Aug 10, 1895
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Born in Alice Township,
Renfrew County, Ontario to Samuel Sweezey and Rachael (nee Nesbitt) Biggs
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Oct 19, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 42nd
Lanark and Renfrew Regiment, Canadian Militia
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59063 (temporary number 397)
Ø Next of kin given as Samuel Biggs, father,
Pembroke, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “D” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Feb 16, 1915
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Admitted to the Kingston
Military Hospital with a bullet wound to his shoulder. He had been shot prior to his enlistment
but the bullet had never been removed.
Surgery was performed to remove the bullet
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Feb 22, 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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Jul 7, 1915
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Admitted to the Monks Horton
Military Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Varicocele
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Jul 12, 1915
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Surgery performed to correct
the issue
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Aug 4, 1915
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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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 24, 1915
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Pneumonia
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Nov 25, 1915
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Transferred to the No. 8 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) and the diagnosis is changed to read PUO (Pyrexia
of Unknown Origin), a fever without a known cause
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Nov 27, 1915
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Transferred via the No. 16
Ambulance train and admitted to the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade Hospital in
Etaples
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Jan 17, 1916
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Transferred via an Ambulance
Train to the Hospital Ship Brighton and invalided to England
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Wear Bay Hospital in Folkestone and the diagnosis is changed
to read Paratyphoid, a bacterial infection causing a fever
Transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 19, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Monks Horton and the diagnosis is noted as Enteric
Fever
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Feb 15, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 14, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Wokingham
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Apr 10, 1916
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Discharged from hospital care
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May 10, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion at West Sandling
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Jun 6, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 7, 1916
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Arrived at the base depot in
France and Taken On Strength the 21st Battalion
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Jun 10, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, Private
Biggs joined the 21st Battalion in billets in Dickebusch, Belgium
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Jul 13, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 4 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Acute Urticaria, aka Hives
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Jul 19, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the
field ambulance
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Sep 28, 1916
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During an attack near Regina
Trench, north-east of Courcelette, France, Private Biggs received a bullet wound
to his right arm. He was first evacuated
to a field ambulance for first aid before being sent to a casualty clearing
station
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Oct 1, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 12,
General Hospital in Rouen
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Oct 4, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Western Australia
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Mile End Military Hospital, Bancroft Road, London
Posted to the Canadian
Casualty Assembly Center for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 4, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Bromley
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Nov 6, 1916
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Dec 5, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and
reported to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Center in Hastings
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Dec 6, 1916
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Attached to the Canadian
Convalescent Depot to continue his recovery in the St. Leonard’s Hospital
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Jan 18, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care
and transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Apr 17, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Apr 18, 1917
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 85
reinforcements from England and Taken On Strength the 21st
Battalion
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May 5, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Biggs rejoined the 21st Battalion in reserve west of
Thelus, France
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Aug 29, 1917
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Admitted to the 1st
Army Rest Camp. There is no reason given
for this entry.
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Sep 10, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion from
the rest camp
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Dec 16, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 42 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) with shrapnel wounds to his face that he had
received the previous day
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Dec 21, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 22
General Hospital in Camiers
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Dec 28, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th
Convalescent Depot in Etaples to continue his recovery
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Dec 31, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care
and joined the No. 2 Canadian Infantry Base Depot in Etaples and posted to
“A” Company for those recovering from wounds and illness
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Feb 4, 1918
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After leaving the base depot
he joined the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in Calonne Ricouart, France
as part of a draft of 7 reinforcements destined to join the 21st
Battalion
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Feb 16, 1918
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion in Brigade Support south of Arras, France
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Feb 19, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Mar 8, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion from
leave
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Mar 16, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 5 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Venereal Disease Gonorrhea
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Mar 17, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 13
Canadian Field Ambulance
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Mar 18, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6
Casualty Clearing Station
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Mar 22, 1918
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Transferred via No. 10 AT
(Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 51 General Hospital in Etaples
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May 8, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6
Convalescent Depot in Etaples
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May 31, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care
and transferred to the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, and
Taken On Strength the 21st Battalion
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Jun 6, 1918
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Biggs joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in
Aubin St. Vaast
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Jun 14, 1918
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp he rejoined the 21st Battalion in reserve north
of Cambrai
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Jan 14, 1919
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jan 29, 1919
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Rejoined the battalion from
leave
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Feb 16, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 6 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease
Gonorrhea). He was transferred the
same day to the No. 55 Casualty Clearing Station
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Feb 20, 1919
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Transferred via the No. 31
Ambulance Train and admitted to the No. 7 General Hospital in Wimereux
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Mar 4, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 3
Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia
in Havre
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Apr 30, 1919
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Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regiment Depot)
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May 1, 1919
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion Seaford
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May 18, 1919
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Embarked the SS Aquitania in
Southampton
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May 25, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario
Taken On Strength #3 Military
District Sub Depot
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May 27, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 182825
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge GPO Pembroke, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at the
General Post Office, Pembroke, Ontario
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Oct 1, 1919
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Married to Ida Augusta Rucks
in Renfrew, Ontario
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May 5, 1933
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Allan Hugh Biggs fell out of a
boat in the Galop Canal near Cardinal, Ontario and drowned. He was buried in the Cardinal Cemetery
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