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Aug 8, 1887
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Born in Teeswater, Ontario to
John and Tina (nee McKinnon) Boles
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Mar 1, 1915
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 59078 (temporary number 1304)
Ø Next of kin given as John Boles, father, 183
Morse St., Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Lineman
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Posted to the Depot Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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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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May 24, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for
being absent
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Aug 29, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for
being absent
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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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Aug 31, 1916
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Rejoined the battalion after
being briefly attached to the 4th Brigade Signal Company
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Dec 2, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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Dec 14, 1916
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Rejoined the battalion from
leave
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Feb 9, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Corps Headquarters Signal Company
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Sep 7, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Sep 19, 1917
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Rejoined the unit from leave
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Nov 23, 1917
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Attached to the No. 2 Signals
Company for duty as a Lineman
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Feb 21, 1918
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Rejoined the Headquarters
Company from being attached
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Sep 23, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Oct 9, 1918
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Rejoined the unit from leave
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Jan 21, 1919
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Sentenced to 21 days Field
Punishment #2 and forfeited 3 day’s pay for being absent from January 18 to
January 21.
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Jan 26, 1919
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Sentenced to 28 days Field
Punishment #1 for failing to board the proper train
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Mar 29, 1919
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Proceeded to the Canadian
Engineers Reserve Battalion in Seaford, England pending return to Canada
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Apr 15, 1919
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Proceeded to MD #2 Wing in
Kimmel Park, Rhyl
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May 7, 1919
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Embarked the SS Celtic in
Liverpool
Taken On Strength Military
District #2 Depot in Toronto, Ontario
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May 15, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Toronto
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May 17, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Sapper
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 202528
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 123 Morse St., Toronto, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 77
Wardell St., Toronto, Ontario
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Oct 18, 1919
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Married to Mary Ellen Heeney
in Hamilton, Ontario
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May 8, 1928
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Roy’s wife Mary Ellen, passed
away in Toronto, Ontario
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Apr 16, 1937
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Married to Margaret Mae
Rayfield in Toronto, Ontario
He claimed to be a widower and
his bride claimed to be a widow.
Roy Boles gave his occupation
as Electrical Worker living at 55 Harbord St., Toronto, Ontario
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Mar 15, 1940
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Voter’s list shows him living
at 94 Harbord St., Toronto, Ontario with his occupation listed as Hydro
Employee. His wife is not listed at
this address
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Nov 21, 1940
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Roy Joseph Boles died of a
Coronary Thrombosis in Toronto and was buried in a Veteran’s Plot in the Pine
Hills Cemetery, Scarborough, Ontario
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