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May 2, 1895
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Born in Brighton, England to Robert and Mary (nee
Marchant) Churchill
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Jul 14, 1910
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Embarked the SS Corsican in Liverpool with his
mother and 5 siblings
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Jul 21, 1910
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
Acton, Ontario to join his father who had come to Canada earlier
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Oct 13, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Oshawa, Ontario
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Jan 7, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 4020532
Ø Next of kin given as Mary Ann
Churchill, mother, Bowmanville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
Ø No previous military experience
given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to the 2nd
Regimental Draft
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Jan 22, 1918
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The 2nd Regimental Draft embarked the
SS Scotian in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Feb 6, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the draft
was absorbed into the 7th Reserve Battalion in Seaford to continue
training
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Feb 15, 1918
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Aug 9, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples,
France and Taken On Strength of the 21st Battalion
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Aug 15, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, Private Churchill
joined the 21st Battalion in west of Fouquescourt, France and was
posted to “A” Company
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the Occupying
Force and proceeded to Seigburg
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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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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, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 279860
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Bowmanville, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Acton, Ontario
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Nov 8, 1919
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Married to Annie Gray Lownie in Orono, Ontario
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May 2, 1965
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Frederick Churchill died and was buried in the
Oshawa Union Cemetery, Oshawa, Ontario
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