028 (temporary number 497)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. H.A. Aubrey, wife, Prescott, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Tailor
Ø Previous military experience given as 59th Regiment,
Canadian Militia
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to “E” Company
o This was later reorganized into “C” Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Dec 8, 1914
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To receive extra pay as a Cook
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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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Apr 16, 1916
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Attached to the 4th Canadian Infantry
Trench Mortar Battery for duty
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Jan 19, 1917
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While on leave in England he was admitted to the
Bramshott Military Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Tonsillitis
Posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre) while in hospital
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Jan 27, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the
CCAC in Hastings
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Feb 8, 1917
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Admitted to the CCH (Canadian Convalescent
Hospital) in Epsom with a diagnosis that reads Neurasthenia, a nervous disorder. He reported having been buried on more than one
occasion by the explosion of artillery shells.
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Feb 26, 1917
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Placed in isolation when Scabies were discovered
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Mar 10, 1917
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Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) while in hospital
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Mar 20, 1917
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Swollen and inflamed inguinal glands are noted
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Apr 11, 1917
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Transferred to the
Granville Canadian Special Hospital in Ramsgate
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May 15, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the
EORD in Hastings, and was attached to the CARD (Canadian Artillery Regimental Depot) and
placed On Command to the Reserve Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery in Shorncliffe
for light duties
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May 28, 1917
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On Command to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot)
in Buxton pending obtaining leave to Canada
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Jun 22, 1917
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Granted leave to visit Canada until August 30, 1917
Embarked the SS Metagama in Liverpool at his own
expense
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Jul 8, 1917
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
Toronto, Ontario
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Aug 30, 1917
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Leave was extended to October 10, 1917
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Oct 10, 1917
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While on leave he was posted to the Canadian
Forestry Depot in Rockcliffe, Ontario to be retained in Canada on compassionate grounds
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Dec 28, 1917
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Admitted to the Queen’s Military Hospital,
Kingston. A Medical Board held there notes
the following
Ø Patient was buried on more than one occasion by the explosion of enemy
artillery shells
Ø Has tremors of hands and twitching muscles
Ø Suffers from headaches
Ø Has trouble sleeping
Ø His problem results in a 60% disability and is expected to last for at
least one year then may gradually decrease.
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Jan 26, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and retained on
out-patient status with subsistence
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Feb 10, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston while still
in hospital
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Prescott, Ontario
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Feb 12, 1918
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Discharged from hospital
Shortly after his discharge he moved to Detroit,
Michigan, USA
Following the war the 1914-15 Star, British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 6121 Whitewood Ave., Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Aug 24, 1919
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Wife Josephine entered the USA with her 3
children to join her husband, Hubert, at 77 Whitewood Ave., Detroit
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Oct 23, 1952
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Hubert Aubrey died from a Cerebral Thrombosis (a
blood clot in the brain) in the St. Anne’s Veterans Hospital, Montreal, and was
buried in the Cote des Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec.
His widow’s address was listed as 911 State St., Ogdensburg, New York, USA
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