Oct 21, 1892

Born at Dover Kent, England

Jul 26, 1915

Attested into the 59^th Battalion at Belleville Ontario 

Ø      Number 455091

Ø      Next of kin given as Mrs Mercy Bartlett (mother) of 61 Tower Hill, Dover England

Ø      Previous occupation given as Labourer

Ø      Previous military experience given as 6 years with the East Kent Regiment in England

Ø      Religion given as Church of England

Feb 7, 1916

A note in the file indicates that he had been AWL (Absent Without Leave) and returned to duty on this date.  There is no other mention in the file of this incident

Apr 1, 1916

Embarked the RMS Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia

Apr 11, 1916

Disembarked at Liverpool England and proceeded to the Shorncliffe Camp 

Appointed to rank of Provisional Corporal

Jul 6, 1916

TOS (Taken On Strength) the 39^th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling Camp

Aug 5, 1916

Reported to be AWL

Aug 10, 1916

Reported for duty from being AWL 

Fined 6 days pay and allowances in addition to forfeiting 6 days pay and allowances under a Royal Warrant for pay.  In addition he was reduced in rank to Private

Sep 10, 1916

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Sep 11, 1916

Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS the 21^st Battalion

Sep 26, 1916

Will made out leaving his estate to his Mother, Mrs M Bartlett at 41 Tower Street, Tower Hamlets, Dover Kent England

Oct 1, 1916

Left the CBD for the 2^nd Entrenching Battalion

Oct 4, 1916

Joined the 2^nd Entrenching Battalion

Oct 6, 1916

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field 

The Battalion had just come out of the front lines and had moved into billets on this date at Bouzencourt.

May 9, 1917

Admitted to No 4 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a gun shot wound to his left hand and slight wounds to his face.  He was transferred the same day to No 12 CFA

May 10, 1917

Transferred to the No 14 General Hospital at Wimereux

May 12, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St David

Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital 

Admitted to the 1/5^th Northern General Hospital at Leicester

Jun 2, 1917

Transferred to the Canadian Military Hospital at Eastbourne

Aug 2, 1917

Discharged from hospital and posted to the 6^th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

Aug 13, 1917

Reported to be AWL

Aug 15, 1917

Reported for duty from being AWL 

Sentenced to 10 days Field Punishment No 2 and forfeits 6 days pay

Aug 27, 1917

Reported to be AWL in the morning, but returned to barracks at midnight. 

Sentenced to 10 days additional Field Punishment No 2 and forfeits 2 days pay

Oct 17, 1917

Posted to the 21^st Battalion

Oct 18, 1917

Arrived at No 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS the 21^st Battalion

Oct 21, 1917

Arrived at the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)

Nov 6, 1917

Left the CC Rein C to join unit

Nov 20, 1917

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field

Dec 1, 1917

Attached to 182^nd Company, Royal Engineers for duty

Dec 21, 1917

Rejoined the 21^st Battalion and no longer attached to the Royal Engineers

Sep 4, 1918

The 21^st Battalion War Diary announced that he will be awarded the Military Medal for his actions during the fighting at Marcelcave on August 8, 1918

Oct 11, 1918

Received a gun shot wound to his right leg and was admitted to No 9 CFA, then transferred to the CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)

Oct 13, 1918

Transferred to No 22 General Hospital at Camiers

Oct 20, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Brighton

Oct 21, 1918

Posted to the EORD while in hospital 

Admitted to the Birmingham War Hospital 

The bullet wound healed well, but developed Influenza while in hospital

Nov 6, 1918

Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital at Epsom

Dec 18, 1918

Discharged from hospital and posted to the 6^th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

Jan 3, 1919

On Command to Kimmel Park pending return to Canada

Jan 19, 1919

Embarked the SS Aquitania at Liverpool

Jan 22, 1919

Awarded the Military Medal per the London Gazette #31142

Jan 23, 1919

Disembarked at Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston Ontario

Jan 27, 1919

TOS Military District No 3, Kingston Ontario and posted to the Casualty Company

Jan 28, 1919

Granted leave with subsistence until February 10, 1919

Feb 17, 1919

Discharged from the CEF at Kingston Ontario 

Ø      War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 90126

Ø      Rank on discharge Private

Ø      Proposed residence on discharge Trenton Ontario 

Although the date is not recorded in the copy of the file that I have, his medals card shows that the British War Medal and the Victory Medals were sent to him at Glen Miller Ontario

Nov 11, 1921

An application was made to the Great War Veterans Association for assistance.  He declared that he was the sole supporter of his mother and several siblings as his father has been “mentally insane” since June of 1914.  There is no indication that this application was approved.