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Dec 12, 1901
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Born in Bristol England to Alfred and Nellie (nee
Callaghan) Boulton
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Oct 4, 1911
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Embarked the SS Royal George in Avonmouth with
his step-mother and 4 siblings
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Oct 11, 1911
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
Midland, Ontario to join his father
The family later moved to Smiths Falls, Ontario
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Oct 27, 1916
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Attested into the 240th Battalion CEF
in Renfrew, Ontario
Ø Number 1042303
Ø Next of kin given as Alfred E.
Boulton, father, Smiths Falls, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Baker
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
On attesting, he lied about his age, stating that
he was born September 12, 1898. In
fact, he was born December 12, 1901.
He was only 14 years old when he attested
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Feb 28, 1917
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Appointed to the rank of Acting Corporal
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May 3, 1917
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Embarked the SS Megantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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May 14, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where he was absorbed into the 7th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Sep 12, 1917
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Reverted to the rank of Private
Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Sep 13, 1917
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 27, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Villers au Bois, France
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Oct 14, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Boulton joined the 21st Battalion in Villers au Bois, France and
was posted to “A” Company
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Nov 3,1917
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At the age of 15, while in the front line at
Passchendaele, Belgium, Private Boulton received shrapnel wounds to his face
and right leg and was evacuated to the No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance)
for first aid
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Nov 4, 1917
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Transported to the No. 3 Australian CCS (Casualty
Clearing Station)
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Nov 6, 1917
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Transferred via the No. 36 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 53 General Hospital in Boulogne, France
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Nov 9, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St.
Andrew
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Norfolk War Hospital in Thorpe
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 24, 1917
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His true age was revealed when a birth
certificate was produced
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Dec 28, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Bearwood Park, Wokingham
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Jan 15, 1918
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Attached to the 3rd CCD (Canadian
Command Depot) in Seaford for physical training and exercise
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Feb 18, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and attached to the
6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Feb 23, 1918
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Feb 27, 1918
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Embarked the SS Orpington in Liverpool
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Mar 16, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3 Casualty Company
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Apr 15, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Smiths Falls, Ontario
He was still only 16 years old
Following the end of the war, the British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 3771 Fort St., Detroit,
Michigan, USA
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Aug 4, 1921
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His address was changed to 3771 Fort St.,
Detroit, Michigan, USA
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Oct 24, 1933
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Married to Marie Gabrielle Annette Bance in
Ottawa, Ontario
Employed at the Department of Agriculture in Ottawa, Ontario as
a Clerk
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