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Mar 4, 1891
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Born in Lindsay, Ontario to Alfred and Mary
Louisa (nee Bean) Bate
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Nov 10, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 609
o See below where he left the battalion prior to the date the 59xxx
numbers were assigned
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. M.L Bate, mother, Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as painter
Ø Previous military experience given as 7 years in the 45th
Regiment, Canadian Militia
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Assigned to “E” Company
o This was later reorganized into “C” Company
Shortly after attestation he was promoted to the
rank of Corporal
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
His brother, Gordon Bate,
joined the battalion 6 days later and was assigned to the same company
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Dec 12, 1914
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Reduced to the rank of Private
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Feb 15, 1915
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SOS (Struck Off Strength) by Court of Inquiry as
a Deserter
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Mar 1, 1915
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TOS (Taken On Strength) after being arrested and
rejoining the battalion
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Apr 18, 1915
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Reported to be AWL (Absent Without Leave)
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Apr 30, 1915
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SOS (Struck Off Strength) by Court of Inquiry as
a Deserter
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Oct 13, 1917
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Medical examination performed under the MSA
(Military Service Act) of 1917 in Fort William, Ontario and was declared fit for service
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Jan 25, 1918
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Shown on the payroll of the 1st Depot
Battalion, EORD (Eastern Ontario Regiment) in Kingston, Ontario
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Feb 1, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, EORD in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 3056416
Ø Next of kin given as Alfred Bates, father, 16 Sussex St., N., Lindsay,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Sailor
Ø Previous military experience given as 1st, 4th
and 14th Battalions for 6 weeks
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Note that he had changed his surname to Bates
and neglected to mention that he had previously deserted from the 21st
Battalion
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Feb 2, 1918
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Forfeited 7 days pay. The reason for this is not recorded in the file
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Mar 26, 1918
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Transferred to the
CMGC (Canadian Machine Gun Corps), Toronto, Ontario
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Apr 1, 1918
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Sentenced to 21 days
detention for “Drunk conduct in prejudice of order and military discipline”
Transferred to the
Machine Gun Depot in Hamilton, Ontario while serving the sentence
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Apr 22, 1918
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Rejoined the unit
from detention
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May 16, 1918
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Declared to be AWL
(Absent Without Leave)
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May 26, 1918
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Ceased to be AWL
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Jun 5, 1918
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Sentenced to 11 days
detention with forfeiture of 11 days pay, in addition to a fine of $4.00 for damage to the
Bordeaux Jail, Montreal, Quebec
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Jun 16, 1918
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Rejoined unit from
detention
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Aug 4, 1918
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Embarked the HMT Nankin in Halifax, Nova Scotia as
part of the 58th Draft of the CMGC
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Aug 14, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to the CMGD (Canadian Machine Gun Depot) in Seaford
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Nov 7, 1918
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Posted to the CMGRP (Canadian Machine Gun
Regimental Pool)
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Nov 8, 1918
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Arrived at the CGBD (Canadian Garrison Base
Depot) in France and TOS the CMGRP
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Nov 13, 1918
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Left the CGBD and joined the CCRC (Canadian
Corps Reinforcement Centre) in Aubin St. Vaast
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Jan 8, 1919
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Posted to the 3rd Canadian Works
Company in Aubin St. Vaast
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Mar 15, 1919
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Admitted to the 1st Canadian
Divisional Rest Station with Scabies.
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Mar 21, 1919
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Discharged from hospital and rejoined his unit
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Apr 22, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 50 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) with Scabies
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Apr 23, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 55 CCS with a diagnosis
that reads VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea). This
was later changed to read Urethritis, a urinary infection
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May 21, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 51 General Hospital,
Etaples
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May 22, 1919
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Brighton
Posted to the Canadian General Depot, Seaford
while in hospital
On arrival in England he was admitted to the
Military Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jul 1, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 11 General Hospital,
Shorncliffe
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Jul 15, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jul 17, 1919
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Posted to the “M” Wing at CCC
(Canadian Concentration Camp), Witley, pending return to Canada
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Aug 16, 1919
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Embarked the SS Belgic in Liverpool
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Aug 23, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and
proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Aug 26, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 214030
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Lindsay, Ontario
Following his discharge the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him in Lindsay
On application for the War Service Gratuity, he
claimed prior attestation with the 2nd Battalion CEF and claimed to have been
discharged in 1914 as medically unfit.
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Sep 18, 1922
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Married to the widow Lois Marie Cones (nee Lamble) in St. Paul’s
Church, Lindsay, Ontario. He gave his
occupation as a Painter. His brother,
Gordon and his wife Doris, were a witnesses to the marriage.
Although I could not determine the date of death, he
is buried in the St. Andrew’s – St. James’ Cemetery, Orillia, Ontario
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