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May 4, 1895
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Born in Halifax, England
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May 1, 1917
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Attested into the 252nd Battalion CEF
in Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 1087344
Ø Next of kin given as Edith
Coyne, mother, 60 Enterprise St., Rochester, New York, USA
Ø Previous occupation given as
Machinist
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
The battalion trained in the Lindsay, Ontario
area
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Sep 2, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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 16, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the 2nd
Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin, France
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Oct 1, 1917
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After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private
Coyne joined the 21st Battalion resting in Villers au Bois, France
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Mar 16, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Apr 4, 1918
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in the
front line just east of Agny, France from leave
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Oct 21, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Nov 12, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion in Mesvin, Belgium from
leave
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Nov 28, 1918
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Sentenced to 14 days Field Punishment No. 1 for
being AWL (Absent Without Leave) from November 21 until November 24, 1918 and
forfeited a total of 18 days pay
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the
Occupying Force and proceeded to Siegburg
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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 277332
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 591 Sawyer St., Rochester, New York, USA
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 303 Reynolds St., Rochester, New York,
USA
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May 25, 1919
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Entered the USA at Niagara Falls, New York to
proceed to Rochester, New York
Married to Flora Howarth in New York in 1920
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Jul 14, 1975
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Arthur Edward Coyne died while a patient of the
Poudre Valley Memorial Hospital, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA and was buried
in the Grandview Cemetery in Fort Collins
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