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Oct 24, 1894
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Born at Redditch
England
Some documents read Redditch
Ontario, but I can find no community by that name. Most
documents in the service file indicate that he was born in England
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Nov 10, 1914
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Volunteered for
the CEF at the Lindsay Ontario Recruiting Office
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Nov 16, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59172 (temporary number 708)
Ø Next of kin given as Leslie Clyde (brother) of Kirkfield Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
o Later recorded as Insurance Clerk
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “F” Company
o Later reorganized into “C” 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 the 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
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Mar 18, 1916
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Admitted to the
Divisional Rest Station at No 6 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) diagnosed with Influenza
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Mar 26, 1916
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Transferred to
No 1 Canadian General Hospital at Etaples, diagnosis now reads Deviation Septum Nasal
which is a displacement of the cartilage in the nose
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Apr 4, 1916
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Transferred to
No 20 General Hospital at Camiers, and Scabies is now added to the diagnosis
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Apr 11, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital to No 3 Base Depot
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Apr 18, 1916
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Left Base Depot
to join unit
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Apr 20, 1916
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion in the field
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Aug 15, 1916
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While carrying a
tray of acid to wash his feet, he splashed some in his eyes. He was treated by the Battalion Medical Officer
but reported some loss of vision in left eye.
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the night
of September 15/16 Pte Clyde was buried twice by shells exploding close by. On the second occasion, he received severe
shrapnel wounds to his face and right eye. He
was treated at the CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) near Albert.
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Sep 16, 1916
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Admitted to the
No 1 Australian Hospital where surgery was performed to remove his eye.
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Sep 17, 1916
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Maheno
Posted to
CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) while in hospital
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Sep 18, 1916
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Admitted to No 2
Southern General Hospital at Bristol
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Sep 29, 1916
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Transferred to
the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Bearwood Park
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Nov 7, 1916
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Transferred to
the Canadian Westcliffe Eye, Nose and Ear Hospital at Folkestone
Four different surgeries were
performed here on his right eye socket to prepare for an artificial eye
He is also noted as suffering from Shell Shock
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Jan 26, 1917
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A glass eye was
fitted on this date
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Feb 2, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and reported to the CCAC at Hastings for light duties
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Feb 5, 1917
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Placed On
Command to the Garrison Duty Depot at Hastings for light duties at the Prisoner of War
Camp
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Mar 19, 1917
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Posted to the
Depot Company at EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) at Seaford where he was employed
in the Orderly Room
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Apr 5, 1917
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Awarded the Good
Conduct Badge
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May 8, 1917
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On Command to
CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) at Buxton pending return to Canada
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May 12, 1917
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Embarked the SS
Olympic at Liverpool
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May 21, 1917
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Montreal Quebec
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May 25, 1917
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Medical Board at
Montreal notes that in addition to the loss of the right eye, he is suffering from Shell
Shock and diminished vision in left eye. He
suffers from headaches and dizzy spells. Board
recommends that he be admitted to a Convalescent Home for 3 months
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May 31, 1917
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Admitted to the
Spadina Military Hospital Toronto Ontario as an Outpatient
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Jun 20, 1917
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Admitted to the
Toronto General Hospital
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Jun 22, 1917
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Additional
surgery performed on the eye socket
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Jul 6, 1917
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Transferred to
Spadina Military Hospital Toronto
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Jul 21, 1917
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Discharged and
listed as an outpatient pending discharge from the CEF
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Aug 31, 1917
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Discharged from
the CEF at Toronto Ontario
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Sep 1, 1917
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Received his
first payment of a $192 per year pension
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Oct 25, 1921
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British War
Medal and Victory Medal sent to him at Hagersville Ontario
In March of 1931 he married and moved to the Gaspé
Peninsula, Quebec
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Nov 3, 1961
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Deceased and buried in the Field of Honour, Mount Royal Cemetery, Montreal, Quebec
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