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Nov 13, 1891
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Born in Deseronto, Ontario
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Jun 27, 1906
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Shown on the payroll of the 16th
Regiment in Cobourg, Ontario with the rank of Private
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Feb 17, 1916
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Attested into the 155th
Battalion CEF in Deseronto, Ontario
Ø Number 636647
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Elizabeth Corby, mother, Deseronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Labourer
o Later noted as
Sailor
Ø Previous military
experience given as 6 years in the 16th Regiment
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
He could not read or write as
his signature was done with an “X” and witnessed as “his mark”
The battalion trained in the
Kingston, Ontario area
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Oct 17, 1916
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Embarked the SS Northland in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and the battalion proceeded to Bramshott
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Nov 21, 1916
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Medical exam noted that he has
Flat Feet and Hallux Valgus, a foot deformity. He is noted as being unable to do route
marches
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) and attached to the 155th
Battalion
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Dec 5, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Dec 6, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and Taken On Strength of the
21st Battalion
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Dec 8, 1916
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Corby joined the 21st Battalion resting in Bully Grenay,
France
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Apr 9, 1917
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During the attack on Vimy
Ridge, France Private Corby received shrapnel wounds to his feet and
legs. He was evacuated to a field
ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty clearing
station
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Apr 14, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 14
General Hospital in Wimereux, France
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Apr 16, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship St. Denis
On arrival in England, he was
admitted to the Ashburn 25th VA Hospital in Sunderland
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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May 18, 1917
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Transferred to the Hillingdon
House, Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Uxbridge
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Jun 8, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and
transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
Granted sick leave until June
18, 1917
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Sep 12, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 13, 1917
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of
the 21st Battalion
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Sep 26, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
he joined the CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Villers au Bois,
France
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Oct 19, 1917
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Attached to the 5th
Canadian Machine Gun Company for duty
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Nov 21, 1917
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Ceased to be attached to the
machine gun company and rejoined the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp now in
Calonne Ricouart, France
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Dec 5, 1917
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, Private Corby rejoined the 21st Battalion
resting in the Suburban Camp near Villers au Bois, France
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Feb 17, 1918
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Jun 20, 1918
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Appointed to the rank of Lance
Corporal
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Oct 11, 1918
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During the advance on the town
of Avesnes le Sec, France, Private Corby received shrapnel wounds to his hip
and abdomen. He was evacuated to the
No. 9 Canadian Field Ambulance for first aid before being transported to a
casualty clearing station
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Oct 16, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Ville de Liege
On arrival in England, he was
admitted to the Edmonton Military Hospital in London
Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 28, 1918
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Transferred to the Military Convalescent
Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Dec 16, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and transferred
to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Jan 12, 1919
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Attached to Military District
No. 3 Wing at Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Feb 1, 1919
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Embarked the SS Carmania in
Liverpool
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Feb 9, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Feb 12, 1919
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Granted leave until February
25, 1919
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Feb 27, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 90344
Ø War Service Badge
Class “B” issued number C55132
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Deseronto, Ontario
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Sep 1, 1921
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While employed as ship’s mate,
Jake Corby drowned when the ship he was working, the schooner Oliver Mowat,
was rammed by the much larger SS Key West.
The Oliver Mowat sank quickly and the Captain, the cook and Jake went
down with the ship. 2 other crew
members survived as they were on deck when the collision occurred.
Following his death, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to his mother Mrs. Elizabeth
Corby, Deseronto, Ontario
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