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Feb 24, 1894
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Born in Belleville, Ontario to George Wesley and
Sarah Eliza (nee Prest) Babcock
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Nov 11, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 42
Ø Next of kin given as George Babcock, father, Montreal St., Kingston,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military service given as 1 year & 8 months in the
Princess of Wales’ Own Rifles
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “A” Company
On attestation, he stated his birth date to be
February 24, 1892, not the actual year of 1894
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Dec 9, 1914
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Reported to be AWL (Absent Without Leave)
Ø He was later declared to have deserted
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Feb 8, 1916
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Attested into the 155th Battalion in
Belleville, Ontario
Ø Number 636583
Ø Next of kin given as George Babcock, father, 154 Mary St., Belleville,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
o Later noted as being a Tinsmith
Ø No previous service given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
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Sep 27, 1916
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Admitted to the Ongwanada Military Hospital,
Kingston, with a diagnosis that reads Orchitis, an inflammation of the testes.
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Oct 3, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Oct 16, 1916
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Transferred to the #3 Special Service Battalion
in Kingston
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Oct 18, 1916
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The 155th
Battalion embarked a troopship in Halifax, Nova Scotia to sail to England. Private Babcock did not accompany the battalion,
but remained behind in Canada
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Nov 23, 1916
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Medical Board in Kingston notes that he is
suffering from Chronic Epithidymitis, severe pain in testes and scrotum, most likely
caused from a previous case of Gonorrhea.
This was determined to be permanent and he was
recommended for discharge as medically unfit
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Dec 11, 1916
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston,
Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Proposed residence on discharge 33 Strachan St., Belleville, Ontario
Ø Conduct while in service is noted as “fairly good”
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Apr 16, 1917
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Married to Rachael W. Boomhower in Trenton,
Ontario. On the marriage license he stated
his religion to be Methodist.
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Sep 3, 1919
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Applied for the War Service Gratuity and made
the following statements on the application
Ø Home address given as Box 816, Trenton, Ontario
Ø Served in the Home Guard in Kingston in 1914 for 2 ½ months
Ø Served in the 21st Battalion for about 6 weeks and
discharged as being under age
Ø Served in the 155th Battalion from February 1916 until
December 1916 and discharged as medically unfit
There is no mention in the file if this
application was approved
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Jan 16, 1925
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For official purposes, he was declared to have
deserted the 21st Battalion on December 9, 1914
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May 26, 1958
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Deceased in Toronto, Ontario. His widow is stated to be Mrs. Pearl Babcock, 237
Dundas St. E., Toronto
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