May 25, 1896 |
Born at Glasgow
Scotland
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Mar 23, 1915 |
Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Lindsay Ontario
Ø Number 59059 (temporary number 1301)
Ø Next of kin given as Godfrey Berry (brother) of 5 Galbraith Ave, Govan
Glasgow Scotland
o There is also a note to notify CFR Taylor Esq, c/o Messrs Taylor Bros
Ltd, Tinsmiths, Hardware and Coal Merchants, Carleton Place Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Sheet Metal Worker
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Assigned to “B” Company
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Mar 29, 1915 |
Completed second
medical exam at Kingston Ontario
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May 6, 1915 |
Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915 |
Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp near Hythe, Kent
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Jun 24, 1915 |
Admitted to Tent
Hospital at St Martin’s Plain, Shorncliffe with a case of Gonorrhea
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Jul 3, 1915 |
Discharged to
duty
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Jul 22, 1915 |
Reported AWL
(Absent Without Leave)
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Jul 28, 1915 |
Reported for
duty from being AWL and fined 7 day’s pay and awarded 14 days detention
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Aug 27, 1915 |
Fined $2 for
Drunkenness
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Sep 7, 1915 |
Awarded 14 days
detention for being absent from Musketry Parade
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Sep 14, 1915 |
Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkestone
He was
released from detention in order to proceed to France
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Sep 15, 1915 |
Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
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Sep 25, 1915 |
Reported to be
wounded, but there is no entry for admission to a Field Ambulance or any other hospital. It is likely he was held by the Battalion’s
Medical Officer for treatment
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Sep 29, 1915 |
Returned to duty
from being wounded
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Nov 17, 1915 |
Employed on
Divisional Coal Fatigue
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Apr 10, 1916 |
Attended at No 8
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for Dental treatment and released same day
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Jul 24, 1916 |
Ceases to be
attached to Division Coal Fatigue
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Sep 1, 1916 |
Admitted to No 4
CFA with an inflamed right knee joint (Synovitis) and transferred same day to No 6 CFA
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Sep 8, 1916 |
Transferred to
No 5 CFA
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Sep 9, 1916 |
Discharged to
duty
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Oct 3, 1916 |
Admitted to No 4
CFA with a shrapnel wound to right leg and a scalded left leg and transferred same day to
No 2 CFA
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Oct 7, 1916 |
Transferred to
No 9 CFA then discharged to duty same day
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Dec 17, 1916 |
Granted 10 days
leave
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Dec 28, 1916 |
At duty from
leave
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Jan 22, 1917 |
Attached to the
Composite Battalion for duty
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Feb 1, 1917 |
Promoted to rank
of Cpl to replace Cpl E Frankland who had been wounded and proceeded to England
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Feb 23, 1917 |
Returned to duty
with 21st Battalion from Composite Battalion
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May 8, 1917 |
Admitted to No 4
CFA with a shrapnel wound to right foot and transferred same day to No 12 CFA
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May 10, 1917 |
Transferred to
No 14, General Hospital at Wimereux with a slight wound to right foot.
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May 22, 1917 |
Transferred to
No 1 Convalescent Depot at Boulogne
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Jun 28, 1917 |
Transferred to
No 3 Rest Camp
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Jun 30, 1917 |
Discharged from
Rest Camp and posted to “A” Company at CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at
Havre
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Jul 18, 1917 |
Left CIBD to
join unit
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Jul 19, 1917 |
Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
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Aug 3, 1917 |
Proceeded on
course (name of course not recorded)
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Aug 18, 1917 |
Appointed to
rank of Acting Sgt with pay
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Aug 28, 1917 |
Rejoined
battalion from course
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Nov 1, 1917 |
Granted 10 days
leave
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Nov 15, 1917 |
Rejoined from
leave
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Nov 21, 1917 |
Promoted to rank
of Sgt
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Dec 1, 1917 |
Attached to 182nd
Company, Royal Engineers for duty
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Dec 21, 1917 |
Rejoined
battalion from Royal Engineers
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Mar 4, 1918 |
Admitted to No 6
CFA with a shrapnel wound to left leg then transferred same day to No 6 CCS (Casualty
Clearing Station)
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Mar 5, 1918 |
Transferred via
No 35 AT (Ambulance Transport) and admitted to No 4 General Hospital at Camiers
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Mar 11, 1918 |
Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Ville de Liege
Posted to
EORD while in hospital
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Mar 12, 1918 |
Admitted to
Queen Mary Military Hospital at Whalley, Lancs
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Mar 21, 1918 |
Transferred to
No 16 Canadian General Hospital at Orpington, Kent
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Apr 25, 1918 |
Awarded the Military Medal per
London Gazette #30652
This was for
his actions during a large raid by German storm troopers on March 4, 1918
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Jul 9, 1918 |
Discharged from
hospital and placed On Command to No 3 CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot)
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Jul 23, 1918 |
Admitted to 2nd
Eastern General Hospital at Brighton with a case of Syphilis
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Jul 24, 1918 |
Ceases to be On
Command to CCD and posted to EORD and shown to be in hospital
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Jul 26, 1918 |
Transferred to
Military Hospital at Cambridge
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Oct 21, 1918 |
Transferred to
Canadian Special Hospital at Etchinghill
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Nov 6, 1918 |
Discharged from
hospital and placed On Command to No 1 CCD
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Nov 14, 1918 |
Ceases to be On
Command to CCD and posted to the 6th Reserve Battalion
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Jan 6, 1919 |
Reported to be
AWL
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Jan 9, 1919 |
Reported for
duty from being AWL
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Jan 11, 1919 |
Severely
Reprimanded for being AWL and fined 3 day’s pay
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Jun 23, 1919 |
Embarked the SS
Belgic at Liverpool
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Jul 1, 1919 |
Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston Ontario
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Jul 4, 1919 |
Discharged from
the CEF at Kingston Ontario
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued, number 213406
Ø Proposed residence on discharge – 392 Spadina Ave, Toronto
Ontario
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Sep 7, 1921 |
British War
Medal and Victory Medal sent to 18 Grenville St, Toronto Ontario
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Jul 1, 1942 |
Communiqué reports
that he was serving again, having been posted to the Petawawa Internment Camp as a Provost
Sgt and later posted to Valcartier as the RSM
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