Charles Dagnall



Dec 25, 1885

Born in Davenport, Lancashire, England to Richard and Patience (nee Keanon) Dagnall

 

Nov 4, 1914

Attested into the 21st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 59233 (temporary number 511)

Ø  Next of kin given as Mr. Patience Dagnall, mother, 19 Fair View Place, Liverpool, England

Ø  Previous occupation given as Driver

Ø  Previous military experience given as 1 year in the 57th Regiment, Peterborough Rangers, Canadian Militia

Ø  Religion given as Church of England

Ø  Assigned to “E” Company

o   This was later reorganized into “C” Company

 
The battalion trained in the Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries

 

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec


 

  

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

 

Jun 23, 1915

Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal without pay

 

Sep 7, 1915

Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal with pay to replace L/Cpl WG Batley who had been promoted

 

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone


 

  

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer

 

Dec 17, 1915

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

 

Dec 23, 1915

Discharged to duty from the rest station

 

Feb 29, 1916

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.

 

Mar 2, 1916

Transferred to the No. 13 Stationary Hospital in Boulogne for further treatment

 

 

 

Mar 5, 1916

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

 

Apr 7, 1916

Transferred to the Hillingdon House Convalescent Hospital in Uxbridge

 

Apr 14, 1916

Transferred to the Granville Special Hospital in Ramsgate

 

Apr 22, 1916

Reported to be AWL (Absent Without Leave)

 

Apr 24, 1916

Reported for duty at 10.30 pm

 

Apr 26, 1916

Reverted to the rank of Private and forfeited 2 days pay as punishment for his absence

 

Jul 12, 1916

Medical Board finds the wound to be healed and recommends 4 weeks of physical training

 
Attached to the Monks Horton Hospital for physical training

 

Aug 26, 1916

Declared to be fit for full duty by medical board and transferred to the 39th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling

 

Oct 11, 1916

Sentenced to 15 days Field Punishment and forfeited 11 days pay for an unspecified offence

 

Jan 4, 1917

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

 

Mar 9, 1917

Appointed to the rank of Acting Lance Corporal

 

Sep 5, 1917

Admitted to the Eastbourne Military Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Kidney Stones.  While in hospital he passed a small kidney stone.

 

Oct 16, 1917

Discharged to duty from hospital and posted to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford

 

Nov 29, 1917

Posted to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford for duty

 

Feb 1, 1918

Appointed to the rank of Acting Corporal with pay

 

Feb 28, 1918

Appointed to the rank of Acting Lance Sergeant with pay

 

Jul 24, 1918

Appointed to the rank of Acting Sergeant with pay

 

Sep 13, 1918

Reverted to the rank of Acting Corporal and forfeited 3 days pay as punishment for overstaying a pass

 

Dec 28, 1918

Deprived of the rank of Acting Corporal for overstaying a pass for 5 ½ days and forfeited 6 days pay

 

Jan 9, 1919

Attached to Kinmel Park, Witley pending return to Canada

 

Feb 1, 1919

Embarked the SS Carmania in Liverpool



Feb 9, 1919

Disembarked in New York City, New York, USA and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario

 

Mar 4, 1919

Admitted to the Queen’s University Military Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Hemorrhoids. 

 

Mar 6, 1919

Surgery performed to remove the Hemorrhoids

 

Mar 26, 1919

Discharged to duty from hospital

 

Mar 31, 1919

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 91641

Ø  War Service Badge Class “B” issued number C55490

Ø  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

 

 

 

May 14, 1919

Married to Olive Myrtle Seabrook in Fraserville, Ontario

 

Oct 1, 1947

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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