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Apr
16, 1890
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Born
in London England to Henry and Jane (nee Cox) Biggs
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Feb
1, 1915
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Attested
at Guelph ON into the 34th Battalion CEF
Ø Noumber 602273
Ø Religion given as
Roman Catholic
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Wm. Hughes, mother, 15 Woodfield Rd, Harrow Road, London England
Ø Occupation given as
“Farmer”
Ø No previous service
noted
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Oct
23, 1915
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Embarked
on the “SS California” at Quebec City, Quebec
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Nov
1, 1915
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Disembarked
in Devonport England and proceeded to Bramshott
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Mar
8, 1916
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Admitted
to military hospital at Bramshott with Phimosis (a penile infection. Reported as being circumcised with a good
recovery)
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Mar
20, 1916
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Discharged
from military hospital at Bramshott
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Mar
21, 1916
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Granted
sick leave until Mar 29, 1916
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Jul
6, 1916
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Taken
on Strength of the 36th Battalion at West Sandling Camp, Kent,
England
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Sep
21, 1916
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Transferred
to the 21st Battalion
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Sep
22, 1916
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Arrived
at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) and Taken on Strength (TOS) the 21st
Battalion
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Sep
28, 1916
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Joined
the 21st Battalion in the front line near Courcelette, France
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Oct
19, 1916
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Attached
to the 4th Field, Company of Engineers, 2nd division,
for duty
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Nov
12, 1916
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Ceases
to be attached to 4th Field Coy Engineers and returned to the 21st
Battalion
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Jan
30, 1917
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Awarded
Good Conduct Badge
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Apr
7, 1917
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Stanley
Biggs received a shrapnel wound to his back and was evacuated to a field ambulance
for first aid before being transported to a casualty clearing station
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Apr
9, 1917
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Transferred
to the No 3 Canadian General Hospital at Boulogne
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Apr
11, 1917
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Invalided
to England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis
On
arrival in England, he was admitted to the Huddersfield War Hospital
Transferred
to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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May
3, 1917
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Transferred
to Sumerdown Convalescent Hospital at Eastbourne
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Jun
27, 1917
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Attended
a medical board at the Canadian Military Hospital in Eastbourne
Ø Wound reported as
healed, but a piece of shrapnel is still in chest
Ø Complains of
shortness of breath
Ø Recommended for
duty with Depot Battalion Headquarters
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Jun
28, 1917
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Transferred
to No. 14 Canadian Military Hospital, Eastbourne
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Jun
29, 1917
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Discharged
from hospital and transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot,
Seaford and granted sick leave
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Jul
12, 1917
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Attached
to the Canadian Army Service Corps (CASC) at Seaford
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Aug
3, 1917
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Admitted
to the No. 14 Canadian Military Hospital at Easbourne with Emphangitis, later
described as Lymphangitis (a bacterial infection) reported as a low grade
infection of the right index finger which extended to his shoulder.
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Aug
24, 1917
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Attended
a medical board at the Canadian Military Hospital at Eastbourne
Ø Disability reported
as Lymphangitis
Ø Reported as
recovered
Ø Recommended for
duty with Regular Depot Battalion
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Aug
28, 1917
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Discharged
from hospital
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Nov
6, 1918
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Transferred
to the Canadian Army Service Corps
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Nov
19, 1918
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Granted
permission to marry “with expense to the public”
Next
of kin was changed to read Ethel K. Biggs, wife, 22 Spencer Road, Dartmouth
Park Hill, London, England
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Feb
6, 1919
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Granted
leave until Feb 17, 1919.
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Apr
9, 1919
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Taken
on Strength CASC Depot at Witley
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Apr
30, 1919
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Attended
a medical board examination at Blandford Dorset
Ø Original wound
stated as a “penetrating wound to the back caused by shrapnel on April 7,
1917 in the Vimy area
Ø Complains of pain
in chest and moderate cough
Ø The wound has
healed but there are scales over the whole lung area, slight cough but no
Pleurisy at present
Ø Pain in chest
prevents him from taking a long breath.
Ø Disability is
reported as permanent
Ø On May 2, 1919, the
board recommended he be returned to Canada
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May
30, 1919
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Taken
on Strength (TOS) “H” Wing, Canadian Concentration Camp (This is a processing
unit which handled the paperwork for soldiers returning to Canada)
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Aug
8, 1919
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Embarked
the SS Megantic in Liverpool with his wife Ethel
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Aug
17, 1919
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Disembarked
in Quebec City, Quebec
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Aug
18, 1919
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Discharged
by reason of being Demobilized as unfit for General Service in Quebec City, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued No. 321813
Ø Proposed address on
discharge, c/o J. McDermott at RR # 4 Rockwood ON.
Following
his discharge, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 32
Woolwich St., Guelph ON.
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Mar
26, 1926
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Stanley’s
wife Ethel died in Guelph, Ontario
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Jan
21, 1927
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Married
to Hilda Massey in Guelph, Ontario
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Sep
23, 1943
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Stanley
Arthur Biggs died of Broncho Pneumonia while a patient of the Westminster
Hospital in London, Ontario and was buried in the Woodlawn Memorial Park in
Guelph
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