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Dec 25, 1885
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Born in Davenport,
Lancashire, England to Richard and Patience (nee Keanon) Dagnall
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Nov 4, 1914
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Attested into the
21st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 59233
(temporary number 511)
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Next of kin given
as Mr. Patience Dagnall, mother, 19 Fair View Place, Liverpool, England
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Previous
occupation given as Driver
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Previous military
experience given as 1 year in the 57th Regiment,
Peterborough Rangers, Canadian Militia
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Religion given as
Church of England
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Assigned to
“E” Company
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This was later
reorganized into “C” Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston area through the winter with
headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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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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Jun 23, 1915
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Appointed to the
rank of Lance Corporal without pay
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Sep 7, 1915
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Appointed to the
rank of Lance Corporal with pay to replace L/Cpl WG Batley
who had been promoted
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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 17, 1915
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Admitted to the
No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads
Enteritis and transferred the same day to the No. 6 CFA Divisional Rest
Station at Locre, Belgium where the diagnosis was changed to read
Dysentery
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Dec 23, 1915
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Discharged to duty
from the rest station
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Feb 29, 1916
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While the
battalion was resting in Ridgewood, Belgium, Lance Corporal Charles
Dagnall was sent out on a work party when he received a shrapnel wound
to his right shoulder. He
was evacuated to the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance in La Clytte for
first aid before being transported to the casualty clearing station in
Bailleul, France for treatment.
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Mar 2, 1916
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Transferred to the
No. 13 Stationary Hospital in Boulogne for further treatment
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Mar 5, 1916
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship St. David
On arrival in
England he was admitted to the Norfolk War Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich
Posted to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Apr 7, 1916
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Transferred to the
Hillingdon House Convalescent Hospital in Uxbridge
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Apr 14, 1916
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Transferred to the
Granville Special Hospital in Ramsgate
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Apr 22, 1916
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Reported to be AWL
(Absent Without Leave)
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Apr 24, 1916
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Reported for duty
at 10.30 pm
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Apr 26, 1916
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Reverted to the
rank of Private and forfeited 2 days pay as punishment for his absence
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Jul 12, 1916
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Medical Board
finds the wound to be healed and recommends 4 weeks of physical
training
Attached to the
Monks Horton Hospital for physical training
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Aug 26, 1916
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Declared to be fit
for full duty by medical board and transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion at West Sandling
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Oct 11, 1916
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Sentenced to 15
days Field Punishment and forfeited 11 days pay for an unspecified
offence
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Jan 4, 1917
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Transferred to the
newly formed 6th Reserve Battalion at West
Sandling. Shortly
after the formation of the battalion, it was moved to Seaford to train
reinforcements for the front
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Mar 9, 1917
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Appointed to the
rank of Acting Lance Corporal
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Sep 5, 1917
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Admitted to the
Eastbourne Military Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Kidney Stones. While in hospital he
passed a small kidney stone.
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Oct 16, 1917
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Discharged to duty
from hospital and posted to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in
Seaford
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Nov 29, 1917
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Posted to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford for duty
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Feb 1, 1918
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Appointed to the
rank of Acting Corporal with pay
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Feb 28, 1918
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Appointed to the
rank of Acting Lance Sergeant with pay
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Jul 24, 1918
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Appointed to the
rank of Acting Sergeant with pay
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Sep 13, 1918
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Reverted to the
rank of Acting Corporal and forfeited 3 days pay as punishment for
overstaying a pass
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Dec 28, 1918
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Deprived of the
rank of Acting Corporal for overstaying a pass for 5 ½ days
and forfeited 6 days pay
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Jan 9, 1919
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Attached to Kinmel
Park, Witley pending return to Canada
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Feb 1, 1919
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Embarked the SS
Carmania in Liverpool
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Feb 9, 1919
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Disembarked in New
York City, New York, USA and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Mar 4, 1919
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Admitted to the
Queen’s University Military Hospital with a diagnosis that
reads Hemorrhoids.
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Mar 6, 1919
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Surgery performed
to remove the Hemorrhoids
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Mar 26, 1919
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Discharged to duty
from hospital
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Mar 31, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Rank on discharge
Private
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War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 91641
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War Service Badge
Class “B” issued number C55490
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Proposed residence
on discharge not stated
Following his
discharge, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal were
sent to him at 30 Lafayette Ave., Peterborough, Ontario
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May 14, 1919
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Married to Olive
Myrtle Seabrook in Fraserville, Ontario
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Oct 1, 1947
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Charles Dagnall
died while a patient in the Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston, Ontario of
Uremia, associated with kidney failure.
He was later buried in the Little Lake
Cemetery, Peterborough, Ontario
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