Feb 11, 1880
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Born in Pembroke, Ontario to Thomas
and Jenney (nee McCabe) Bromley
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Oct 9, 1906
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Edward’s wife Dora died of
Consumption in Petawawa, Ontario
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59096 (temporary number 401)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Thomas Bromley, mother,
Cobalt, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Scaler
o Later noted as Lumber Merchant
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “D” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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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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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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Jun 13, 1916
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While in the number 33 to 38
front line trenches near Verbrande Molen, Belgium, the battalion came under
an enemy artillery barrage. Private
Bromley was hit by 2 different shell fragments in his left leg and was
evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported to a
casualty clearing station
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Jun 14, 1916
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Transferred to the Australian
Hospital in Wimereux where surgery was performed to remove the shell fragments. The left leg became severely infected
causing loss of muscle
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Jun 20, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship St. Denis
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital in Millbank, London
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jul 20, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Bromley
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Sep 2, 1916
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Medical Board recommends that
he be returned to Canada for discharge from active service with a pension for
1 year
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Sep 5, 1916
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Discharged from hospital
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Sep 6, 1916
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Transferred to the CDD
(Canadian Discharge Depot) in Bath pending return to Canada
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Sep 30, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Liverpool
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Oct 5, 1916
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to the Quebec Discharge Depot, Quebec City, Quebec
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Oct 20, 1916
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After leaving Quebec City he
proceeded to Kingston, Ontario where he was admitted to the Elmhurst Convalescent
Home
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Dec 4, 1916
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Medical Board notes that he no
longer walks with crutches, however his leg is still extremely weak and will
remain so for at least 1 year. Further
treatment will be of no value and he is recommended for discharge from military
service
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Jan 5, 1917
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Discharged from the convalescent
home
Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badges
Class “A” and “B” were issued
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Pembroke, Ontario
Following the end of the war
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him a Box
83, Pembroke, Ontario
Following the war Edward
Bromley returned to work for the Ontario Government as a Timber Scaler
working out of the North Bay, Ontario office
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Dec 11, 1952
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Edward Holmes Bromley passed
away while a patient in the Sunnybrook Veteran’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario
of Cachexia and was buried in the York Cemetery, Beecroft Road, Toronto
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