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Jun 19, 1887
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Born in Winchester Township,
Ontario to James and Mary (nee Biccum) Bilow
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Nov 25, 1910
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Married to Nancy Adeline
Sullivan in Winchester Township, Ontario
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Jan 20, 1916
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Attested into the 154th Battalion CEF
in Winchester, Ontario
Ø Number 633284
Ø Next of kin given as Nancy Adeline Bilow, wife,
Winchester, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
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Later noted as
Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The battalion trained in the
Barriefield Camp, Kingston, Ontario
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Sep 2, 1916
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Forfeited 4 day’s pay for being absent from
August 30 to September 2, 1916
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Oct 25, 1916
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Embarked the SS Mauretania in Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and the battalion proceeded to Bramshott to continue training
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Jan 5, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Jan 6, 1917
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and Taken On Strength of the
21st Battalion
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Feb 19, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
he joined the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin, France
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Feb 26, 1917
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After leaving the entrenching
battalion, Private Bilow joined the 21st Battalion at the front,
west of Thélus, France
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Apr 9, 1917
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During the capture of Vimy
Ridge, Private Bilow received a shrapnel wound to his right arm and
hand. He was evacuated to a field
ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty clearing
station
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Apr 10, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 2
Australian General Hospital in Wimereux, France
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Apr 12, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Jan Breydel
On arrival in England, he was
admitted to the Queen Mary’s Military Hospital in Whalley, Lancashire
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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May 12, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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May 13, 1917
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Transferred to the Manor
(County of London) War Hospital, Epsom
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Jun 9, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jun 23, 1917
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Transferred to the Granville
Canadian Special Hospital in Ramsgate
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Aug 30, 1917
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Transferred to the Lord Derby
War Hospital in Warrington
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Sep 24, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom. On admission he is noted as having
“practically no grip” in his right hand
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Nov 6, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Special Hospital in Witley and Gonorrhea was added to the diagnosis
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Jan 4, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5
Canadian General Hospital in Kirkdale.
On admission he was noted as having limited movement of his right hand
and wrist
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Mar 11, 1918
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Invalided to Canada aboard the
Hospital Ship Araguaya
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Mar 22, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength
Military District No. 3
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Mar 26, 1918
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Admitted to the Military
Convalescent Home in Kingston
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Mar 30, 1918
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Transferred to the Queen’s
University Military Hospital in Kingston
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May 3, 1918
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Medical exam notes that he can
carry a small pail of water, but cannot hold a cup of tea to his mouth as his
hand is very unsteady. He cannot
handle a spoon or other kitchen utensils owing to difficulty in gripping small
objects.
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May 23, 1918
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Discharged from hospital
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May 24, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Winchester, Ontario
Following the end of the war,
the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Winchester,
Ontario
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Jun 24, 1932
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Samuel Hilliard Bilow died in
Winchester, Ontario
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