Jun 15, 1897
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Born at Port
Hope Ontario to William James and Edith May (nee Huyck) Burt
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Aug 31, 1915
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Shown on the
payroll of the 34th Battery, 9th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
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Sep 1, 1915
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Transferred to
and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 3rd Division Cyclist Platoon
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Oct 5, 1915
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Attested into
the 93rd Battalion at Peterborough Ontario
Ø Number 195027
Ø Next of kin given as Edith M Burt (mother) of Bramley St, Port Hope
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Book Keeper
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
He lied about
his age, stating that he was born June 15, 1896
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Jan 1, 1916
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Promoted to rank
of Acting Corporal
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Feb 1, 1916
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Reverts to rank
of Private at his own request
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Jul 15, 1916
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Embarked the
Empress of Britain at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Jul 25, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe Kent
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Oct 6, 1916
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The 93rd
Battalion was absorbed into the 39th Reserve Battalion and Pte Burt was TOS
their strength with the rest of the Battalion
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Oct 27, 1916
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Posted to the 21st
Battalion
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Nov 3, 1916
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Nov 15, 1916
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Will made out
leaving his estate to his mother Edith May Burt at Port Hope Ontario
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Nov 18, 1916
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Left for the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion
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Nov 21, 1916
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion at Hersin
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Nov 26, 1916
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Left the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion and joined the 21st Battalion in the field
The Battalion was in Brigade
Support at Calonne. While here, they supplied
work parties for various units
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Dec 17, 1916
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Proceeded on the
Bombing Course
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Dec 25, 1916
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion from the Bombing Course
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Apr 9, 1917
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Received
shrapnel wounds to his right arm during the attack at Vimy Ridge. It is not recorded in his file, but he would have
been treated first at the RAP (Regimental Aid Post) by the Battalion’s Medical
Officer. He would then have been transported
to a Field Ambulance for emergency treatment and evaluation. From there he would have been sent to a CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) prior to being sent to a hospital
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Apr 11, 1917
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Transferred to
the 2nd Australian General Hospital at Wimereux
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Apr 14, 1917
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Jan Breydel
Posted to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
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Apr 15, 1917
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Admitted to the
No 3 Western General Hospital at Cardiff
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Apr 21, 1917
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Transferred to
the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Wokingham
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Jun 8, 1917
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His wounds are
noted as not healing well as well as recurrent drainage from his left ear
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Jun 29, 1917
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Transferred to
the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Epsom
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Aug 2, 1917
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Transferred to
the Ontario Military Hospital at Orpington
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Oct 4, 1917
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Transferred to
the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Bromley
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Nov 2, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and placed On Command to the 3rd CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) at
Seaford
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Jan 2, 1918
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Medical Board at
Seaford notes that since his being wounded at Vimy Ridge, his left hear has been draining
almost constantly. The ear drum had been
ruptured and the diagnosis reads Otitis Media, an acute inner ear infection
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Jan 10, 1918
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Posted to the
EORD Depot Company at Seaford
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Jan 25, 1918
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On Command to
the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) at Buxton pending return to Canada
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Jan 31, 1918
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Admitted to the
Central Military Hospital at Lichfield diagnosis reads NYD (Not Yet Determined)
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Feb 6, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital
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Feb 23, 1918
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Embarked the SS
Grampian at Liverpool
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Mar 17, 1918
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Disembarked at
St John New Brunswick and proceeded to Kingston Ontario.
On arrival in
Kingston he was posted to the Casualty Unit at Fort Henry.
This was a Convalescent unit for soldiers who could not perform regular duties.
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Apr 5, 1918
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Admitted to the
Kingston General Hospital diagnosed with Tonsillitis.
He is also noted as having chronic ear trouble with occasional drainage from the
left ear
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Apr 18, 1918
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Posted to the #3
District Depot Casualty Company Kingston
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Apr 20, 1918
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Discharged to
unit from hospital
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May 27, 1918
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Reported to be
AWL (Absent Without Leave)
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Jun 4, 1918
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Reported for
duty and forfeited 9 days pay
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Jun 14, 1918
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Admitted to the
Queen Street Military Hospital diagnosed with VDS (Venereal Disease Syphilis)
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Jul 30, 1918
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Transferred to
the Queen’s Military Hospital at 3.00 am after having gone into seizures and becoming
comatose. The diagnosis is changed to read
Anaemic Poisoning
He died at
9.45 pm.
A Board of
Inquiry was assembled to investigate the circumstances of his death. After making note of the details leading up to his
death, the Pathologist expressed that in his opinion:
“death was of uraemic origin,
though cumulative effects of diarsenol on cerebral cortex cannot be excluded.”
Diarsenol was
the drug that was used in the treatment for the Syphilis symptoms. This drug was later discovered to have extreme
side effects that could cause death.
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May 4, 1921
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The following
were sent to his father Wm J Burt, at The Pines, Bramley Street, Port Hope Ontario
Ø British War Medal
Ø Victory Medal
Ø Plaque (commonly called the Dead Man’s Penny)
Ø Scroll
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Jan 30, 1922
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Memorial Cross
sent to his mother Mrs Edith Burt at The Pines, Bramley Street, Port Hope Ontario
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