Sep 11, 1893
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Born in Gosport, England
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Nov 4, 1915
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Attested into the 70th Battalion CEF
in Windsor, Ontario
Ø Number 124350
Ø Next of kin given as Mr. F.I. Blandon, father,
14015 Vinal, St. East Toledo, Ohio
Ø Previous occupation given as Steam Fitter Helper
o
Later noted as
Plumber
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
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Apr 24, 1916
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Embarked the SS Lapland in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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May 5, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and proceeded to Shorncliffe
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Jul 3, 1916
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Sentenced to 7 days Field
Punishment No. 2 and forfeited 1 day’s
pay for being absent for 3 hours
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th
Battalion in West Sandling
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Aug 11, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) and attached to the 39th
Battalion for pay purposes
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Dec 30, 1916
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks
Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Periostitis in his left
leg, a soft tissue inflammation.
Erythema (a skin rash) was added to the diagnosis
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Jan 4, 1917
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Attached to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling while in hospital
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Jan 17, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) and remained attached to the 6th
Reserve Battalion now in Seaford
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Apr 18, 1917
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Ceased to be attached and
transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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May 10, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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May 11, 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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May 24, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 4
Stationary Hospital in Harfleur, France with Synovitis in the right knee
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Jun 4, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 4
Convalescent Depot in Havre, France
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Jun 20, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care
and reported to the base details in Etaples, France
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Jun 22, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France
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Jun 25, 1917
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Left for the No. 2 Entrenching
Battalion
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Jul 16, 1917
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Sentenced to 1 day Field
Punishment No. 1 for being absent for 1 hour and 15 minutes
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Aug 20, 1917
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After leaving the entrenching
battalion, Private Blandon joined the 21st Battalion south – east
of Lens, France and posted to No. 2 Platoon, “A” Company
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Sep 21, 1917
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While being relieved from the
front line south of Thelus, France, Private Blandon got tangled in some
barbed wire when a shell exploded near him.
He suffered bruising and gashes in his hands and legs. The wounds quickly became infected and he
was evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid then transported to a
casualty clearing station
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Oct 2, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 11 (Harvard
USA) General Hospital in Danes Camiers, France with an ulcer in his right leg
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Oct 14, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Essequibo
On arrival in England, he was
admitted to the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Millbank, London
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 28, 1917
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Transferred to the Royal Free
Hospital in London
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Jan 2, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian
Military Convalescent Hospital, in Bearwood, Wokingham
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Jan 15, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and
reported to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Jan 22, 1918
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Posted to the Depot Company,
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Feb 23, 1918
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Feb 27, 1918
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Embarked the SS Orpington in
Liverpool
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Mar 16, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to London, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength
Military District No. 1
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Mar 21, 1918
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Medical exam in London notes
Ø Damage to both
knees from shell explosion causes much grating
Ø Condition is
considered permanent
Ø Patient is capable
of office work only
Ø Board recommends
discharge from service
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Apr 1, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in London,
Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 322 Machen Street, Toledo, Ohio, USA
Following the end of the war,
the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 322 Machen
Street, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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