Oct 21, 1892
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Born at Dover
Kent, England
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Jul 26, 1915
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Attested into
the 59th 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
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Feb 7, 1916
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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
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Apr 1, 1916
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Embarked the RMS
Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Apr 11, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to the Shorncliffe Camp
Appointed to
rank of Provisional Corporal
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Jul 6, 1916
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TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 39th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling Camp
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Aug 5, 1916
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Reported to be
AWL
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Aug 10, 1916
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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
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Sep 10, 1916
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Sep 11, 1916
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Sep 26, 1916
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Will made out
leaving his estate to his Mother, Mrs M Bartlett at 41 Tower Street, Tower Hamlets, Dover
Kent England
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Oct 1, 1916
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Left the CBD for
the 2nd Entrenching Battalion
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Oct 4, 1916
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion
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Oct 6, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion had just come out of
the front lines and had moved into billets on this date at Bouzencourt.
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May 9, 1917
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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
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May 10, 1917
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Transferred to
the No 14 General Hospital at Wimereux
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May 12, 1917
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship St David
Posted to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
Admitted to
the 1/5th Northern General Hospital at Leicester
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Jun 2, 1917
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Transferred to
the Canadian Military Hospital at Eastbourne
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Aug 2, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and posted to the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Aug 13, 1917
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Reported to be
AWL
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Aug 15, 1917
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Reported for
duty from being AWL
Sentenced to
10 days Field Punishment No 2 and forfeits 6 days pay
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Aug 27, 1917
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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
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Oct 17, 1917
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Posted to the 21st
Battalion
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Oct 18, 1917
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Arrived at No 2
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Oct 21, 1917
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Arrived at the
CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
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Nov 6, 1917
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Left the CC Rein
C to join unit
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Nov 20, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
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Dec 1, 1917
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Attached to 182nd
Company, Royal Engineers for duty
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Dec 21, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion and no longer attached to the Royal Engineers
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Sep 4, 1918
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The 21st
Battalion War Diary announced that he will be awarded the Military Medal for his actions
during the fighting at Marcelcave on August 8, 1918
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Oct 11, 1918
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Received a gun
shot wound to his right leg and was admitted to No 9 CFA, then transferred to the CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station)
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Oct 13, 1918
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Transferred to
No 22 General Hospital at Camiers
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Oct 20, 1918
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Brighton
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Oct 21, 1918
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Posted to the
EORD while in hospital
Admitted to
the Birmingham War Hospital
The bullet
wound healed well, but developed Influenza while in hospital
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Nov 6, 1918
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Transferred to
the Military Convalescent Hospital at Epsom
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Dec 18, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital and posted to the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Jan 3, 1919
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On Command to
Kimmel Park pending return to Canada
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Jan 19, 1919
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Embarked the SS
Aquitania at Liverpool
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Jan 22, 1919
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Awarded the
Military Medal per the London Gazette #31142
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Jan 23, 1919
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston Ontario
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Jan 27, 1919
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TOS Military
District No 3, Kingston Ontario and posted to the Casualty Company
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Jan 28, 1919
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Granted leave
with subsistence until February 10, 1919
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Feb 17, 1919
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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
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Nov 11, 1921
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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.
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1932 |
Deceased
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