Mar 23, 1875

Born in the Township of Elizabethtown, Leeds County, Ontario Canada

Feb 1, 1916

Attested into the 156^th Battalion at Brockville Ontario 

Ø      Number 639577

Ø      Next of Kin given as Ethel May Clark (wife) of the Armouries, Brockville Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as caretaker

Ø      Previous military experience given as “1 year Foot Guards and 17 years in the 41^st Regiment”

Ø      Religion given as Baptist

Oct 18, 1916

Embarked the SS Northland at Halifax for England

Oct 28, 1916

Disembarked at Liverpool England and proceeded to Witley Camp 

Ø      Appointed as A/BSM (Acting Battalion Sergeant Major)

Oct 26, 1917

Reverts to rank of A/L/Sgt (Acting Lance Sergeant) at his own request

Jan 18, 1918

Reverts to rank of Pte at his own request in order to proceed overseas 

Ø      Posted to the PPCLI (Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry) and proceeded overseas

Jan 19, 1918

Arrived at No 3 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) and TOS (Taken On Strength) the PPCLI

Jan 21, 1918

Arrived at CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)

Jun 5, 1918

SOS the PPCLI and posted to the 21^st Battalion

Jun 6, 1918

TOS 21^st Battalion

Jun 8, 1918

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field

Jul 10, 1918

Appointed to rank of L/Cpl

Aug 8, 1918

Suffered GSW to right shoulder

Aug 15, 1918

Suffered from gas attack

Aug 28, 1918

Promoted to rank of Sgt

Oct 11, 1918

Suffered from gas attack and GSW to calves of both legs

Oct 12, 1918

Admitted to No 7 Canadian General Hospital at Etaples France

Oct 15, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Princess Elizabeth and posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital

Admitted to the Norfolk War Hospital at Thorpe, Norfolk

Jan 7, 1919

Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park, Epsom

Jan 13, 1919

TOS 6^th Reserve Battalion

Jan 15, 1919

Discharged from hospital to duty

Feb 8, 1919

SOS 6^th Reserve Battalion on posting to MD #3 at Kinmel Park

Feb 17, 1919

Embarked the Empress of Britain for Canada

TOS MD #3 Sub Depot Ottawa

Feb 25, 1919

Disembarked in Canada

Mar 1, 1919

Granted leave with Subsistence until March 14, 1919

Mar 15, 1919

Medical Board at Ottawa determines that he is suffering from Asthma due to being gassed in the trenches and that it is “probably permanent”

Mar 21, 1919

Discharged from the CEF as “Medically Unfit” 

Ø      Given War Service Badge Class “A”, No 102678

Ø      Proposed address on discharge “The Armouries, Pine St., Brockville Ontario

Ø      British War Medal and Victory Medals sent to the above address

Jul 3, 1919

Awarded the Military Medal, London Gazette #31430

Jun 13, 1954

Deceased

Oakland Cemetery
Brockville ON