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Jun 15, 1890
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Born in London, England
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Oct 20, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 41st
Regiment, Brockville Rifles
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Nov 3, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59219 (temporary number 55)
Ø Next of kin given as Albert John Crumpler,
father, London, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “A” Company
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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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 the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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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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Apr 3, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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Apr 12, 1916
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Rejoined the battalion from
leave
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Aug 23, 1916
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Reported for duty at the CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre
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Aug 31, 1916
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Medical classification changed
to “C” meaning he was not fit for combat duty and was invalided to England as
a result of hearing loss
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Sep 6, 1916
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Admitted to the Westcliffe Eye
and Ear Hospital in Folkestone with a diagnosis that reads Nerve Deafness
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Sep 25, 1916
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Medical Board at Folkestone
notes
Ø No previous hearing
problems
Ø Exposed to several
concussions from explosions and hearing became gradually worse
Ø Denied any Venereal
Disease but Wasserman Test was positive
Ø There has been no improvement
in his hearing since admission
Ø Pupils are unequal and do not respond to
light
Ø Board recommends
patient be discharged from military service
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Sep 26, 1916
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Discharged from hospital care
and reported to the CCAC
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Oct 4, 1916
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot) in Bath pending return to Canada
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Oct 14, 1916
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Embarked the SS Lake Manitoba
in Liverpool
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked in Montreal,
Quebec and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Nov 7, 1916
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In the care of the MHC (Military
Hospital Commission) to be treated as an out-patient of the Elmhurst
Convalescent Home in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Nerve Deafness and
Otitis Media
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Dec 1, 1916
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Taken on strength of the
Casualty Company, Military District #3, Kingston
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Mar 1, 1917
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Admitted to the Elmhurst
Convalescent Home in Kingston
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Mar 8, 1917
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Discharged from the
convalescent home to the Military Hospital Commission to be treated as an
out-patient of the Elmhurst Convalescent Home
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Mar 19, 1917
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Admitted to the Elmhurst
Convalescent Home in Kingston
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Apr 19, 1917
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Discharged from the
convalescent home to the Military Hospital Commission to be treated as an
out-patient of the Elmhurst Convalescent Home
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Jun 30, 1917
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Admitted to the Elmhurst
Convalescent Home in Kingston
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Aug 12, 1917
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Discharged from the
convalescent home to the Military Hospital Commission to be treated as an
out-patient of the Elmhurst Convalescent Home
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Jan 31, 1918
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Medical Board in Kingston
notes
Ø Patient suffers
from Tabes Dorsalis, a loss of coordination of movement as a result of a
syphilitic infection
Ø Suffers from
Deafness in both ears
Ø Can only hear voices within 2 feet
Ø Board recommends
40% disability and discharge from military service
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Mar 8, 1918
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Admitted to the Kingston General
Hospital with a diagnosis that reads VDS (Venereal Disease Syphilis)
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Apr 18, 1918
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Transferred to the Elmhurst
Convalescent Home in Kingston to continue the Syphilis treatments
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Apr 28, 1918
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Transferred to the Queen’s
Military Hospital in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Tabes Dorsalis
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May 14, 1918
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Granted leave with subsistence
until May 28, 1918
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Dec 5, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Glen Buell, Ontario
Ø Further treatment
to be carried on by the ISC (Invalided Soldier’s Commission)
Following the end of the war
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him c/o
his brother, Albert John Crumpler, 1 New St., St. John’s Wood, London,
England
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Jan 8, 1927
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Frederick William Crumpler
died of general paralysis of the insane while a patient of the Provincial
Mental Hospital in Battleford, Saskatchewan and was buried in the Municipal
Cemetery in North Battleford, Saskatchewan
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