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Mar 15, 1892
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Born in Napanee, Ontario to Charles and Ida Bell
(nee Frederick) Babcock
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Jun 16, 1914
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Married to Emma Ackerson in Napanee,
Ontario. It is of interest to note
that the ceremony was performed by Reverend William Ennos Kidd, the future
Chaplain of the 21st Battalion
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Jan 5, 1916
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Attested into the 155th Battalion CEF
in Deseronto, Ontario
Ø Number 636218
Ø Next of kin given as Emma
Babcock, wife, Napanee, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Marine Engineer
Ø Previous military experience
given as 5 months in the 39th Battalion, although there is nothing
in his service file to confirm that service
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Stanley Babcock stated on attesting that he had
been born in 1891, not his actual birth year of 1892
The battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area
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Jul 30, 1916
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Forfeited 3 days pay for an unrecorded offence
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Aug 30, 1916
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Sentenced to 7 days detention and forfeited 11
days pay for being absent
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Sep 15, 1916
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Sentenced to 28 days detention and forfeited 30
days pay for being absent
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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 28, 1917
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Transferred to the 156th Battalion in
Witley
This transfer was on paper only, as he was
transferred the same day to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Apr 21, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Apr 22, 1917
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 3,000 reinforcements from
England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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May 21, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, Private Babcock joined the 21st
Battalion in the support trenches near Vimy Ridge and was posted to the
Bombing Section
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Aug 7, 1917
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Attached to the 4th Canadian MGC
(Machine Gun Company) for duty
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Aug 29, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion from the
machine gun company
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Sep 7, 1917
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Sentenced to 5 days Field Punishment No. 1 for
insolence to an NCO
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Sep 11, 1917
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Attached to the 4th Canadian TMB
(Trench Mortar Battery) for duty
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Oct 12, 1917
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Ceased to be attached to the trench mortar
battery and rejoined the 21st Battalion in billets in Villers au
Bois, France
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Nov 10, 1917
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Declared to be absent from his billet
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Nov 13, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion from being absent
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Dec 2, 1917
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Sentenced to 28 days Field Punishment No. 1 for his
absence November 10 to November 13
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Jan 26, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Feb 10, 1918
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes on being admitted to the No. 11 Canadian
General Hospital in Shorncliffe while on leave, with a diagnosis that reads
Gonorrhea
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Mar 2, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian Military Hospital in
Etchinghill, Lyminge
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Jul 31, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Sep 4, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Sep 5, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength the 21st Battalion
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Sep 9, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast as part of a
draft of 69 reinforcements for the 2nd Division
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Sep 11, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Babcock rejoined the 21st Battalion in division reserve on the
Droucourt Queant Line as part of a draft of 50 reinforcements
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Oct 12, 1918
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The service file is missing the details about
when Private Babcock was wounded, however the 21st Battalion was
involved in fighting on the Hindenburg Line in the first days of October
before moving forward on the Arras-Cambrai Road to the Marcoing Line and
attacking along the Erclin River on October 10th. It would have been in this period of time
when Stanley Babcock received shrapnel wounds to his left leg. He was evacuated to a field ambulance for
first aid before being transported to a casualty clearing station.
Transferred to the No. 56 General Hospital in
Etaples, France
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Oct 16, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Princess Elizabeth
On arrival in England he was admitted to the
Suffolk Hospital, Bury, St. Edmunds
Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 21, 1918
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Transferred to the Hengrave Hall Auxiliary
Hospital in Suffolk
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Nov 26, 1918
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Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Dec 12, 1918
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Sentenced to 7 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
being absent from December 6 until December 12, 1918
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Dec 23, 1918
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Discharged from hospital with sick leave until
January 2, 1919
Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Jan 3, 1919
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Attached to the demobilisation camp at Kinmel
Park, Rhyl, pending return to Canada
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Jan 12, 1919
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Embarked the Empress of Britain in Liverpool
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Jan 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario
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Jan 26, 1919
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Granted leave until February 8, 1919
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Feb 12, 1919
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Admitted to the Artillery Park Hospital in
Kingston with complications from his previous Gonorrhea infection. On admission it is noted that he has been suffering
with the issue for 2 years and is likely to have a recurrence
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Feb 20, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital and transferred
to the Military District No. 3 Casualty Company in Kingston
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Mar 1, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 90437
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Napanee, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Napanee, Ontario
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Jun 10, 1921
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Entry to the USA was denied. He declared that he was seeking employment
as a Steam Worker. No reason was given
for denying him entry, and he did not appeal the decision
In October of the same year he was accepted into the USA as a
contract worker with the Benson Shows Circus in Buffalo, New York.
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Nov 7, 1946
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Stanley Wells Babcock died while a patient of the
Kingston, Ontario Veteran’s Hospital of Hypertensive Heart Disease and was
buried in the Riverview Cemetery, Napanee, Ontario
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