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 21st
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 1st
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 4th
Canadian Labour Battalion in Seaford
|
Mar 15, 1917
|
The 4th Canadian
Labour Battalion disembarked in France and the battalion proceeded by train
to Ouderdom, Belgium
|
Apr 9, 1917
|
Admitted to the 47th
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 4th 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
|
|