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Aug 31, 1883
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Born at
Postcombe Oxfordshire England
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Sep 14, 1915
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Attested into
the 93rd Battalion at Peterborough Ontario
Ø Number 195053
Ø Next of kin given as Emanuel Clarke (father) of Postcombe Oxfordshire
England
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
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Jul 15, 1916
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Embarked the RMS
Empress of Britain at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Jul 25, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England
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Oct 6, 1916
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TOS (Taken On
Strength) 39th Reserve Battalion at the West Sandling Camp
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Oct 27, 1916
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Posted to the 21st
Battalion
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Nov 3, 1916
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Nov 21, 1916
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Arrived at the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion from the CBD
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Nov 26, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field from the 2nd Entrenching Battalion and assigned to
“C” Company
The 21st Battalion was in Brigade Support at Calonne
recovering from the fighting on the Somme. During
the period that they were here, they supplied work parties for various tasks at or near
the front
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Mar 15, 1917
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Admitted to No 2
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis of Influenza
He was
transferred the same day to the CCRS (Canadian Corps Rest Station)
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Mar 17, 1917
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Transferred to
No 6 CFA and the diagnosis now reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin) which is a fever
without a known cause
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Mar 28, 1917
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Transferred to
the Liverpool Merchants Mobile Hospital at Etaples
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Apr 4, 1917
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Brighton
Posted to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
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Apr 6, 1917
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Admitted to No 3
Northern General Hospital at Sheffield
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Apr 14, 1917
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Transferred to
Convalescent Depot at Frickley
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May 23, 1917
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Transferred to
the Summerdown Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Eastbourne
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Jun 6, 1917
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Transferred to
Canadian Military Hospital at Eastbourne. Diagnosis
changed to read Myalgia
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Jun 8, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and posted to the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Apr 11, 1918
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TOS the 21st
Battalion on arrival at 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre France
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Apr 14, 1918
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Left 2 CIBD and
proceeded to the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
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May 10, 1918
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Left CC Rein C
to join the 21st Battalion
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May 12, 1918
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion was in the front line
trenches in the Mercatel Section
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Sep 4, 1918
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Announcement of
being awarded the Military Medal appeared in the 2nd Division Routine Orders. This was awarded for his actions during the attack
at Marcelcave on August 8, 1918
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Sep 28, 1918
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Admitted to No 5
General Hospital at Rouen with a diagnosis of Trench Fever
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Oct 4, 1918
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Invalided (Sick)
to England aboard the Hospital Ship Prince George
Admitted to
the 2nd Western Hospital at Manchester
TOS the EORD
while in hospital
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Dec 3, 1918
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Transferred to
the Military Convalescent Hospital at Epsom
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Dec 11, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and TOS the 6th
Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Jan 3, 1919
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On Command to
Kinmel Park, Witley, pending return to Canada
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Jan 12, 1919
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Embarked the
Empress of Britain at Liverpool
By
coincidence, this is the same ship that he sailed to England on in 1916
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Jan 21, 1919
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Announcement of
the Military Medal in London Gazette #31142
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Jan 22, 1919
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston Ontario
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Jan 26, 1919
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TOS the Casualty
Company, No 3 District Depot, Kingston Ontario
Granted leave
of absence with subsistence until February 8, 1919
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Feb 15, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF at Kingston Ontario
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 90043
Ø Proposed residence on discharge – Keene Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge – Private
Following his
discharge, the British War Medal and Victory Medal were sent to him at Keene Ontario
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Sep 30, 1961
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Died at the
Belleville General Hospital, Belleville Ontario
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