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May 20, 1879
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Born at
Yorkshire England
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Apr 8, 1916
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Attested into
the 164th Battalion at Oakville Ontario
Ø Number 663677
Ø Next of kin given as Grace Edith Boocock (wife) of Oakville Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as being in the band of the 20th
Halton Rifles
Ø Religion given as Methodist
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Jul 6, 1916
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The Battalion
moved to Camp Borden to continue training
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Aug 1, 1916
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Admitted to the
Camp Borden Hospital diagnosed with Cellulitis of the feet (a skin infection)
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Aug 15, 1916
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Discharged to
duty from hospital
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Apr 10, 1917
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Embarked the SS
Carpathia at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Apr 22, 1917
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to East Sandling. On
arrival there he was transferred to the 2nd Reserve Battalion
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May 27, 1917
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Transferred to
the 164th Battalion at East Sandling
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Mar 9, 1918
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Attached to the
125th Battalion at Witley
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Mar 28, 1918
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Ceased to be
attached to the 125th Battalion and rejoined the 164th Battalion
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Mar 29, 1918
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Mar 30, 1918
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Arrived at No. 2
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Etaples, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Mar 31, 1918
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Joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) at Calonne Ricouart
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Apr 8, 1918
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in billets at Wailly France as part of a draft of 44 other ranks as
reinforcements. On the same date he was
awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Aug 8, 1918
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During the
advance at Marcelcave near of Amiens, he was severely wounded and admitted to a Field
Ambulance then transferred to No 6 Canadian General Hospital
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Aug 11, 1918
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He died of his
wounds at No 6 Canadian General Hospital
St Sever Cemetery
Rouen France
Following the
war the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and
Memorial Cross were sent to his widow c/o WA Chisholm, Barrister, at Oakville, Ontario. A second Memorial Cross was sent to his mother,
Mrs A Boocock, at Box 520, Oakville Ontario
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of Raymond Boocock being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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