Nov 1, 1896 |
Born at West
Guildford, Ontario
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Dec 13, 1915 |
Shown on Pay
Sheet for 109th Battalion CEF
|
Dec 15, 1915 |
Promoted to rank
of Cpl
|
Dec 21, 1915 |
Attested into
the 109th Battalion at Lindsay Ontario
Ø Number 726039
Ø Next of kin given as Amelia Cooper (mother) of West Guildford, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø Previous military experience given as Home Guard
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “D” Company
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Jul 24, 1916 |
Embarked the SS
Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia
|
Jul 31, 1916 |
Disembarked at
Liverpool England
|
Aug 5, 1916 |
Appointed to
rank of Provisional Corporal
|
Oct 5, 1916 |
Transferred to
21st Battalion
|
Oct 6, 1916 |
Arrived at CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength) of 21st
Battalion
Reverts to
rank of Pte
|
Nov 2, 1916 |
Left to join
unit
|
Nov 5, 1916 |
Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The 21st Battalion
was in the front line trenches in the Calonne area
|
Dec 26, 1916 |
Proceeded on the
Lewis Gun Course
|
Jan 1, 1917 |
Returned to duty
from the Lewis Gun Course
|
Jan 12, 1917 |
Appointed to
rank of L/Cpl to replace L/Cpl JJ Higgins who had been wounded
|
Apr 9, 1917 |
Promoted to rank
of Cpl to replace Cpl JJ Higgins who had been wounded
Received a
shrapnel wound to face and admitted to the Field Ambulance
|
Apr 12, 1917 |
Transferred to
No 1 Convalescent Depot at Boulogne then
discharged to Base Details “A” (a convalescent Company)
|
Apr 17, 1917 |
Arrived at CBD
from Boulogne “A”
|
Apr 19, 1917 |
Left CBD to join
21st Battalion
|
Apr 22, 1917 |
Rejoined 21st
Battalion from hospital
|
Aug 16, 1917 |
Admitted to 1st
South African General Hospital at Abbeyville with a GSW to right leg
This was during the fighting
at Hill 70
|
Sep 24, 1917 |
Transferred to
No 5 Convalescent Hospital at Cayeux
|
Oct 10, 1917 |
Discharged from
hospital to Base Details at Etaples
|
Oct 11, 1917 |
Taken on No 2
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre
|
Oct 17, 1917 |
Left CIBD to
join unit and arrived at CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
|
Nov 6, 1917 |
Left CCRC to
join unit
|
Nov 7, 1917 |
Promoted to rank
of Sgt
|
Nov 20, 1917 |
Rejoined the 21st
Battalion
The Battalion was in billets
at Camblain L’Abbe being reinforced, re-equipping, and doing some training.
|
Dec 2, 1917 |
Granted 14 days
leave
|
Dec 20, 1917 |
Rejoined
Battalion from leave
|
Apr 25, 1918 |
Awarded the
Military Medal as per London Gazette #30652
|
Aug 27, 1918 |
Wounded by
shrapnel to left shoulder and admitted to No 42 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
This was in action along the
Cambrai Road in the Telegraph Hill Sector
|
Aug 28, 1918 |
Transferred via
No 5 AT (Ambulance Transport) and admitted to No 53 General Hospital at Boulogne
|
Sep 3, 1918 |
Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Pieter de Coninck
Admitted to
Grange War Hospital
Posted to
EORD while in hospital
|
Sep 23, 1918 |
Transferred to
Bexhill Military Hospital at Shorncliffe
|
Sep 26, 1918 |
Transferred to
PPCRC (Princess Patricia Canadian Red Cross) Hospital at Bexhill
|
Nov 1, 1918 |
Transferred to
No 14 Canadian General Hospital at Eastbourne, Sussex
|
Nov 2, 1918 |
Surgery
performed to remove inflamed Appendix
|
Dec 16, 1918 |
Transferred to
PPCRC Hospital
|
Jan 14, 1919 |
Discharged from
and TOS 6th Reserve Battalion at Witley
|
Jan 24, 1919 |
TOS Kinmel Park
Rhyl MD#3 pending return to Canada
Awarded Bar
to Military Medal per London Gazette #31142
This was
awarded for acts of bravery on August 8, 1918 at Marcelcave
|
Feb 10, 1919 |
Embarked the
Royal George at Liverpool
|
Feb 20, 1919 |
Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia
|
Feb 24, 1919 |
TOS MD#3 at
Kingston Ontario
|
Feb 25, 1919 |
Granted leave
with subsistence until March 10, 1919
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Mar 14, 1919 |
Discharged from
the CEF at Kingston Ontario
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 90588
Ø Proposed residence on discharge – West Guildford Ontario
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Feb 7, 1923 |
British War
Medal and Victory Medal sent to West Guildford Ontario
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