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Apr 8, 1880
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Born in Prince Albert, Ontario
to Conrad Thomas and Jane Elizabeth (nee Tewkesbury) Bongard
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Jun 14, 1902
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Married to Gertrude Mary Dyson
in Toronto, Ontario
Occupation listed on
registration Machinist
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Nov 26, 1908
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His mother, Jane, passed away
in Toronto, Ontario
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Oct 21, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 15th
Regiment, Canadian Militia in Belleville, Ontario with rank of Private
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Nov 1, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 15th
Regiment with the rank of Sergeant
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Nov 9, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59079
(temporary number 829)
Ø Next of kin given
as Conrad Bongard, 109 Ashdale Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Toolmaker
o Later noted as Shoe
Maker
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as
Presbyterian
Ø Assigned to “H”
Company
o This was later
reorganized into “D” Company
Ø Rank on enlistment
Private
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Mar 5, 1915
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His father, Conrad, passed
away in Toronto, Ontario
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Mar 11, 1915
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Proceeded to Quebec City,
Quebec for the Armourer’s Course at the Ross Rifle factory.
There is no entry in the file
for his return, however a newspaper article indicates he returned near the
end of March.
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
Rank shown on the Embarkation
Roll - Sergeant
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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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Aug 9, 1915
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Reverted to the rank of
Private
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Aug 19, 1915
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Qualified as Assistant
Armourer and rank shown as Acting Sergeant
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Sep 6, 1915
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Appointed to the position of Armourer
Corporal and transferred to “B” Company
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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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Oct 25, 1915
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia
The doctor’s report indicates
that an artillery shell exploded near him and punctured his left ear drum and
caused him to suffer from shock
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Nov 3, 1915
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Discharged to duty from the
field ambulance
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Nov 7, 1915
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Readmitted to the No. 5 CFA
with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia
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Nov 8, 1915
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Transferred to the 2nd
Division Rest Station at Locre, Belgium and Rheumatism is added to the
diagnosis
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Nov 20, 1915
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Transferred to the No. 13
Canadian Stationary Hospital in Boulogne, France and the diagnosis was
changed to read Neurasthenia
Walter Bongard was then
invalided to England and admitted to the Manor House Hospital in Folkestone
Posted to the 39th
Reserve Battalion while in hospital
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Dec 19, 1915
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Transferred to the Shorncliffe
Military Hospital
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Jan 4, 1916
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Discharged to duty from
hospital with the 39th Reserve Battalion
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Feb 22, 1916
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Posted to the CCAC (Canadian
Casualty Assembly Centre)
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Feb 23, 1916
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Attached to the CCDD (Canadian
Casualty Discharge Depot) in Bath
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Mar 11, 1916
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Embarked the SS Sicilian in
Liverpool
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Mar 24, 1916
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Disembarked in Saint John, New
Brunswick and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
On arrival in Kingston, Walter
Bongard was admitted to the Elmhurst Convalescent Home
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May 1, 1916
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Shown on the payroll of the
Military District #3, Casualty Company, Kingston with the rank of Corporal
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Jun 27, 1916
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Medical Board in Kingston
recommended he be discharged as medically unfit
Proceedings on Discharge form
filed in Kingston, while still in hospital
Ø Rank on discharge
Corporal
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 273 John St., N., Belleville, Ontario
From the file, it is unclear
whether he was actually discharged on this date. There is a note that he transferred to the
COC (Canadian Ordnance Corps) instead of being discharged
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Jul 1, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the
convalescent home
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Aug 1, 1917
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Admitted to the Ongwanada
Hospital in Kingston
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Sep 1, 1917
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Transferred to the Elmhurst
Convalescent Home in Kingston
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Nov 12, 1917
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Medical Board at the Queen’s
Military Hospital, Kingston notes:
Ø Unit Canadian
Ordnance Corps
Ø Service number 789
Ø Rank, Armament
Staff Sergeant
Ø Disability noted as
Neuritis and Deafness in left ear caused by shell explosion
Ø 60% incapacitated
due to frequent Neuralgic headaches and deafness
Ø Recommends
re-examination for the Neuritis in 6 months
Ø Deafness considered
to be permanent
Ø Recommends no
further hospital treatment
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Feb 28, 1918
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Note on War Service Gratuity
form that he was discharged from the military on this date. Also noted that War Service Badges Class
“A” and “B” were issued
Following the end of the war,
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at
273 John St., N., Belleville, Ontario
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May 1, 1945
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Listed on the Fort Qu’Appelle,
Saskatchewan voter list with his wife.
His occupation was listed as retired
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Jan 24, 1949
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Walter Bongard died in Fort
Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan and was buried in the Lakeview Cemetery there
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