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Aug 15, 1892
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Born at Shelburne Nova Scotia
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May 29, 1915
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Attested into the 59th Battalion at
Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 455016 (original number A55016.
The “A” was later changed to a “4”
Ø Next of kin given as Sophia Collupy (wife) of Bath Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Nurse
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned as a Stretcher Bearer
In addition to his wife, he claimed 2 daughters
(Abigail and Sarah) as dependents, he also stated that his mother, Abigail E Collupy, was
living at 71 Thorndike St, Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
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Apr 1, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Apr 11, 1916
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Disembarked at Liverpool England and proceeded
to the Borden Camp
Appointed to the Provisional Rank of Lance
Corporal
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion at West Sandling Camp
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Aug 10, 1916
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Reverts to rank of Pte in order to proceed to
France
Posted to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 12, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in
France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Aug 29, 1916
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Left the CBD and joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion in the field
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Sep 17, 1916
Joined the 21st Battalion from the 2nd Entrenching Battalion
This is the date recorded in the file,
however, I suspect this is in error. In an
interview done following the war, he clearly remembers the attack at Courcelette on the 15th
of September. There was a draft of 30
soldiers that left the 2nd Entrenching Battalion on September 3rd
for the 21st Battalion and it is most likely that Pte Collupy was with that
draft, not on the 17th. Below is a
portion of the recorded interview:
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Oct 3, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal to
replace L/Cpl Packer who had been promoted
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Mar 12, 1917
Awarded the Military Medal per the London Gazette #29981
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Aug 15, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Aug 26, 1917
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Rejoined the Battalion from leave
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Sep 6, 1917
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Reverts to rank of Pte at his own request
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Nov 3, 1917
The Battalion entered the front line near Crest
Farm at Passchendaele at 2.15 am and at 4.45 am the Germans “made a determined
attack”. Below is Pte Collupy’s
recollection of that attack, taken from a recorded interview:
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Mar 2, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Mar 17, 1918
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Rejoined Battalion from leave
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Jul 5, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian Labour Pool on being
classified “B1”
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Jul 8, 1918
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TOS the 21st Battalion for duty in
the Water Detail
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Aug 9, 1918
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Promoted to rank of Corporal to replace Cpl Holden who had been Killed in Action
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Jan 20, 1919
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Granted 14 days leave
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Feb 14, 1919
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Rejoined the Battalion from leave
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia at Havre and
proceeded to England
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia at Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked at Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston Ontario by train
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May 24, 1919
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Arrived in Kingston Ontario and discharged from
the CEF
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 277338
Ø Rank on discharge Corporal
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Bath Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Main St, Bath Ontario
Charles Collupy is shown below with his great
granddaughter Carolyn
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Charles Collupy died in
1981 in Bath, Ontario following his career as the Post Master there.
St.
John's Anglican Church Cemetery
Bath, Ontario
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