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Dec 16, 1873
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Born in Glen Elbe, Ontario to Charles Bruce and
Sophia (nee Broad) Bates
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Nov 4, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 41st
Regiment, Brockville Rifles, Canadian Militia
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Nov 9, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59041 (temporary number 45)
Ø Next of kin given as Charles Bruce Bates, father, Athens, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Assigned to “A” Company
o He was later transferred to “C” Company
He lied about his age on attesting, stating that
he was born in 1875, rather than his actual birth year of 1873
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Mar 30, 1915
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Qualified to receive extra pay as a Shoemaker
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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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Dec 13, 1915
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Sentenced to 14 days Field Punishment #1 for
being drunk at 5.00 pm while in billets in La Clytte, Belgium
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Feb 15, 1916
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Attached to the CORCC (Canadian Overseas Railway
Construction Corps) for duty
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Apr 20, 1916
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion
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Sep 16, 1916
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During fighting at Courcelette, he received a
gun shot wound to his left knee and admitted first to a field ambulance, then transferred
to a casualty clearing station for treatment
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Sep 22, 1916
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Invalided to England
aboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis
On arrival in England
he was admitted to the 1st Western General Hospital, Fazackerley, Liverpool
Posted to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 1, 1916
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Transferred to the
Canadian Red Cross Special Hospital, Buxton and Myalgia was added to the diagnosis
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Feb 13, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital with a recommendation that he be discharged from the army as permanently unfit
for service because of the Myalgia and his age
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Feb 15, 1917
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot)
in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Mar 3, 1917
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It was decided that he could still contribute
and he was transferred to the 4th Labour Battalion
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Mar 14, 1917
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The 4th Labour Battalion embarked the SS
Donegal in Southampton
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Mar 15, 1917
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Disembarked in Le Havre, France and proceeded to
the Large Rest Camp
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Mar 20, 1917
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The battalion moved to Ouderdom, Belgium and
began work on the light railroad system
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Jul 21, 1917
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Promoted to the rank of Corporal
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Aug 4, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 57 Field Ambulance with a
diagnosis that reads Myalgia
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Aug 7, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 53 Casualty Clearing
Station
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Aug 8, 1917
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Admitted to the 57th Field Ambulance
with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia and transferred the same day via the No. 17 AT
(Ambulance Train)
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Aug 9, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 18 General Hospital, Dannes
Camiers
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Aug 16, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 6 Convalescent Depot in
Etaples
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Aug 20, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 5 Convalescent Depot in
Cayeux
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Sep 16, 1917
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Discharged from the convalescent depot and TOS
(Taken On Strength) the CGBD (Canadian Garrison Base Depot) for temporary base duty
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Sep 24, 1917
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A Medical Board in Etaples declares him
“Unfit for service in France” because of his age and Myalgia
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Oct 14, 1917
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Posted to the 1st QRD (Quebec
Regimental Depot) in Shoreham
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Nov 21, 1917
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot)
in Buxton, pending return to Canada
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Dec 6, 1917
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Embarked the SS Justicia in Liverpool
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Dec 19, 1917
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Disembarked in New York City, New York, USA and
proceeded to Kingston, Ontario where he was posted to the #3 Special Service Company
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Jan 29, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF at Fort Henry, Kingston,
Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Corporal
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Athens, Ontario
Following his discharge the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Athens, Ontario
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Jun 10, 1944
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Lennius Bates died in the Hotel Dieu Hospital,
Kingston from Broncho Pneumonia and buried in the Sandhill Cemetery, Battersea, Ontario
His wife, Pearl, is also buried in this cemetery
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