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Jul 6, 1896
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Born in Clarendon County, Quebec to Robert and
Mary (nee McConeghy) Cotie
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Oct 10, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Renfrew, Ontario
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Jan 4, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) in Kingston, Ontario under the MSA
Ø Number 3055455
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. M.J.
Cotie, mother, Castleford, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Posted to the 3rd
Regimental Draft
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Feb 21, 1918
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Embarked the SS Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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Apr 5, 1918
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Admitted to the Ravenscroft Military Hospital in
Seaford then transferred to the No. 14 Canadian General Hospital in
Eastbourne with a diagnosis that reads Mumps
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May 2, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) and attached to the 3rd
CCD (Canadian Command Depot) for physical training and exercise at St.
Leonards on Sea
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Jun 6, 1918
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Discharged from the command depot and transferred
to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Sep 12, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples,
France and Taken On Strength of the 21st Battalion
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Sep 16, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Sep 19, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Cotie joined the 21st Battalion at the front, north of Buissy,
France, near the Arras-Cambrai Road and was posted to “A” Company
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion crosse the Bonn
Bridge to enter Germany as part of the Occupying Force and proceeded to
Seigburg
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Feb 5, 1919
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Attached to the 11th Division APM
(Assistant Provost Marshall) for duty
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Feb 13, 1919
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in billets
in Ham sur Sambre, Belgium from the 11th Division
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Mar 9, 1919
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Proceeded to Namur, Belgium for Guard Duty
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia in Havre, France
On arrival in England, he was attached to “P”
Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario by train
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May 24, 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 277445
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Castleford, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Rock Lane, Arnprior, Ontario
Post war, Versil Cotie operated a blacksmith
business in Arnprior before finding employment at the NRC (National Research
Council) then with the Civil Defence College in Arnprior in 1954
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Jun 30, 1947
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Married to Theresa Louise Robertson in
Morrisburg, Ontario
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Jan 10, 1962
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Versil Ebert Cotie died in his home on Charles
Street, Arnprior and was buried in the White Lake Cemetery, Arnprior, Ontario
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