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Aug 28, 1894
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Born in Kingston, Ontario to Charles Irwin and
Margaret (nee Bucknell) Davy
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Aug 14, 1912
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Volunteered for service with the (PWOR) Princess of
Wales’ Own Rifles in Kingston
Ø Service number 1635
Ø Posted to “F” Company
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May 10, 1913
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Discharged from the PWOR
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Nov 11, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59244 (temporary number
58)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Charles Davy, mother, 50 O’Kill St., Kingston, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Line Man
Ø Previous military experience
given as 14th Regiment, Princess of Wales’ Own Rifles in Kingston
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to “A” Company
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He
was later posted to the Transport Section
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Mar 31, 1915
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The Transport Section, along with horses and
wagons, proceeded to England as an advance party to arrange for the arrival
of the full battalion.
The battalion arrived in Devonport, England May
15, 1915 and reunited with the Transport Section in the West Sandling Camp,
near Hythe, Kent where the battalion continued training
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Jun 18, 1915
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Attached to the 21st Battalion’s
Headquarters Transport Section
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Aug 28, 1915
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Rejoined his regular transport duties in the West
Sandling Camp from Headquarters Section
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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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Sep 18, 1916
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While in billets near Albert, France, the area
came under shell fire and Private Davy was moving the transport horses to a
safer place when a horse bolted and knocked him down, stepping on his back
causing a painful contusion. He was
first treated by the battalion’s Medical Officer
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Oct 1, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 2 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin), a
fever without a known cause. This was
more commonly referred to as Trench Fever.
He was transferred the same day to a nearby CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Oct 2, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 10 Canadian Field
Ambulance at Vadencourt, France and placed in their rest camp
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Oct 8, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 16 General Hospital in Le
Treport, France for treatment of his contused back
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Oct 14, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 3 Convalescent Depot to
continue his recovery
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Oct 18, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and posted to “A”
Company for those recovering from wounds and illness
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Dec 20, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, Private Davy
rejoined the 21st Battalion in Calonne, France
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Dec 31, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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Jan 11, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion in Calonne, France
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Dec 6, 1917
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Granted 14 days leave
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Oct 2, 1918
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While the battalion was being held on the
Hindenburg Support Line, Irwin Davy received a gun shot wound to his right
leg and was admitted to the No. 30 Casualty Clearing Station for treatment
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Oct 7, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 27 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 22 Canadian General Hospital Camiers, France
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Oct 13, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Ville de Liege
On arrival in England he was admitted to the 1st
Eastern General Hospital in Cambridge
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 3, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Epsom
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Mar 19, 1919
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
Granted 10 days sick leave
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Mar 29, 1919
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Joined the 6th Reserve Battalion in
Seaford
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Apr 8, 1919
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Transferred to “P” Wing at Kinmel Park pending
return to Canada
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May 3, 1919
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Embarked the SS Royal George in Liverpool
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May 14, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario
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May 16, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 279425
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 50 O’Kill St., Kingston, Ontario
Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 226 University Ave.,
Kingston, Ontario
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Aug 21, 1920
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Married to Vera Pearl Leslie in Kingston, Ontario
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Feb 6, 1943
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Charles Irwin Davy Jr. died in Huntingdon, Quebec
and was buried in the Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston, Ontario
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