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Nov 29, 1887
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Born in Pembroke, Ontario to
George and Alice (nee McLaren) Creighton
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Aug 6, 1913
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Married to Florence
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Oct 14, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 42nd
Lanark and Renfrew Regiment in Perth, Ontario
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59215 (temporary number 414)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Florence Creighton,
wife, Embro, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Blacksmith
Ø Previous military experience given as 3 years in
the RNWMP (Royal Northwest Mounted Police)
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “D” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Dec 7, 1914
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Promoted to the provisional rank of
Sergeant
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Feb 18, 1915
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Reverted to the rank of Private and
posted to the Transport Section
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Mar 31, 1915
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The Transport Section, along
with horses and wagons, proceeded to England as an advance party to arrange
for the arrival of the full battalion.
The battalion arrived in
Devonport, England May 15, 1915 and reunited with the Transport Section in
the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent where the battalion continued
training
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May 19, 1915
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Posted to “B” Company
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Jul 27, 1915
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Restricted to ½ pay for 1
month for misconduct
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Aug 29, 1915
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Granted working pay as a Cold
Shoer with the rank of Acting Sergeant
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Sep 1, 1915
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Posted to the Headquarters
Company as a Pioneer with the rank of Lance Sergeant
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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 the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Dec 20, 1915
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Rejoined the battalion from
the 4th Brigade with the rank of Private and ceases to draw
working pay as a Farrier
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Jan 6, 1916
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Sentenced to 28 days Field
Punishment No. 1 for attempting to strike a comrade and for threatening a
comrade
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Apr 21, 1916
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Private Creighton suffered a
self-inflicted gun shot wound to his left foot and was admitted to the No. 4
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid before being transported to the
2nd Army Special Hospital
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Apr 26, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 15 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station)
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May 18, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 13
Canadian Stationary Hospital in Boulogne, France
Surgery performed to remove
bone splinters and drain the wound
At this point in his file
there is an entry stating that a Board of Inquiry was held and his wound was
ruled accidental. There is no copy of
that document in the file, nor is there a date that the inquiry was held.
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May 23, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Stad Antwerpen
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the 2nd London General Hospital in Chelsea
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to the Military
Convalescent Hospital in Bromley
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Jul 25, 1916
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Transferred to the Moore
Barracks Convalescent Hospital in Shorncliffe
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Aug 9, 1916
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Surgery performed to remove
bone chips and dead tissue
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Aug 26, 1916
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Transferred to the Shorncliffe
Military Hospital
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Nov 6, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and
reported to the CCAC in Shoreham
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Nov 18, 1916
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Attached to the CTD HQ
(Canadian Training Depot Headquarters) in Shoreham
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Nov 24, 1916
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Attached to the Garrison Duty
Depot in Shoreham for duty
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Nov 29, 1916
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Attached to the Canadian Army
Service Corps in Hastings for duty
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Dec 1, 1916
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Returned to the Garrison Duty
Depot and ceased to be attached to the CASC
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Jan 18, 1917
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Transferred to the CCAC and
attached to the No. 3 Depot CASC (Canadian Army Service Corps) for duty
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Feb 6, 1917
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Transferred to the Garrison
Duty Depot in Hastings
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Mar 15, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Apr 9, 1917
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Attached to the Canadian
Discharge Depot in Buxton pending return to Canada
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May 4, 1917
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Embarked the SS Grampian in
Liverpool
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May 14, 1917
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec
and proceeded to London, Ontario where he was admitted to the Convalescent
Home
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May 20, 1917
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Discharged from the
convalescent home to be treated as an Out-patient
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Jul 4, 1917
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Transferred to the #1 Special
Services Company in London
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Jul 31, 1917
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Transferred to the Military
District #1 Military Police in London
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Sep 15, 1917
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Transferred to the #1 Special
Service Company in London
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Oct 16, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in
London, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 45 Finkle St., Woodstock, Ontario
Following the end of the war
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him in
Woodstock
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