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Sep 6, 1891
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Born in London, England to
Herbert A Cornell and Verena (nee Stevens) Chads
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Apr 20, 1912
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Embarked the SS Mongolian in
Liverpool
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May 2, 1912
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Montreal, Quebec
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Apr 29, 1913
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Married to Laurel Maye Vayne
Webster in St. John’s Church, Peterborough, Ontario
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Nov 24, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59148 (temporary number 1092)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Laurel Chands, wife,
Lakefield, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Analytical Chemist
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to the Headquarters Company
There was also an attestation
paper shown on the same date with the number 50428, but also showing the unit
as the 21st Battalion. Both
forms were signed by L/Col WSP Hughes, the Commanding Officer of the 21st
Battalion. The information on both
sets of papers is identical, with the exception of the service number.
Two weeks earlier, his
brother-in-law Wilbert Webster had
joined the 21st Battalion
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Dec 8, 1914
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Although not noted in his
file, a newspaper account reports that Private Chads was “appointed to the AMC
(Army Medical Corps” of the 21st Battalion
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Apr 30, 1915
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The temporary service number
was changed to 371
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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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May 30, 1915
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Service number was changed to
50428
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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
On arrival in France Private
Chads was transferred to the CAMC (Canadian Army Medical Corps) and remained attached
to the 21st Battalion on Water Detail
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Feb 14, 1916
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Granted 9 days leave
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Feb 22, 1916
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Rejoined the battalion from
leave
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Jul 31, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Aug 15, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion from
leave
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Feb 21, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Mar 9, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion from
leave
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Oct 11, 1918
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Attached to the 6th
Brigade Canadian Infantry for duty
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Jan 28, 1919
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Granted 14 days leave
While on leave in England, he
was placed in quarantine after being in contact with a person with measles
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Mar 7, 1919
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Rejoined the 6th
Brigade from leave
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Mar 22, 1919
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Attached to the 21st
Battalion for “regrouping”. In other
words, he rejoined the battalion for the return trip to Canada
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia
in Havre, France
On arrival in England he was
attached to “P” Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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Apr 18, 1919
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Medical exam in Witley notes
partial loss of vision due to Myopia that existed prior to enlistment. Glasses are required to correct his vision
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in
Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario by train
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May 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Service number on
discharge 50429
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 279713
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Lakefield, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box
177, Medicine Lodge, Kansas, USA.
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Feb 11, 1935
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Dudley Chads became a Naturalized
Citizen of the USA
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Apr 1, 1942
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Dudley Chads registered for
the WW2 USA Draft
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Mar 1, 1958
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Living at 321 South Oak St.,
Kansas City, Kansas, USA and the city directory lists his employment as Plant
Manager of the National Gypsum Company.
Dudley Chads died in Medicine
Lodge, Barber County, Kansas, USA in September of 1964 and is buried in the
Highland Cemetery there.
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