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Jan 31, 1898
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Born in Madoc, Ontario to Frederick and Evaline
(nee Fox) Doughty
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Dec 28, 1916
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Attested into the 254th Battalion in
Madoc, Ontario
Ø Number 1093176
Ø Next of kin given as Fred Doughty, father, RR No. 1, Madoc, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The battalion trained in the Belleville area
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Jun 2, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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Jul 7, 1917
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Admitted to the 2nd Scottish General
Hospital in Craigleith, Edinburgh, Scotland while on a pass with a diagnosis that reads
Quinsy, a complication of Tonsillitis
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Jul 16, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Sep 2, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion and
arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a
group of 83 reinforcements from England and was TOS (Taken On Strength) of the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 14, 1917
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Left the CIBD and joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion in Hersin
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Oct 14, 1917
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Left the entrenching battalion and joined the 21st
Battalion in the Suburban Camp, near Villers au Bois, France
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Nov 9, 1917
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The 21st Battalion was in the support
trench near Passchendaele and supplied a large work party to help rebuild trenches. That work party came under a heavy artillery
barrage, killing many of the men. Private
Doughty was initially reported as being missing but his body was found 3 days later and is
officially recorded as having been killed between November 9 and 12, 1917. He was buried in the Wieltje Cemetery. This cemetery was later renamed the Oxford Road
Cemetery.
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, Fred Doughty,
Madoc, Ontario
The Memorial Cross was sent to his mother, Mrs.
Evelina Doughty, at the same address
Carl Doughty is also remembered on the family headstone in the Lakeview
Cemetery, Madoc, Ontario
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