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Mar 18, 1895
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Born in Lindsay, Ontario to Alfred and Mary
Louisa (nee Bean) Bate
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Nov 11, 1914
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Placed on the payroll of the 45th
Victoria Regiment, Canadian Militia
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Nov 16, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59040 (temporary number 709)
Ø Next of kin given as Alfred Bate, father, Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as 45th Regiment,
Canadian Militia, for 3 years
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “E” Company
o This was later reorganized into “C” Company
o He was later posted to “D” Company
On attesting, he gave his birth date incorrectly
as March 17, 1894
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
His brother, Alfred Bate,
had joined the battalion a week earlier and was assigned to the same company
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Feb 3, 1915
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Forfeited 1 days pay and sentenced to 5 days
detention for absence
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Feb 28, 1915
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Forfeited 2 days pay for absence in January
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Mar 6, 1915
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Fined $2.00
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the
battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Nov 9, 1915
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Admitted to the No. 1
Canadian General Hospital in Etaples with a bullet wound to his left hip. The bullet passed right through and exited his
back
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Nov 26, 1915
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Surgery performed to
clean the wound and stitch closed both the entrance and exit wounds
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Dec 12, 1915
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Invalided to England and admitted to the Bevan
Military Hospital in Sandgate
Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion for pay purposes while in hospital.
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Dec 19, 1915
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Transferred to the Mansford Hospital in
Birchington-on-Sea
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Feb 15, 1916
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Posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre) while in hospital for pay purposes
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May 4, 1916
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Transferred to the Military Hospital in
Shorncliffe
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May 13, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent
Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jun 5, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and posted to the 39th
Reserve Battalion at West Sandling
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Jun 15, 1916
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Medical Board notes the wound is not healing
well and recommends 12 weeks of base duty only
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Aug 29, 1916
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Posted to the CCAC and attached to the 1st
CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) for 4 weeks of Physical Training
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Nov 8, 1916
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Posted to the CCTB (Canadian Casualty Training
Battalion) at Shoreham
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Nov 16, 1916
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Nov 20, 1916
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Posted to the 21st Battalion
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Nov 21, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 70 reinforcements from England and TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Dec 6, 1916
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Arrived at the 2nd Canadian
Entrenching Battalion in Hersin as part of a draft of 7 reinforcements destined to join
the 21st Battalion
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Dec 12, 1916
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
front lines near Bully Grenay as part of a draft of 50 reinforcements from the entrenching
battalion
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May 17, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 3 Canadian General Hospital
in Boulogne with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin) which is a fever
without a known cause. This was later changed
to read Pleurisy
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May 30, 1917
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Invalided to Scotland aboard the Hospital Ship
St. Denis
On arrival in Scotland he was admitted to the
No. 4 Scottish General Hospital in Stobhill, Glasgow, Scotland
Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jul 2, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent
Hospital in Epsom
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Jul 27, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and attached to the 3rd
CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) for physical training
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Aug 17, 1917
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Sentenced to 6 days Field Punishment No. 2 and
forfeited 3 days pay for being AWL (Absent Without Leave) for 3 days
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Sep 6, 1917
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Discharged from the CCD and posted to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Aug 2, 1918
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Posted to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 3, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Aug 7, 1918
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Joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps
Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast
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Nov 13, 1918
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in
billets in Mesvin, near Mons, Belgium
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia in Havre
On arrival in England he was posted to the
“P” Wing at CCC (Canadian Concentration Camp) Witley pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the
battalion proceeded by train to Kingston, Ontario
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May 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston,
Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 279959
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Lindsay, Ontario
Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 14 Sussex St., North, Lindsay,
Ontario
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Sep 19, 1921
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Married to Doris Ethel Robinson in St. Pauls
Church, Lindsay, Ontario
He gave his occupation as Civil Service
The 1945 Voter’s List shows him living at
25 Albert St., Lindsay, Ontario and his occupation as Letter Carrier
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Jun 1, 1968
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Gordon Bate passed away in Lindsay and was buried in
the Riverside Cemetery there
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