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Oct 2, 1876
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Born at Taylor Village, New Brunswick
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Apr 22, 1915
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Attested into the 55th Battalion at
Moncton New Brunswick
Ø Number 444433
Ø Next of Kin given as Daniel Bourque (brother) of Dorchester Road, New
Brunswick
Ø Former occupation given as Labourer
o Later documents show former occupation as being a farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to “C” Company
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Oct 30, 1915
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Embarked the SS Corsican at Montreal for
England
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Nov 9, 1915
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Disembarked at Devonport England
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Dec 16, 1915
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Awarded 3 days Field Punishment No 2 for
“insolence to an officer”, and forfeited 3 days pay
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Apr 10, 1916
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Admitted to Westenhanger (file unclear whether
it is hospital or jail) for “drunk and causing a disturbance”.
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Apr 23, 1916
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Transferred to 21st Battalion
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Apr 24, 1916
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TOS (Taken On Strength) 21st
Battalion and arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Depot)
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May 1, 1916
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Awarded 3 days Field Punishment No. 1 for
being Absent Without Permission for 1 ¾ Hrs on April 29, 1916.
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May 4, 1916
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Transferred from Field Punishment to
“Class A”
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May 13, 1916
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Proceeded to join 21st Battalion
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May 15, 1916
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Joined 21st Battalion in the field
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Jul 1, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Jan Breydel
Transferred to CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Center) at Folkestone and admitted to Fairfield Hospital, Broadstairs, Kent with
burns to ankle caused from a spill of boiling tea.
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Jul 5, 1916
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Transferred to Military hospital at
Shorncliffe
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Aug 3, 1916
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Medical Officer makes following note in the
file:
“Foot well healed –
Patient puts on a good deal and now is feeling nervous – He is fit for duty”
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Aug 4, 1916
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Discharged from hospital fit for Light Duty
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Aug 5, 1916
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Placed On Command 1st CCD (Canadian
Convalescent Depot) for 4 weeks of physical training.
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Sep 1, 1916
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SOS CCAC and transferred to 39th
Reserve Battalion at West Sandling, and declared fit for full duty
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Nov 26, 1916
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SOS 39th Reserve Battalion on
transfer to 37th Battalion at Shoreham
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Nov 28, 1916
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TOS 37th Battalion
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Dec 18, 1916
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SOS 37th Battalion and TOS 1st
Labour Battalion at Shoreham
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Jan 8, 1917
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Proceeded overseas to join the 1st
Labour Battalion in the field
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Apr 4, 1917
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Awarded 14 days Field Punishment No 1 for
Drunkeness and Assault on a Civilian
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Aug 5, 1917
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Admitted to No 26 Field Ambulance with
Neurasthenia and transferred to No 62 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) (today we would call
it Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
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Aug 19, 1917
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Transferred to No 53 General Hospital at
Boulogne France
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Aug 22, 1917
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Transferred to No 1 Convalescent Hospital,
Boulogne
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Aug 30, 1917
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Transferred to No 12 Convalescent Hospital,
Aubengue
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Sep 3, 1917
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Awarded 3 days CB (Confined to Barracks) for
overstaying his pass on September 2, 1917.
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Sep 18, 1917
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Discharged to No 6 Rest Camp
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Sep 24, 1917
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Medical Board classifies him as “PB”
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Oct 4, 1917
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Medical Board declares him unfit for further
service in France
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Oct 19, 1917
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TOS CORD (Central Ontario Regimental Depot) on
reporting from France
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Nov 1, 1917
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On Command to No 1 CDD (Canadian Discharge
Depot) at Buxton
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Nov 6, 1917
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Ceases to be On Command to 1 CDD and is SOS to
Canada for discharge aboard the SS Olympic
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Nov 14, 1917
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Disembarked at St. John New Brunswick
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Jan 24, 1918
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Medical Board declares him fit for Category
“C” (fit for service in Canada only) duty but soldier elected to take his
discharge instead.
Discharged as Medically Unfit
Ø Proposed address on discharge – 30 LaPlance St., Amherst Nova
Scotia
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued, No 40031
Ø War Service Badge Class “B” issued, No 23190
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Aug 23, 1970
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deceased
Woodlawn
Cemetery
Saskatoon
Saskatchewan
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