Mar 10, 1892
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Born in Sussex, England to
Ernest Llewellyn Walters and Jane (nee Purvey) Button
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Nov 14, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59124 (temporary number 986)
Ø Next of kin given as Florence Button, Sussex,
England
Ø Previous occupation given as Tanner
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to the Depot Company as a Scout
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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Oct 8, 1915
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While occupying the front line
C Trenches on the Ypres Salient in Belgium, Private Button received shrapnel
wounds to his back and was evacuated to the No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance
for first aid before being transported to the No. 8 Casualty Clearing Station
for treatment
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Oct 10, 1915
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Transferred via the No. 3
Ambulance Train and admitted to the No. 24 General Hospital in Etaples,
France for further treatment
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Oct 21, 1915
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Transferred to the
Convalescent Camp in Etaples to continue his recovery
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Nov 2, 1915
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Discharged to the Canadian
Base Depot in the Rouelles Camp, Havre
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Nov 6, 1915
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After leaving the base depot
he rejoined the 21st Battalion
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Nov 21, 1915
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion from the Trench Warfare School
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Feb 29, 1916
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While on a work party on the
Ypres Salient, Private Button received a bullet wound that entered his left
shoulder above the clavicle and exited his back near his spine. A bullet fragment penetrated the upper part
of his left lung. He was evacuated to
the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance and transported to the No. 1 Casualty
Clearing Station for treatment
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Mar 2, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 17
Ambulance Train and admitted to the No. 3 Canadian General Hospital in
Boulogne
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Mar 19, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Jan Breydel
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the St. Luke’s War Hospital in Halifax, Yorkshire
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Apr 8, 1916
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Transferred to the Moore Barracks
Hospital and complains of being weak and short of breath
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Apr 12, 1916
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Transferred to the Monks
Horton Canadian Convalescent Hospital
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Apr 19, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom for 4 weeks of physical
training
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May 17, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and
transferred to the 39th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling
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Oct 14, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of
Acting Lance Corporal
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Nov 14, 1916
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Dec 4, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of
Acting Corporal without pay
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Jan 4, 1917
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Transferred to the newly
formed 6th Reserve Battalion in East Sandling. Shortly after the formation of the
battalion, it was moved to Seaford to train reinforcements for the front
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Feb 23, 1917
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Maurice’s father Ernest LW
Button was killed in action in France while serving with the 7th
Battalion, Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment. He has no known grave and his name is
commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
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Mar 19, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot
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Apr 2, 1917
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Attached to the Canadian
Officer Training School in Bexhill
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Apr 28, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford with the rank of Lieutenant
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Jun 12, 1917
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Qualified 2nd Class
at the 5th Course of Instruction at the Canadian Trench Warfare
School in Bexhill
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Jul 17, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot and attached to the 3rd CCD (Canadian
Command Depot) as Bombing Officer
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Mar 3, 1918
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Married to Gertrude Grace
Green in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England
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Sep 6, 1918
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Sep 26, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 27, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian
Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a draft of 1,000
reinforcements from England and Taken On Strength the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 28, 1918
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After leaving the base depot
he joined the CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp Aubin St Vaast
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Oct 4, 1918
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, Lieutenant Button rejoined the 21st Battalion
on the Hindenburg Support Line and was posted to the Specialist Section as
the Scout Officer
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Oct 11, 1918
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While the 21st
Battalion was attacking in the area north-east of Iwuy, France, Lieutenant
Button received a slight wound to his face, but after receiving first aid
from the battalion’s Medical Officer, he remained with the battalion
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Oct 20, 1918
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Admitted to the 4th
Canadian Field Ambulance with an undescribed illness and was discharged the
same day
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Oct 26, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Oct 30, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 42
Casualty Clearing Station for treatment
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Nov 2, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 36 AT
(Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 20 Canadian General Hospital in
Dannes Camiers, France
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Nov 10, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and
posted to the Canadian Infantry Base Depot in Etaples for light duties
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Nov 21, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 20 General
Hospital in Camiers with a diagnosis that reads Coryza, an inflammation of
the nasal passage
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Nov 25, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Stad Antwerpen
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Horton County of London War Hospital in Epsom and the
diagnosis is changed to read Bronchitis
Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 6, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Matlock, Bath
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Dec 12, 1918
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Discharged from hospital with
sick leave and to report to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
on completion of leave
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Mar 1, 1919
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Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot and attached to the 3rd Canadian
Convalescent Depot
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Mar 31, 1919
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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May 10, 1919
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Embarked the SS Scandinavian
in Liverpool with his wife and 5-month-old son. Their stated destination was Madoc, Ontario
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May 18, 1919
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Disembarked in Montreal,
Quebec and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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May 21, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston
Ø Rank on discharge
Lieutenant
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Madoc, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 635
Greenwood Ave., Toronto, Ontario
In 1920, Maurice Button was
employed with the Grand Trunk Railway, which later became the Canadian
National Railway. He took charge of
the Rail Yard in Belleville, Ontario and while living in Belleville, took on
the position of Secretary-Treasurer of the 21st Battalion
Association. He retired from the CNR
in in 1957. In 1958 he is noted as
living in St. Laurent, Quebec, but had returned to live in the Belleville
area by 1961.
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Mar 22, 1933
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Entered the USA at Niagara
Falls, New York with his wife and 2 children in transit to England
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Apr 21, 1933
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Embarked the SS Ascania in
Southampton with his wife and 2 children
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May 2, 1933
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Disembarked in Montreal,
Quebec
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Mar 20, 1957
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Just a couple of months after
his retirement, Maurice and his wife embarked the RMS Queen Elizabeth in New
York City, USA
Maurice and Gertrude visited
family in various parts of England
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May 9, 1957
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Embarked the RMS Queen
Elizabeth in Southampton for the return voyage home to Canada
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Feb 5, 1963
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Maurice Bertram Button died in
Belleville, Ontario was buried in the Belleville Cemetery
From
the Belleville Intelligencer
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