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Jan 21, 1891
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Born in Plevna, Ontario to John and Ida (nee
Randolph) Card
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Oct 11, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Renfrew, Ontario
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Jan 17, 1918
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Conscripted into the 2nd Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 3320456
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Ida
Card, mother, Plevna, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Machinist
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Posted to the 1st
Regimental Draft
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Feb 12, 1918
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Embarked the SS Lapland in Halifax, Nova Scotia
as part of the 1st Regimental Draft of the 2nd Depot Battalion,
EOR
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Feb 25, 1918
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Disembarked in Glasgow, Scotland and proceeded to
Seaford, England where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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Jun 10, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jun 11, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot)
in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st Battalion
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Jun 17, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he arrived at the
CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Aug 17, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Card joined the 21st Battalion in Guillaucourt, France
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Aug 26, 1918
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During the advance on Achicourt, France, Private
Card was wounded in the right foot by shrapnel and evacuated to the No. 4 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid before being transported to a CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station)
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Aug 27, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 55 General Hospital in
Boulogne, France
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Aug 31, 1918
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Invalided to England board the Hospital Ship
Cambria
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Auxiliary
Military Hospital in Frodsham
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 16, 1918
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Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
On admission it was noted that the wound had
healed, but he could not put any weight on his right foot and could not flex
his toes on that foot
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Jan 29, 1919
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Discharged from hospital and attached to the 3rd
CCD (Canadian Command Depot) in Seaford for physical training and exercise
Granted 12 days sick leave
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Feb 20, 1919
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Mar 12, 1919
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Attached to Military District No. 3 Wing in Kinmel Park, Rhyl
pending return to Canada
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Mar 23, 1919
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Embarked the SS Empress of Britain in Liverpool
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Mar 31, 1919
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick
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Apr 1, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 91736
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Lavant, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Plevna, Ontario
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Mar 11, 1920
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Married to Annie May Dalgleish in Toronto,
Ontario
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Jan 8, 1959
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Harold Randolph Card died while a patient of the
Sunnybrook Veterans Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the Park
Lawn Cemetery, Toronto
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