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Jun 27, 1888
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Born in Odessa, Ontario to
William and Matilda (nee Burley) Aylesworth
His father died before he was
born and he was raised by Sampson McConnell.
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Sep 30, 1908
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Married to Cora Hestella
Carter in Demorestville, Ontario
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Jul 12, 1914
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Harry Aylesworth was drinking
with his step father Sampson McConnell when they got into a fight and his
father died shortly after being severely beaten up. Harry Aylesworth was subsequently charged
with manslaughter. A coroner’s jury
found that his death was caused by a ruptured bladder that happened during a
fight that was instigated by the deceased.
Harry Aylesworth was then released and the charges dropped.
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Mar 9, 1915
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Volunteered for service with
the 39th Battalion
Ø Number A12176
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Apr 22, 1915
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Declared to be illegally
absent and Struck Off Strength
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Jul 3, 1915
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Taken On Strength 59th
Battalion in Kingston
Shown as transferred from the
39th Battalion
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Jul 8, 1915
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Sentenced to 28 days detention
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Aug 18, 1915
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Sentenced to forfeit 15 days
pay and 15 days detention
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Sep 23, 1915
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Tried by District Court
Martial and sentenced to 6 months imprisonment in hard labour and to be discharged
with ignominy. As a result, there
could be no pension or medal entitlement.
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Mar 10, 1916
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Attested into the 155th Battalion CEF
in Belleville, Ontario
Ø Number 636832
Ø Next of kin given as Cora Aylesworth, wife,
Deseronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
o
Later noted as Iron
Molder
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
The battalion trained in the
Kingston, Ontario area
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Jun 27, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance
Corporal
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Sep 19, 1916
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Appointed to the provisional
rank of Corporal
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Oct 17, 1916
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Embarked the SS Northland in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and the battalion proceeded to Bramshott
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Dec 8, 1916
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Transferred to the 154th
Battalion in Bramshott
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Jan 5, 1917
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Reverted to the rank of
Private and transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jan 6, 1917
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and Taken On Strength of the
21st Battalion
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Feb 19, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
he joined the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin, France
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Feb 26, 1917
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After leaving the entrenching
battalion, Private Aylesworth joined the 21st Battalion west of
Vimy Ridge, France
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Apr 15, 1917
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Admitted to the Corps Rest
Station at the No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that
reads Chilblains
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Apr 21, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 23 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station)
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Apr 22, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 2
Australian General Hospital in Wimereux, France
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May 1, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 1
Convalescent Depot in Boulogne
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May 6, 1917
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Discharged to the No. 3 Large
Rest Camp near Boulogne, France
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May 11, 1917
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Discharged from the
convalescent depot and joined the Canadian Base Depot in the Rouelles Camp,
Havre
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Jun 5, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Aylesworth rejoined the 21st Battalion resting in
Coupigny, France
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Aug 9, 1917
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During a trench raid on the
enemy Coke and Coin Trenches north-west of Lens, France, Private Aylesworth
received a shrapnel wound to his right arm that fractured the radius
bone. He was evacuated to a field
ambulance for first aid then transferred to the No. 23 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) where surgery was performed to repair damage
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Aug 10, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 4
General Hospital in Camiers, France where additional surgery was performed
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Aug 16, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Pieter de Coninck
On arrival in England, he was
admitted to the Bethnal Green Military Hospital
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Aug 20, 1917
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X-Ray taken of fractured right
arm
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Oct 29, 1917
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Transferred to the Bearwood
Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Wokingham, Bromley
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Oct 30, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Apr 17, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5
Canadian General Hospital in Kirkdale, Liverpool
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May 25, 1918
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Embarked the Hospital Ship
Araguaya in Avonmouth
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Jun 4, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Jun 6, 1918
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Admitted to the Queen’s
University Military Hospital in Kingston
Ø Suffers partial
loss of function of right arm from shrapnel wound
Ø Adherent scar
causing considerable pain
Ø Has 75% flexion on
elbow
Ø Flexion of fingers
is 75% of normal
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Aug 27, 1918
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Discharged to duty
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Aug 31, 1918
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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 PO Box 433, Deseronto, Ontario
Following the end of the war,
the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at PO Box 433,
Deseronto, Ontario
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Jul 23, 1935
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William Harry Aylesworth died
while a patient of the Prince Edward County Hospital in Picton, Ontario of
pulmonary hemorrhage that was caused by a previous gangrenous rupture of his
appendix
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