Dec 25, 1869

Born in Liverpool, England

May 24, 1912

Embarked the SS Virginian in Liverpool with his wife and 2 children

May 31, 1912

Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to Cobourg, Ontario

Nov 5, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 59118 (temporary number 273)

Ø  Next of kin given as Elizabeth Burnett, wife, Box 272 Cobourg, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Sailor

Ø  Previous military experience given as Royal Garrison Artillery with service in China, Ceylon, Malta and Gibraltar

Ø  Religion given as Roman Catholic

Ø  Posted to “C” 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

Feb 25, 1915

Admitted to the Kingston Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Influenza

Mar 11, 1915

Discharged to duty from hospital

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

Jul 24, 1915

Forfeited 1 day’s pay for being absent

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer

Nov 13, 1916

Admitted to the No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance with poor vision

Nov 15, 1916

Transferred to the No. 4 Stationary Hospital, in Arques, France and the diagnosis was changed to read Hyper Astigmatism

Nov 18, 1916

Discharged to duty at the Canadian Base Depot in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France

Dec 10, 1916

After being given a Medical Category of PB (Permanent Base) he was transferred to the Canadian Army Corps Headquarters in France for duty

Jan 10, 1917

Granted 10 days leave

Jan 19, 1917

Admitted to the 1^st Eastern General Hospital in Liverpool while on leave with a diagnosis that reads Otitis Media (an ear infection)

Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) while in hospital

Feb 14, 1917

Discharged from hospital and attached to the Garrison Duty Depot in Hastings

Mar 6, 1917

Transferred to the 4^th Canadian Labour Battalion in Seaford

Mar 15, 1917

The 4^th Canadian Labour Battalion disembarked in France and the battalion proceeded by train to Ouderdom, Belgium

Apr 9, 1917

Admitted to the 47^th Division Rest Station with a diagnosis that reads Pyrexia.  Transferred the same day to the No. 6 London Field Ambulance

Apr 22, 1917

Discharged from the field ambulance and rejoined the 4^th Labour Battalion in Ouderdom, Belgium

Sep 22, 1917

Transferred to the CGBD (Canadian Garrison Base Depot)

Oct 14, 1917

Proceeded to England and transferred to the QRD (Quebec Regimental Depot) in Shoreham after being classified “unfit for service in France”

Nov 21, 1917

Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada

Dec 6, 1917

Embarked the SS Justicia in Liverpool

Dec 19, 1917

Disembarked in New York City, New York, USA and proceeded to Cobourg, Ontario

Dec 23, 1917

Taken On Strength the Cobourg Military Hospital, Cobourg, Ontario

Jun 19, 1918

Transferred to the No. 3 District Army Medical Corps Training Depot and attached to the Cobourg Military Hospital for duty

Sep 17, 1918

Admitted to the Ontario Military Hospital in Cobourg with a diagnosis that reads Neurasthenia and Arteriosclerosis

Oct 12, 1918

Discharged from hospital care and remained on duty at the hospital

Jan 2, 1919

Admitted to the Ontario Military Hospital in Cobourg with a diagnosis that reads Contact Chicken Pox.  There is no entry in the file to indicate when he was discharged

May 12, 1919

Admitted to the Ontario Military Hospital in Cobourg with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis

May 15, 1919

Discharged from hospital care and remained on duty at the hospital

May 18, 1919

Readmitted to the Ontario Military Hospital in Cobourg with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis, Neurasthenia, arteriosclerosis, over age and defective eye sight

Jun 25, 1919

Discharged from hospital care and remained on duty at the hospital

May 7, 1920

Discharged from the CEF in Cobourg, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  War Service Badge Class “A” issued

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge Box 272, Cobourg, Ontario

Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box 272, Cobourg, Ontario

Jan 24, 1931

Thomas’s wife Elizabeth, died in Cobourg, Ontario of a Cerebral Hemorrhage

Feb 28, 1937

Thomas Burnett died of Cancer of the lungs in Cobourg, Ontario and was buried in the St. Michael’s Cemetery in Cobourg.  It would appear that he had remarried as his next of kin at the time of death was listed as his widow, Mrs. Martha Burnett, 79 Burnaby Blvd., Toronto, Ontario