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Aug 27, 1882
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Born in Brockville Ontario to
Robert and Helen Felecia (nee Seaton) Cleland
Listed on the 1901 Census with
last name spelled Clelland, and his birth date as Aug 27, 1883
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Dec 15, 1902
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Shown on the payroll of No. 1
Company, 41st Regiment, Brockville Rifles
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Jan 11, 1915
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59165
(temporary number 1214)
Ø Next of kin given
as Robert Cleland, father, of 66 Abbott St, Brockville Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Railroad Conductor with the Grand Trunk Railway
Ø Previous military
experience given as 41st Regiment Brockville Rifles, for 3 years
Ø Religion given as
Presbyterian
Ø Posted to #1
Platoon, “A” Company
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama at
Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at Devonport
England and proceeded to West Sandling Camp near Hythe, Kent
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St Seiriol at
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at Boulogne France
and proceeded to St Omer
Promoted to rank of Lance Corporal
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Oct 9, 1915
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Treated and released from the
field hospital for Coryza, a severe head cold
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Nov 8, 1915
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Proceeded on the Bombing
Course
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Nov 14, 1915
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Rejoined the battalion from
the Bombing Course
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Apr 9, 1916
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During the heavy fighting at
the St. Eloi Craters on the Ypres Salient in Belgium during the night of
April 8/9, L/Cpl Cleland received shrapnel wounds to his left hand and left
leg. He was evacuated first to a field
ambulance for first aid.
The battalion’s war diary recorded
36 men killed or wounded in that action
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Apr 10, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 10,
Casualty Clearing Station in Poperinge, Belgium
He was transported via the No.
23 Ambulance Train and admitted to the No. 3 Canadian General Hospital in
Boulogne, France where pieces of shrapnel were removed from his hand
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Apr 20, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Cambria
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Taplow
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Aug 13, 1916
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Surgery was performed to open the
wound in his leg due to infection and to allow drainage
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Sep 30, 1916
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Transferred to the Hillingdon
House Convalescent Hospital in Uxbridge
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Oct 9, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and
reported to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre for light duty
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Oct 11, 1916
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Transferred to the CDD
(Canadian Discharge Depot) in Bath pending return to Canada
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Oct 15, 1916
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Attached to the Canadian
Discharge Depot in Shoreham pending return to Canada
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Oct 31, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Liverpool
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Nov 5, 1916
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec
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Nov 8, 1916
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Medical Board at Quebec City
notes
Ø Patient cannot bend
little or ring fingers of left hand
Ø Walks with a limp
due to loss of muscle from shrapnel wounds and bad shoes
Ø Has good physique
and health
Ø Damage to hand is
permanent
Ø Leg should heal in
3 months
The board recommended he be treated
in a Toronto convalescent home
Granted 10 days sick leave with
orders to report to Toronto Convalescent Home on completion of leave
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Nov 23, 1916
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Admitted to convalescent home
in Toronto, Ontario
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Apr 5, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in
Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Lance Corporal
Ø War Service Badge Class
“A” issued
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
Ø There was no
proposed residence given on discharge
Following the end of the war,
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 66
Abbott St., Brockville, Ontario
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Jun 28, 1919
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Married to Lucy Iola Mable
Salls in Newport, Vermont
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Sep 13, 1962
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James Edward Cleland died
while a patient in the Brockville General Hospital, Brockville, Ontario
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