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Nov 21, 1888
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Born to Charles
and Euphemia Barnhardt at Belleville Ontario
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Nov 6, 1917
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Medical
examination performed under the MSA (Military Service Act) of 1917 at Belleville Ontario. Classified as Category A2, meaning that he is fit
for duty after training and conditioning
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Jan 11, 1918
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Drafted into the
1st Depot Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) at Kingston Ontario under
the MSA Act of 1917
Ø Number 3055947
Ø Next of kin given as Charles Barnhardt, father, of 20 Wharf St,
Belleville Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Steel Worker
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
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Feb 21, 1918
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Embarked the SS
Melita at Halifax Nova Scotia as part of the 3rd Draft of the 1st
Depot Battalion EOR
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to Seaford where the Draft was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion
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Apr 2, 1918
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Admitted to the
No 14 Canadian General Hospital at Eastbourne diagnosed with Mumps
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Apr 30, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital and posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) and shown On Command to
the 3rd CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot)
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Jun 6, 1918
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Discharged from
the Convalescent Depot and returned to the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Sep 12, 1918
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
Arrived at No
2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Etaples and TOS (Taken On Strength) of the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 16, 1918
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Left the CIBD
and joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) at Aubin St Vaast
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Sep 18, 1918
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Left the CC Rein
C
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Sep 19, 1918
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the front lines along the Arras-Cambrai Road
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Oct 11, 1918
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The 21st
Battalion suffered heavy casualties during fighting on the Marcoing Line overnight October
11/12. There were 326 all ranks wounded,
killed or missing from this action before they were relieved on the morning of October 12.
Pte
Barnhardt’s file is not clear on the exact date of being wounded, however he is shown
in the No 30 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) on October 13th, and listed as
dangerously wounded. The Battalion’s war
diary does not report any action or casualties between the 13th and 17th
of October, and I assume he was wounded on the evening of October 11, 1918. A note
in the Battalion's Association newsletter The Communiqué, indicates that he was in fact
wounded on October 11.
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Oct 17, 1918
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Transferred to
the No 22 CCS, then transferred to the No 33 CCS
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Oct 21, 1918
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Pte Barnhardt died of
his wounds at the No 33 CCS. The Casualty
Form in his service file indicates he received a Shrapnel Wound, while the Circumstances
of Death file indicates that it was a gun shot wound.
There are no other medical records for this, making it unclear as to the actual
type of wound that he received
Bucquoy Road Cemetery
Ficheux France
Following the war the
British War Medal, Victory Medal, and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs Effie
Barnhardt, c/o Wm Carnew Esq, Barrister, Belleville Ontario
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny and Scroll were sent to his father, Charles Barnhardt,
at the same address
The British War Medal
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