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Feb 15, 1896
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Born in Barrie, Ontario to John and Isabella
(nee McMillan) Daggett
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Jun 11, 1915
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Attested into the 37th Battalion in
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
Ø Number 409107
Ø Next of kin given as Arthur Henry Daggett, Carievale Post Office,
Saskatchewan
o There is a note to also notify Miss Lena Abbott, cousin, Thornbury,
Ontario and Mrs. Elizabeth Milton, aunt, Thornbury, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Teamster
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Assigned to “C” Company
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Nov 27, 1915
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Embarked the SS Lapland in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Dec 4, 1915
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Disembarked in Plymouth, England and the
battalion proceeded to Shorncliffe
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Mar 15, 1916
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Posted to the 12th Reserve Battalion
at Shorncliffe
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May 7, 1916
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Posted to the 18th Battalion
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May 8, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 18th Battalion and
assigned to “B” Company
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Jun 2, 1916
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Left the CBD and joined the 18th
Battalion in Brigade Reserve at Bedford House, Belgium as part of a draft of 74
reinforcements
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Jul 23, 1916
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Received shrapnel wounds to his back and thighs
while in the front line trench. He was
treated first at the field ambulance then transferred to the casualty clearing station
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Jul 24, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 2 Canadian Stationary
Hospital
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Jul 26, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Cambria
Admitted to the Military Hospital, Endell St.,
London
Posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Aug 9, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent
Hospital, Bromley
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Aug 17, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the
CCAC
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Aug 19, 1916
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On Command to the 1st CCD (Canadian
Convalescent Depot) for 4 weeks of physical therapy
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Sep 22, 1916
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Discharged from the CCD and posted to the 39th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling
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Oct 4, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Oct 5, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD in the Rouelles Camp, Havre,
France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Oct 14, 1916
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Left the CBD to join the battalion
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Oct 16, 1916
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Joined the 21st Battalion in billets
in Divion, France, west of Lens
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Oct 29, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia
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Oct 31, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 4 CFA, then transferred
to the No. 23 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) the same day
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Nov 7, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 23 General Hospital in
Etaples
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Nov 16, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Stad Antwerpen
On arrival in England he was admitted to the
Brook War Hospital in Woolwich
Transferred to the CCAC for pay purposes while
in hospital
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Dec 23, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent
Hospital, Woodcote Park, Epsom and Liver Congestion is added to the diagnosis
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Feb 12, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and attached to the 3rd
CCD for physical therapy at St. Leonard’s Hospital
Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 13, 1917
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Transferred to the Military Hospital in
Warlingham with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Oct 24, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and posted to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Nov 16, 1917
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Admitted to the Barnwell Military Hospital in
Cambridge with a diagnosis that reads VDG
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Dec 8, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Feb 14, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian General Hospital
in Eastbourne with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis
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May 5, 1918
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Transferred to the Barnwell Military Hospital in
Cambridge when the diagnosis was changed to read VDG
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May 14, 1918
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Transferred to the Cherryhinton Military
Hospital in Cambridge
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Aug 28, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and rejoined the 6th
Reserve Battalion
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Oct 20, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian General
Hospital, Eastbourne with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Oct 23, 1918
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Pneumonia was added to the diagnosis and he was
added to the dangerously ill list
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Oct 27, 1918
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Died while in the No. 14 Canadian General
Hospital and was buried in the Seaford Cemetery,
Sussex England
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), and Scroll were sent to his aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth
Wilton, Box 36 Thornbury, Ontario
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