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Oct 5, 1883
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Born in Trenton, Ontario to Thomas and Louise
Southworth
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May 16, 1907
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Married to Bernice Fenwick Stewart in Belleville,
Ontario
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Aug 30, 1914
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Wife Bernice died of Tuberculosis in Belleville,
Ontario
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Nov 25, 1915
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Married to Elizabeth Grace Thompson in
Belleville, Ontario
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Dec 2, 1916
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Attested into the 254th Battalion CEF
in Belleville, Ontario
Ø Number 1093090
Ø Next of kin given as Grace Elizabeth
Blaind, wife, 20 Colborne St. Belleville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Printer
Ø Previous military experience
given as 15th Battalion, ALI (Argyll Light Infantry) for 9 years
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
The battalion trained in the Belleville, Ontario
area
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Aug 27, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 28, 1917
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 4, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Villers au Bois, France
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Sep 8, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Blaind joined the 21st Battalion in Villers au Bois, France and
was posted to the Headquarters Section as a member of the Brass Band. He was employed as a Stretcher Bearer when
the battalion was in the front lines
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Nov 12, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Dec 5, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 8 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea). He was transported the same day to the No.
5 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Dec 7, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 53 Casualty Clearing
Station
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Dec 11, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 7 Canadian Stationary
Hospital in Camiers, France
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Feb 9, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 9 Canadian Stationary
Hospital in Camiers and the diagnosis was changed to Syphilis
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Feb 16, 1919
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Jan
Breydel
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Princess
Patricia Canadian Red Cross Hospital in the Cooden Camp, Bexhill
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Feb 18, 1919
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Transferred to the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe
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Feb 19, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian Special Hospital in
Etchinghill, Lyminge
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Mar 12, 1919
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Apr 15, 1919
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Transferred to Military District No. 3 Wing in
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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May 7, 1919
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Embarked the SS Celtic in Liverpool
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May 15, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3 Casualty Company
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May 17, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 279486
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Belleville, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 143 Lingham St., Belleville, Ontario
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Jul 18, 1929
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Wife Elizabeth died in Belleville, Ontario
He later married Lillian Flynn
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Aug 3, 1944
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Ernest Alexander Blaind died of a heart attack at
the Richelieu Hotel in Napanee, Ontario (he was a resident) and was buried in
the Belleville, Cemetery, Belleville, Ontario
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