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Aug 22, 1896
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Born in St. Stephen, New
Brunswick to George and Mary (nee O’Brien) Bonnell
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Apr 22, 1916
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Attached to the 132nd
Battalion CEF with the rank of Lieutenant from the 73rd Regiment
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May 31, 1916
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Struck Off Strength of the 132nd
Battalion and rejoined the 73rd Regiment
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Jun 7, 1916
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Signed Officer’s Declaration into the 237th
Battalion CEF in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ø Rank Lieutenant
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. G.W. Bonnell, mother,
St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Ø Previous occupation given as Teacher
Ø Previous military experience given as 73rd
Regiment Canadian Militia, Cadet Instructor for 2 years and 4 months in the
132nd Battalion CEF
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
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Sep 16, 1916
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Attached to the 246th
Battalion
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Oct 12, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oct 19, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England
Transferred to the General
List of Officers
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Nov 1, 1916
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Reported to the Canadian
Military School in Crowborough (later moved to Bexhill)
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Dec 23, 1916
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Attached to the Royal Canadian
Regiment and Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry Depot
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Jan 1, 1917
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Attached to the newly formed 7th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Jan 17, 1917
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Admitted to the Cherry Hinton
Military Hospital in Cambridge with a diagnosis that reads VDS (Venereal
Disease Syphilis)
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Jan 31, 1917
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Transferred to the 7th
Reserve Battalion while in hospital
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Mar 22, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital and reported to the 7th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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May 21, 1917
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Admitted to the Westcliffe Eye
and Ear Hospital in Folkestone with a diagnosis that reads Retinochoroiditis
in his left eye
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Jul 30, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital and transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) in
Seaford
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Aug 24, 1917
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Transferred to the 7th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Aug 28, 1917
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Attached to the OTB (Officer
Training Battalion) in Seaford
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Sep 17, 1917
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Attached to the CTS (Canadian
Training School) in Bexhill
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Feb 5, 1918
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Attended the No. 64 Rifle
Course at the Canadian School of Musketry in Shorncliffe
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Feb 15, 1918
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Feb 28, 1918
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Ceased to be attached
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Mar 1, 1918
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Received a Distinguished
Qualification from the School of Musketry and returned to the 6th
Reserve Battalion
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Apr 10, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Apr 11, 1918
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the
21st Battalion
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Apr 13, 1918
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After leaving the base depot,
he joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne,
France
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May 30, 1918
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, Lieutenant Bonnell joined the 21st Battalion
at the front near Neuville Vitasse, France and was posted to “A” Company
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Aug 15, 1918
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While the 21st
Battalion was being relieved from the front line during the night, they were
passing through the village of Fouquescourt, France when they came under a
gas attack. Lieutenant Bonnell was
among the officers and men affected and he was evacuated to a field ambulance
for first aid before being transported to the No. 47 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Aug 17, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 24 AT
(Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 8 General Hospital in Rouen, France
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Aug 18, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship St. Patrick
On arrival in England, he was
admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital, Marylebone Road, London
Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 5, 1918
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Transferred to the Officer’s
Convalescent Hospital, Matlock, Bath
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Oct 12, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and
transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Dec 2, 1918
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Attached to Argyll House in
London for duty
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Dec 12, 1918
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Embarked the SS Regina in
Liverpool
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Dec 20, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Jan 17, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Saint John, New Brunswick
Ø Rank Lieutenant
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at St. Stephen, New
Brunswick
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Dec 28, 1921
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Married to Marie Holland
Burdon in Saint John, New Brunswick
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Mar 17, 1976
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Walter Leo Bonnell died in
Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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