Jul 12, 1891
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Born in Belleville, Ontario Oliver and Mary Jane
Bolyea
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Feb 26, 1916
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Attested into the 59th Battalion in
Brockville, Ontario
Ø Number 455900
Ø Next of kin given as Mary Jane Bolyea, mother, 102 Pinnacle St.,
Belleville, Ontario
o This was later changed to read Mr. D. Bolyea, father, 203 Pinnacle
St., Belleville
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as 3 years in the 15th
Regiment, Canadian Militia
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to the Base Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston
area.
On enlistment, he stated that he was the sole
supporter of his mother as his father was an invalid.
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Apr 1, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 11, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Shorncliffe for further training
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Apr 23, 1916
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Admitted to the Bordon Military Hospital,
Aldershot with a diagnosis that reads Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
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May 13, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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May 19, 1916
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Sentenced in a civil court to two months
detention in hard labour for an indecent assault
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Jul 6, 1916
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Released from jail and posted to the 39th
Reserve Battalion at West Sandling
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Aug 17, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 18, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 138 reinforcements from England and TOS
the 21st Battalion
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Sep 27, 1916
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Classified “C” and Invalided to
England
There is no indication that he ever left the
depot in Havre, as the entry for his medical classification was attributed to the
Commanding Officer of the Rouelles Camp
Posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) while in
hospital
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Oct 2, 1916
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A hospital report states that his hearing
problem is a combination of middle ear and nerve deafness which existed prior to his
enlistment, even though he insisted that he had no hearing problems when he volunteered. The report recommends that he is fit for base duty
only
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Nov 22, 1916
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Admitted to the West Cliff Eye and Ear Hospital,
Shoreham for a hearing assessment and discharged the same day
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Dec 5, 1916
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Attached to the YMCA at West Sandling for duty
and posted to the 36th Reserve Battalion for pay purposes
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Dec 8, 1916
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Attached to the 35th Battalion for
pay purposes, but remained with the YMCA
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Jan 18, 1917
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Ceased to be attached and reported to the CCAC
Hastings for duty
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Jan 20, 1917
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On Command to the Garrison Duty Depot at
Shorncliffe for duty
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Jan 26, 1917
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Transferred to the 24th Battalion
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Mar 10, 1917
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Posted to the EORD but remained at the Garrison
Duty Depot for duty
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Apr 3, 1917
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TOS the BCRD (British Columbia Regimental Depot)
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Apr 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) and detailed to the Depot Company for duty at Seaford
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May 2, 1917
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Transferred to the CFCBD (Canadian Forestry
Corps Base Depot), Sunningdale
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May 18, 1917
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Posted to the #37 Company CFC (Canadian Forestry
Corps) in France
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Aug 8, 1917
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Sentenced to 10 days Field Punishment #1 for
Drunkenness
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Oct 8, 1917
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Admitted to the Sialkot RAMC (Royal Army Medical
Corps) Field Ambulance then transferred the same day to the No. 5 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) with a diagnosis that reads Otitis Media of middle ear
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Oct 14, 1917
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Transferred via No. 4 AT (Ambulance Train) to
hospital
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Oct 15, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 10 General Hospital, Rouen
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Oct 19, 1917
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Invalided to England
Posted to the CFCBD while in hospital
On arrival in England he was admitted to the
Bath War Hospital
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Nov 29, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the
Military Convalescent Hospital, Epsom
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Jan 25, 1918
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Discharged to non-combat duty
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Mar 7, 1918
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Posted to the 134th Company, of the
54th District, CFC
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May 24, 1918
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Granted permission to marry
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Jun 20, 1918
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Taken on married strength of the 134th
Company, of the 54th District, CFC
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Jun 27, 1918
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The next of kin was changed to read Irene
Bolyea, wife, 52 Charles St., Tonypandy, South Wales
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Aug 8, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 11 Canadian General Hospital
with a diagnosis that reads Scabies.
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Aug 18, 1918
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Transferred to the Westcliffe Eye and Ear
Hospital with hearing problems and discharge coming from his ears
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Aug 29, 1918
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Posted to the CFCBD, Sunningdale
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Sep 13, 1918
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A hospital report states that he cannot hear any
voice in his right ear, and partial deafness in left ear.
The report also indicates that the problem existed prior to his enlistment in the
CEF, even though he insisted that he had no hearing problems when he volunteered
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Sep 14, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Oct 3, 1918
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Posted to the 130th Company, 55th
District CFC, Stirling
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Jan 4, 1919
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Arthur Bolyea’s wife, Irene, embarked the RMS
Metagama in Liverpool
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Jan 16, 1919
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Irene disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick
and proceeded to Belleville, Ontario to live with Arthur’s mother, Mary Jane Bolyea
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Jan 23, 1919
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Posted to the CFCBD, Sunningdale
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Mar 7, 1919
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Medical Board notes that he suffers from
defective vision in both eyes in addition to his defective hearing and is recommended for
discharge from the CEF
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Mar 19, 1919
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Posted to MD #3, Kinmel Park, Rhyl, pending
return to Canada
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Mar 25, 1919
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Embarked the HMT Scotian in Liverpool
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Apr 4, 1919
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Disembarked in St. John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Apr 7, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 246000
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Belleville, Ontario
Following the war the British War Medal (below) and
Victory Medals were sent to him at 293 Pinnacle St., Belleville, Ontario
The Victory Medal is missing. If
you know of it's location, please contact the webmaster
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Dec 28, 1928
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Arthur Bolyea’s wife, Irene, died in St.
Michael’s Hospital in Toronto of Hepatitis and General Septicemia. The home address for Arthur is noted as 143
Ontario St., Toronto.
The Communiqué (the 21st
Battalion Association post war newsletter) reports that Arthur Bolyea died in Belleville
in April of 1966.
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