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Sep 29, 1895
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Born at Lindsay
Ontario
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Dec 6, 1915
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Attested into
the 109th Battalion at Lindsay Ontario
Ø Number 724689
Ø Next of kin given as Hattie Dovey (mother) of 10 Queen St, Lindsay
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Engineer Motor Factory
o Later noted as Stationary Engineer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to “A” Company
Even though
the Embarkation Roll shows Pte Dovey being TOS (Taken On Strength) on the 28th
of December, December 6 is the date he was sworn into the CEF, as well as being shown on
the payroll of the 109th Battalion on this date
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Feb 2, 1916
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Promoted to rank
of Sergeant without pay
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May 12, 1916
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Reverts to rank
of Private
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Jul 23, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Jul 31, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to the Bramshott Camp
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Aug 17, 1916
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Admitted to the
Connaught Military Hospital at Aldershot diagnosed with Gonorrhea
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Sep 8, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital
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Oct 5, 1916
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Posted to the 21st
Battalion
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Oct 6, 1916
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength) of the 21st
Battalion
On arrival in
France he was admitted to the No 39 General Hospital at Havre with a diagnosis that reads
NYD (Not Yet Determined). This was later
changed to read VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Nov 14, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital and reported to the CBD
Forfeits
Field Allowance and is placed under stoppages of pay at the rate of 50¢ per day
whilst in hospital from October 7, 1916 to November 14, 1916 (39 days)
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Nov 16, 1916
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Left CBD for the
2nd Entrenching Battalion
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Nov 19, 1916
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion
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Feb 21, 1917
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Left the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion to join unit
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Feb 22, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion Headquarters was at Maison Blanche in the Thelus
Section, near Vimy Ridge in Brigade support, but C & D Companies were under the
Command of the 18th Battalion, while A & B Companies were under the Command
of the 19th Battalion. Pte Dovey
most likely reported to the Battalion Headquarters at Maison Blanche
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Apr 3, 1917
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Attached to the
Canadian Corps for duty
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Jun 3, 1917
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Returned to the
21st Battalion for duty from the Canadian Corps
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Aug 15, 1917
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Received
Shrapnel wounds to his right hip and admitted to the No 4 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance),
then transferred to the No 5 CFA the same day.
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Aug 16, 1917
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Transferred to
the South African General Hospital at Albert
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Oct 15, 1917
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Transferred to
the No 5 Convalescent Depot at Cayeux
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Nov 1, 1917
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Discharged to
the Base Depot for duty
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Nov 2, 1917
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Arrived at 2
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Etaples
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Nov 24, 1917
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Arrived at the
CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
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Dec 2, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion was in billets in the
Suburban Camp carrying out training exercises
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Dec 6, 1917
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Awarded the Good
Conduct Stripe
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Dec 8, 1917
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Granted 14 days
leave to England
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Jul 16, 1918
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Appointed to
rank of Lance Corporal to replace L/Cpl Long 144933 who had been promoted
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Aug 11, 1918
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Promoted to rank
of Corporal to replace Cpl Bubar 49027 who had been invalided to England
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Oct 11, 1918
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Received slight
wounds to both knees
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Oct 12, 1918
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Admitted to No 7
Canadian General Hospital at Le Treport
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Oct 17, 1918
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Ville de Liege
Posted to
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
Admitted to
the 1st Eastern General Hospital at Cambridge
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Nov 21, 1918
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The announcement
of the awarding of the Military Medal is made in the Battalion’s War Diary
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Dec 2, 1918
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Transferred to
the Military Convalescent Hospital at Epsom
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Jan 13, 1919
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Discharged from
hospital and placed On Command to 1st CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot)
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Jan 27, 1919
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Ceases to be On
Command
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Feb 5, 1919
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Admitted to the
2nd Canadian General Hospital at Chelsea with Bronchitis and placed on the
dangerously ill list
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Feb 9, 1919
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Removed from the
dangerously ill list
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Mar 4, 1919
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Transferred to
the No 16 Canadian General Hospital at Orpington and Pneumonia was added to the diagnosis
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Apr 4, 1919
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Discharged from
hospital and posted to the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Apr 26, 1919
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Admitted to the
Canadian Hospital at Etchinghill diagnosed with Clinical VDG
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May 29, 1919
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Discharged from
hospital
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Jun 1, 1919
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While roller
skating at the Seaford Roller Rink, he fell on his arm causing a fracture to the tip of
the Ulna, a contusion to his Humerus and both hands, as well as a fracture to a Metacarpal
bone in one hand
SOS (Struck
Off Strength) to No 3 Regimental Depot Group on being admitted to No 14 Canadian General
Hospital at Eastbourne with the above noted injuries
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Jun 29, 1919
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Transferred to
the No 16 Canadian General Hospital
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Jul 3, 1919
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Award of the
Military Medal announced in the London Gazette #31430
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Jul 6, 1919
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Medical Board
held at the hospital notes
Ø Currently suffers from contusions to both hands and right elbow, a
result of an accident while roller skating
Ø Partial loss of function of right elbow
Ø Still uses a splint on the right arm because it is painful when
removed
Ø Suffers from Bronchitis every winter
Ø Board recommends that he be invalided to Canada for discharge
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Sep 11, 1919
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Invalided to
Canada aboard the Hospital Ship Araguaya
TOS No 2
District Depot, Toronto Ontario and posted to the Hospital Section
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Sep 19, 1919
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and admitted to the St Andrews Hospital
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Sep 21, 1919
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Leave with
subsistence granted until October 6, 1919
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Oct 16, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF at Toronto Ontario
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 401037
Ø Rank on discharge L/Cpl
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Sep 13, 1922
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The British War
Medal and the Victory Medals were sent to him at 282 Bain Ave, Toronto Ontario
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