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Nov 20, 1893
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Born in Herne, England to
Alfred and Emily (nee George) Carey
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59137 (temporary number 734)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. A Carey, Legrain St.,
Martock, Somerset, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Rubber Worker at Bowmanville,
Ontario
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “G” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
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 7, 1915
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Admitted to the ship’s infirmary
with a diagnosis that reads Tonsillitis
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May 9, 1915
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Diagnosis was changed to read
Lobar Pneumonia
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and admitted directly to the Devonport Military Hospital
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Jun 5, 1915
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Sep 14, 1915
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Transferred to the Depot
Company and remained at West Sandling while the 21st Battalion embarked
for France
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling
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Nov 2, 1915
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Transferred to the CAPC
(Canadian Army Pay Corps) in Shorncliffe
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Nov 5, 1915
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Transferred to the COC
(Canadian Ordnance Corps) in Ashford
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Dec 15, 1915
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Attached to the 48th
Battalion for rations
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Feb 17, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian
Postal Corps in Shorncliffe
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Jul 29, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of
Acting Sergeant without pay
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Nov 24, 1916
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Attached to the Canadian Pay Corps
Details in Shorncliffe
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Sep 18, 1917
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Granted permission to marry
and subsequently married Edith Roberts, 7 Dover St., Folkestone, England
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Nov 1, 1917
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To receive pay of Acting
Sergeant
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Jun 10, 1918
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Appointed to the rank of
Acting Staff Sergeant with pay
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Dec 9, 1918
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Attached to the Canadian Army
Pay Corps Details in Rhyl
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Feb 18, 1919
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Granted leave until February
26, 1919 with free transportation
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Jun 2, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian
Army Pay Corps Depot
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Jun 4, 1919
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Transferred to “H”” Wing in Rhyl
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Aug 18, 1919
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Transferred to “R” Wing in
Rhyl
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Aug 27, 1919
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Transferred to the CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Oct 4, 1919
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Embarked the SS Belgic in Liverpool
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Oct 11, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Toronto, Ontario
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Oct 14, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Staff Sergeant
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge PO Box 445, New Toronto, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal Was sent to him at PO Box 445, New Toronto, Ontario
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Apr 25, 1934
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Alan Douglas Carey died while
a patient in the St. Joseph’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
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From
the August issue of the Communiqué
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