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Aug 18, 1870
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Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
I could not confirm his birth year, but one
medical form in his file indicated that he was born in 1870, which is also recorded on the
application for his pension
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Oct 23, 1914
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Attested into the 28th Battalion in
Port Arthur, Ontario
Ø Number 335
Ø Next of kin given as John Core, brother, 4 Victoria St., Manningham
Lane, Bradford, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as 12 years in the Royal Garrison
Artillery
Ø Religion given as Church of England
On attestation he stated he was born in
1876
The battalion was headquartered in Winnipeg,
Manitoba
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Dec 28, 1914
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Transferred to the 17th Battery, 5th
Artillery Brigade in Winnipeg
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Feb 22, 1915
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Discharged from the CEF in Winnipeg for
Drunkeness
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Mar 19, 1915
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 59201 (temporary number 1309)
Ø Next of kin given as John Core, brother, 20 Dickens St., West Bowling,
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Fireman
o Also noted as Stationary Engineer
Ø Previous military experience given as 12 years in the Royal Garrison
Artillery
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to the reorganized “D” Company
On attestation he stated he was born in
1874
The battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and proceeded
to West Sandling, near Hythe, Kent.
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Jun 11, 1915
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Awarded 5 days detention and forfeits 2
day’s pay for being absent June 9 and 10.
This was later changed to read 2 days detention
and forfeiture of 1 day’s pay.
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Jul 6, 1915
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Awarded 2 days detention and forfeits 1
day’s pay for being absent July 4, 1915.
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Aug 7, 1915
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Fined $2.00, forfeits 2 day’s pay and
restricted to half pay for one month for being absent from August 4 to August 5.
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and proceeded to
St. Omer.
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Oct 6, 1915
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Sentenced to 10 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
being absent October 1 after parade.
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Nov 5, 1915
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Sentenced to 5 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
being absent from parade October 15 in La Clytte, when the battalion was preparing to move
into the trenches. He reported to the
trenches the following day.
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Nov 10, 1915
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Transcribed from the 2nd
Canadian Division Assistant Provost Marshall’s War Diary.
Report received that two cows had been shot on a
farm near Dickebusch by Canadian Soldiers. Capt.
Steele will investigate this case.
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Nov 11, 1915
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Also from the Provost
Marshall's war diary:
The “cow shooting
case” develops interestingly. Capt.
Steele reports that two soldiers of the 21st Battalion got drunk and thought
that they would have some big game hunting. There
being nothing bigger than cows around they promptly proceeded to make a bag – result
one cow killed, one wounded. Just as they
were about to polish off cow No. 2, an NCO and some men of the 18th Battn.
rudely interrupted their sport, as it was feared that they might also bag the owner’s
son, who had rushed into the field and was gestulating wildly over the body of the slain
animal. The sportsmen were finally arrested
and a complaint and claim for 400 Francs – value of the afore mentioned cow- was
forwarded to my office. These cows are the
property of the Burgomaster of Dickebusch. Charge
sheets, with complete evidence of three witnesses and statement of Burgomaster’s son
and Capt. Steele’s report, were at once prepared and were about to be sent in, when I
was informed by Lord Brooke, Brigadier 4th Infantry Brigade, that these men had
already been tried and sentenced to 28 days Field Punishment No. 1. In the light of the evidence secured by Capt.
Steele, I considered that the men had not been sufficiently punished and forwarded all the
papers in the case to the D.A.A. and Q.M.G., with a request that these men be re-charged.
Needless to say the
account given by the troops several years later was quite different. Below is from
the August 1954 issue of the Communiqué, the 21st Battalion Association post war
newsletter:
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Nov 17, 1915
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Sentenced to 28 days Field Punishment No. 1
for
Ø Drunkenness
Ø Discharging his firearm
Ø Killing a cow belonging to the Burgomaster of Dickebusch
Ø Wounding a second cow which was the property of the same owner
He was also sentenced to a stoppage of pay to
the value of 400 francs, for compensation to the owner of the cows.
The incident was first reported to the Provost
Marshal November 10. Pte Core was not alone
in this episode. Pte. Thomas Candible (served as Thomas Callahan) was also
involved and suffered the same punishment.
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Dec 13, 1915
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Sentenced to 28 days
Field Punishment No. 1 for being absent from the 1.00 pm parade and being found drunk
later in the day.
It is worthy to note
that this took place while the battalion was in billets in La Clytte and that several men
were punished for the same or similar offences for actions on the same day, including his
friend, Pte. Thomas Candible.
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Apr 17, 1916
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Sentenced to 28 days Field Punishment No. 1 for
being drunk, absent from camp and for random shooting.
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Jul 15, 1916
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Sentenced to 28 days Field Punishment No. 1 for
late for parade on July 14 and refusing to obey an order.
The battalion was parading in order to proceed to the front line trench from the
Chippawa Camp.
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Aug 28, 1916
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Attached to the 4th Field Company,
Canadian Engineers to for a carrying party.
The same day he reported to the No. 4 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) complaining of sore feet.
He was returned to duty the same day
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Sep 7, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 6 CFA with a diagnosis that
reads Flat Feet
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Sep 8, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 5 CFA DRS (Divisional
Rest Station)
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Sep 10, 1916
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Transferred to the Reinforcement Camp at Val de
Maison
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Sep 12, 1916
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Ceased to be attached to the Canadian Engineers.
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Sep 14, 1916
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Proceeded to the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in
the Rouelles Camp, Havre and classed as TB (Temporary Base), meaning that he was only
capable of Base Duty
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Sep 21, 1916
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Pte. Core’s medical category was changed to
“C”, citing Flat Feet and Overage, and he was sent to England for duty.
Category “C” is for men capable of
non-combat duty in England only.
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Sep 23, 1916
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TOS the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre)
for pay purposes
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Oct 3, 1916
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On Command to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot)
in Bath pending discharge
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Oct 19, 1916
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Discharged from the CEF in England.
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø There was no War Service Badge issued at the time of his
discharge
A pension of $100 was granted.
Following the war the 1914-15 Star, British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 43 New Cross St., West Bowling, Bradford,
Yorkshire, England.
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Apr 27, 1917
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Application was made for an additional pension. William Core stated that he was currently employed
as a Night Watchman, working an average of 48 hours per week.
An additional $75 was granted
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Feb 25, 1949
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Pte. Core died in Yorkshire, England.
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