Aug 19, 1888

Born at Montreal, Quebec to William Alfred and Laura Blanche Henriette (nee Fournier) Davis

 
On the death of his mother in 1894, he was placed in the St. Patrick’s Orphanage and Asylum on the corner of Laurier Ave. and Kent St., Ottawa

Jul 20, 1916

Attested at Ottawa Ontario into the 207^th Battalion

Ø  Number 246602

Ø  Next of kin given as William Davis (brother) of 86 Spadina Ave., Ottawa Ontario

Ø  Stated that he was single

Ø  Occupation given as “Teamster”

Ø  Previous service given as “5½ years in the 2^nd F.B. (Field Battery?)

Ø  Religion given as “Roman Catholic”

On attesting, he gave his birth date as June 7, 1891.  According to family lore, he did not know his actual birth date.  He also stated that both of his parents were deceased.

The battalion trained in the Rockcliffe Camp

Aug 2, 1916

Admitted to Veneral Hospital Ottawa with a diagnosis that reads Gonorrhea

Aug 13, 1916

Discharged to duty from hospital

Nov 28, 1916

Declared that he was married to Christina Davis of 46 Elizabeth St., Ottawa Ontario

Jan 18, 1917

The battalion left Ottawa and proceeded to Amherst, Nova Scotia to continue training

Jun 1, 1917

Pay assignment of $15 per month to wife c/o Miss Barber of Burbidge, Quebec

Ø  Address later changed many times around the Ottawa area

Jun 2, 1917

Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Jun 9, 1917

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded to Seaford where the battalion was absorbed into the 7^th Reserve Battalion to continue training

Sep 13, 1917

Posted to 21^st Battalion

Sep 14, 1917

Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21^st Battalion.  After a brief stay here he joined the 21^st Battalion at the front and was posted to "A" Company

May 21, 1918

Admitted to No 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with Scabies

Jun 1, 1918

Discharged to duty from No 5 CFA

Aug 28, 1918

While the battalion was advancing towards the Sensee River, south of Vis-en-Artois, Private Davis received a bullet wound that shattered the ulna bone of his right arm.  He was first evacuated to the nearby No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid, then transported to the No. 42 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) for further treatment.

Aug 29, 1918

Due to the severity of his wounds he was transported to the No 56 General Hospital at Etaples, where surgery was performed.

Sep 5, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Newhaven

 
On arrival in England he was admitted to the King George Hospital in Stanford, London

Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital

Sep 23, 1918

Operation to remove several loose pieces of bone fragment

Oct 1, 1918

Next of kin changed to Mrs W Davis (sister-in-law) of 59 Pamilla St Ottawa Ontario

Oct 4, 1918

Transferred from the hospital in London to No 16 Canadian General Hospital at Orpington, Kent, Ward 36, with 2” of right Ulna missing, arm in a splint and wound discharging through a drainage tube, shown below

Dec 19, 1918

Transferred to No 5 Canadian General Hospital, in Liverpool

Jan 13, 1919

Discharged from hospital and embarked the HMT Essequibo for Canada

Jan 25, 1919

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario

Jan 28, 1919

Posted to the Queen’s Military Hospital Section in Kingston

Jan 29, 1919

Granted leave with substance until Feb 12, 1919

Feb 11, 1919

Awarded Military Medal – London Gazette #31173

Jul 25, 1919

Ceremony at Queen’s Military Hospital to present him with his Military Medal by Brig-Gen V.S. Williams, GOC (General Officer Commanding).

Sep 9, 1919

Granted leave with substance until Sep 16, 1919

Dec 29, 1919

Medical exam at Sydenham Military Hospital, Kingston gave a complete report of the wound and the healing process.

Ø  Next of kin given as Ada Davis, wife, of 67 John St., Kingston Ontario

Ø  Complains of weakness in right arm

Ø  It reports that the entry wound on Feb 15, 1919 was 2” long but at present it is reported as 6” long due to surgery in Sep to attempt a bone graft.

Ø  It also reports that after several surgeries, there are still 2 bone fragments present

Ø  The report also states that about 1½” of the lower Ulna bone has been removed and a gap of about 3/8” remains between the two sections

Ø  Disability expected to last a further 6 months

Ø  Recommended massage and electrical treatment

Ø  Also recommended discharge from service as “Medically Unfit”, but kept under care for treatment

Dec 31, 1919

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario into the care of the SCR (Soldier Civilian Re-Establishment)

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 214981

Ø  War Service Badge Class “B” issued number C65494

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge 67 John St., Kingston, Ontario

 
Following his discharge, he remained on the strength of the Casualty Company and continued to receive hospital treatment as an out-patient

Jan 12, 1920

SOS No 3 Casualty Company to continue treatment under the care of the Soldier Civil Re-establishment Commission

Dec 29, 1922

British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to him at 67 John St., Kingston Ontario

Dec 5, 1950

While a patient in the Veteran’s Pavilion of the Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston suffering from Kidney Failure that was unrelated to his wartime service, Fred Davis died and was buried in the St. Mary’s Cemetery in Kingston.