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Mar 23, 1875
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Born in the Township of Elizabethtown, Leeds
County, Ontario Canada
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Feb 1, 1916
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Attested into the 156th 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 41st Regiment”
Ø Religion given as Baptist
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Oct 18, 1916
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Embarked the SS Northland at Halifax for
England
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked at Liverpool England and proceeded
to Witley Camp
Ø Appointed as A/BSM (Acting Battalion Sergeant Major)
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Oct 26, 1917
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Reverts to rank of A/L/Sgt (Acting Lance
Sergeant) at his own request
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Jan 18, 1918
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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
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Jan 19, 1918
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Arrived at No 3 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) and TOS (Taken On Strength) the PPCLI
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Jan 21, 1918
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Arrived at CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement
Camp)
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Jun 5, 1918
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SOS the PPCLI and posted to the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 6, 1918
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TOS 21st Battalion
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Jun 8, 1918
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
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Jul 10, 1918
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Appointed to rank of L/Cpl
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Aug 8, 1918
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Suffered GSW to right shoulder
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Aug 15, 1918
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Suffered from gas attack
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Aug 28, 1918
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Promoted to rank of Sgt
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Oct 11, 1918
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Suffered from gas attack and GSW to calves of
both legs
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Oct 12, 1918
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Admitted to No 7 Canadian General Hospital at
Etaples France
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Oct 15, 1918
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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
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Jan 7, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent
Hospital at Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jan 13, 1919
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TOS 6th Reserve Battalion
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Jan 15, 1919
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Discharged from hospital to duty
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Feb 8, 1919
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SOS 6th Reserve Battalion on
posting to MD #3 at Kinmel Park
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Feb 17, 1919
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Embarked the Empress of Britain for Canada
TOS MD #3 Sub Depot Ottawa
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Feb 25, 1919
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Disembarked in Canada
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Mar 1, 1919
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Granted leave with Subsistence until March 14,
1919
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Mar 15, 1919
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Medical Board at Ottawa determines that he is
suffering from Asthma due to being gassed in the trenches and that it is “probably
permanent”
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Mar 21, 1919
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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
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Jul 3, 1919
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Awarded the Military Medal, London Gazette
#31430
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Jun 13, 1954
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Deceased
Oakland Cemetery
Brockville ON
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