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Mar 25, 1900
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Born in Bedford, Nova Scotia to
George Robert and Annie Alberta (nee Caudle) Barrett
(birth date taken from the
1901 and 1921 Canadian Census)
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Mar 3, 1916
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Attested into the 64th
Battalion CEF in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ø Number 471154
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Annie Barrett, mother, Bedford, Nova Scotia
Ø Previous occupation
given as Labourer
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
He lied about his age stating
that he had been born March 23, 1898
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Mar 31, 1916
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Embarked the SS Adriatic in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 9, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and proceeded to Shorncliffe
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to the 40th
Reserve Battalion in Shorncliffe to continue training
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Jul 13, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Jul 14, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 76
reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion and assigned to “A” Company
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Aug 23, 1916
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Admitted to the Rouelles Camp
Detention Hospital and classified “C” for being “immature”.
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Aug 24, 1916
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Proceeded to Folkestone, England
and posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes
This was done without him
having physically joined the 21st Battalion even though he had
been added to the payroll
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Aug 29, 1916
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot) in Bath pending returning to Canada for discharge
Medical Board declares him to
be category “PB” (Permanent Base) meaning that he is only fit for base duty
and unfit for front line service.
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Sep 29, 1916
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SOS (Struck Off Strength) on
proceeding to Canada
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Oct 1, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Liverpool
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Oct 5, 1916
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Oct 7, 1916
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Medical Board in Halifax
recommends that he be discharged from the service because of his age
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Oct 21, 1916
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Discharged from the CEF as “no
longer physically fit for war service” as he was underage at 16 years of age.
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 35085
Ø War Service Badge
Class “B” issued number 18735
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Bedford, Nova Scotia
Following his discharge the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Bedford, Nova Scotia
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Feb 4, 1918
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Admitted to the Pine Hill Convalescent
Hospital in Halifax with a diagnosis that reads DAH (Disordered Activity of
the Heart)
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May 13, 1919
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Discharged from Pine Hill
Hospital to the care of the ISC (Invalided Soldiers Commission) for further
treatment
Robert Morton Barrett died in
1964 and is buried in the All Saints Cemetery in Bedford Nova Scotia
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