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Feb 15, 1876
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Born at Kingston
Ontario
This date is taken from his 1914
Attestation Papers, but a medical report records his birth year as 1870, while the 1911
Census records his birth year as 1872
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59119 (temporary number 380)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Francis (Gertrude) Burns (wife) of 254
Division St, Kingston Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Driver
o Later noted as Electric Crane Operator for the Canadian Locomotive
Company
Ø Previous military experience given as 28 years with the 14th
Regiment, PWOR
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to “D” Company
o This was later reorganized into “C” Company
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Feb 2, 1915
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Promoted to
provisional rank of Cpl
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to West Sandling Camp, near Hythe Kent
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Jul 1, 1915
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Confirmed in
rank of Cpl
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Sep 1, 1915
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Transferred to
No 4 Company (“D” Coy)
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkstone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
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Nov 27, 1915
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Reverts to rank
of Pte at own request
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Feb 25, 1916
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Fined $5 and
sentenced to 14 days extra fatigues for:
1 - Late for parade
2 - Drunk and committing
a nuisance on parade
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Jun 27, 1916
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Admitted to No
13 General Hospital at Boulogne with shrapnel wounds to left arm and ear
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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 Centre) while in hospital
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Jul 5, 1916
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Admitted to
Military Hospital at Shorncliffe
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Oct 28, 1916
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Transferred to
the Granville Canadian Special Hospital at Ramsgate
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Nov 20, 1916
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Medical Board at
Granville Special Hospital notes:
Ø Shrapnel wound to arm causing limited movement
Ø Suffers from Rheumatism
Ø Is overage
Ø Fit for Permanent Base Duty only
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Nov 30, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital to CCAC at Hastings
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Dec 9, 1916
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On Command to
the GDD (Garrison Duty Depot) at Hastings
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Jan 10, 1917
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On Command to
Garrison Duty Company at Crowborough
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Mar 15, 1917
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TOS (Taken On
Strength) EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) at Seaford
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Mar 16, 1917
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Posted to
Canadian Engineer’s Regimental Depot
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Mar 20, 1917
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Medical Board
notes diagnosis as “Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis”. Notes that he has lost considerable weight, has
trouble keeping food down, has extremes in temperature and trouble sleeping.
Board
declares him unfit for any duty and recommends he be invalided to Canada for treatment.
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Apr 10, 1917
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Admitted to
Canadian Military Hospital at Eastbourne with Gastritis
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Apr 28, 1917
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Ceases to be On
Command to GDD and placed On Command to CCH (Canadian Convalescent Hospital) at Eastbourne
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Jun 18, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and SOS (Struck Off Strength) to Canada
Embarked the
Hospital Ship Letitia at Liverpool
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Jun 29, 1917
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston Ontario
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Jul 9, 1917
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Admitted to the
Mowat Sanatorium at Kingston
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Dec 28, 1917
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Medical Board at
the Mowat Hospital, Kingston declares him unfit for any service and recommends discharge,
and that he be re-examined in 6 months
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Jan 31, 1918
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Discharged at
Kingston Ontario as medically unfit for further service
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Jan 28, 1919
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Admitted to the
St Anne De Bellevue Hospital, near Montreal Quebec, with Neurasthenia
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Mar 7, 1919
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Discharged from
hospital
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Apr 18, 1921
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On this date,
and on Sept 12, 1921, the British War Medal and Victory Medal were sent to 123 Stephen St,
Kingston Ontario
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Apr 19, 1940
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Deceased, death
caused by service related illness.
St Mary's Cemetery
Kingston ON
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May 31, 1940
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Memorial Cross
sent to widow, Mrs Gertrude Burns, at 127 Stephen St, Kingston Ontario
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