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May 9, 1900
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Born in Baptiste, Ontario to Robert Godfrey and
Susan Baptiste
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Mar 30, 1916
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Attested into the 155th Battalion CEF
in Bancroft, Ontario
Ø Number 636992
Ø Next of kin given as Susie
Baptiste, mother, Bancroft, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience
given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
He lied about his age, stating he had been born
May 6, 1897. He was only 15 years old
when he attested. His birth registration
states that both the mother and father were unknown.
The battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area
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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 5, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Dec 6, 1916
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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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Dec 8, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, Private Baptiste
joined the 21st Battalion in Bully Grenay, France
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May 25, 1917
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When his true age was revealed, he was removed
from the front line and transferred to the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France
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May 31, 1917
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Proceeded to England and was transferred to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) in Seaford to be returned to Canada
for discharge as a Minor
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Oct 31, 1917
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Nov 8, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Liverpool
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Nov 14, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3 Casualty Company
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Dec 1, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 3 Special Service
Battalion and posted to the No. 3 Special Service Company in Kingston
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Mar 7, 1918
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Sentenced to 7 days CB (Confined to Barracks) and
forfeited 4 days pay for being AWL (Absent Without Leave)
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Apr 30, 1918
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Sentenced to 7 days Detention and forfeited 10
days pay for an unrecorded offence
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May 30, 1918
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Medical exam at Fort Henry in Kingston notes
Ø His actual age is noted as 18
years
Ø He has flat feet and is unable
to do any marching due to pain in his feet
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Jun 1, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 3 Battalion CGR (Canadian
Garrison Regiment) in Kingston
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Jun 12, 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 Bancroft, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Bancroft, Ontario
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Mar 19, 1949
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Joseph Baptiste was crushed between a truck and a
railway car at a level crossing in Bancroft, Ontario while hauling timber and
suffered severe internal injuries. He
was taken to the Sunnybrook Veterans Hospital in Toronto, Ontario
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Mar 22, 1949
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Joseph Leo Baptiste died while a patient of the Sunnybrook
Veterans Hospital in Toronto of a ruptured intestine and was buried in the
Maynooth, Ontario Roman Catholic Cemetery
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