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Aug 12, 1876
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Born in Belleville, Ontario to James John and
Harriet “Hattie” Elizabeth Barlow
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Mar 6, 1901
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Married to Elizabeth “Eliza” Elliot in
Belleville, Ontario
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Mar 26, 1914
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Joseph’s wife, Eliza, died in the Rockwood
Hospital, Portsmouth, Ontario of Tuberculosis
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Nov 2, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 15th
Regiment, Argyll Light Infantry, Canadian Militia in Belleville
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59052 (temporary number 839)
Ø Next of kin given as Vera Belch, daughter, 3 Emily St., Belleville,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “H” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
On attesting, he stated he was born in 1878, not
1876.
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Jan 13, 1915
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Admitted to the Queen Street Military Hospital,
Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Jan 15, 1915
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Transferred to the Kingston General Hospital
then discharged to duty
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Feb 4, 1915
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Admitted to the Queen Street Military Hospital,
Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis
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Feb 10, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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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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Sep 25, 1915
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Attached to the 2nd Division Mining
Section
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Nov 3, 1915
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with Influenza and transferred the same day to the Divisional Rest Station at
the No. 6 CFA in Locre
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Nov 7, 1915
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Discharged to unit
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Jan 12, 1916
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SOS (Struck Off Strength) the 21st
Battalion on being transferred to the newly formed 3rd Canadian Tunnelling
Company in Sainte-Marie-Cappel, France
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Jan 2, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Jan 13, 1917
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Rejoined unit from leave
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Jun 1, 1917
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Jan 7, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jan 22, 1918
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Rejoined unit from leave
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Dec 28, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jan 13, 1919
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Rejoined unit from leave
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Mar 3, 1919
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Proceeded to England and was attached to the
CSME (Canadian School of Military Engineering) at Seaford pending return to Canada
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Apr 15, 1919
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Southampton
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Apr 21, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and
proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Apr 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston
Ø Rank on discharge Sapper
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 246553
Ø Proposed residence on discharge 387 Front St., Belleville,
Ontario
Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 214 Coleman St., Belleville
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Jan 19, 1920
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Married to Elizabeth “Eliza” S. Clark
in Trenton, Ontario
There is a discrepancy in his birth year. When he married in 1901, he stated he was born in
1878. He also gave 1878 as his birth year
when he attested into the CEF. However when
he married the second time in 1920, he stated he was born in 1876.
Joseph Henry Belch died in Largo, Florida in
1962 and as seen on his grave marker, it states he was born in 1876.
Largo City Cemetery
Largo, Florida, USA
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