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May 3, 1888
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Born in Carlisle,
England
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the
21st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 59144 (temporary number 742)
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Next of kin given
as Mrs. Ellen Carruthers, wife, 19 Kings Arms Lane, Carlisle, England
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Previous
occupation given as Cooper
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Later noted as
Rubber Worker
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No previous
military experience given
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Religion given as
Church of England
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Posted to
“G” Company
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This was later
reorganized into “D” Company
His
brother William
Carruthers
MM attested into the battalion on the same day
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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Jan 4, 1916
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Attached to the 4th
Canadian Infantry Brigade Headquarters to be employed as a Trench Warden
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Feb 14, 1916
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Granted 9 days
leave
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Apr 23, 1916
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Admitted to the
No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads
Neurasthenia Shell Shock
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Apr 25, 1916
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Transferred to the
No. 5 CFA. He was
transferred the same day to the No. 4 CFA
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Apr 28, 1916
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Transferred to the
Division Rest Station at Mont des Cats for treatment
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May 6, 1916
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Discharged to duty
with the 21st Battalion from the Division Rest
Station
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the 21st
Battalion’s attack on and capture of the heavily defended
sugar factory south of Courcelette, France, Private Carruthers received
severe shrapnel wounds to his right shoulder that shattered his Scapula
bone. He was first
admitted to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported to
a casualty clearing station.
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Sep 19, 1916
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship St. David
On
arrival in England he was admitted to the 1st
Birmingham War Hospital, Rednal, Birmingham where surgery was performed
to remove shrapnel
Transferred
to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while
in hospital
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Nov 22, 1916
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Transferred to the
Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle
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Dec 18, 1916
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Transferred to the
Venice St., Auxiliary, 1st Western General
Hospital in Liverpool
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Dec 23, 1916
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Transferred to the
Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Feb 2, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and reported to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre in
Hastings for light duties
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Feb 4, 1917
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Admitted to the
No. 8 Canadian Stationary Hospital in Hastings, Sussex with his wound
draining. X-rays
show a large piece of shrapnel remaining near his humerus bone
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Feb 27, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre in Hastings
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Apr 4, 1917
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Transferred to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)
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Apr 9, 1917
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During the capture
of Vimy Ridge, his brother William Carruthers
MM received a wound in his left leg that required an amputation and
eventual return to Canada for discharge
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May 9, 1917
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Thomas was
attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending his
return to Canada
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May 26, 1917
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Embarked the SS
Justicia in Liverpool
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Jun 7, 1917
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Disembarked in
Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec
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Jun 11, 1917
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Medical Board at
Quebec City notes that shoulder wound is causing a 10% Permanent
Disability and he should receive further treatment in a convalescent
home
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Jul 4, 1917
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Admitted to the
Fleming Convalescent Home in Ottawa and transferred to the Elmhurst
Military Convalescent Home in Kingston to be treated as an Out Patient
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Jul 17, 1917
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Medical Board in
Kingston notes
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Suffers from
weakness of right arm and hand, the result of a compound fracture of
scapula caused by shrapnel
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Scapula is almost
immobile
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Limited movement
of right arm
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Board recommends a
further 3 months of convalescence
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Nov 1, 1917
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Admitted to the
Elmhurst Convalescent Home as an In Patient
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Dec 1, 1917
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Discharged from
the convalescent home
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Dec 31, 1917
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Discharged from
the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Rank on discharge
Private
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War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
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War Service Badge
Class “B” issued
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Proposed residence
on discharge 21A Grafton Ave., Parkdale, Toronto, Ontario
Following
his discharge, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals
were sent to him at 21A Grafton Ave., Toronto, Ontario
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Aug 15, 1924
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After a visit to
his homeland, Thomas embarked the SS Montcalm in England
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Aug 22, 1924
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Disembarked in
Quebec City, Quebec and proceeded to Toronto, Ontario
Thomas
Carruthers was reported in the Communiqué to have died in
England in 1934
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