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Jun 24, 1894
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Born in Saginaw, Michigan, USA
to Elijah and Sarah Ellen (nee Thompson) Eagle
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Apr 1, 1915
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59285 (temporary number 1353)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Ellen Eagle, mother,
Cochrane, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Machinist
Ø Previous military experience given as 42nd
Regiment, Canadian Militia for 2 months
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Posted to the Depot Company and employed in the
Signals Section
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Aug 28, 1915
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Posted to the Signal Section
of “C” Company
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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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Aug 12, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 4 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of
Unknown Origin), a fever without a known cause. More commonly referred to as Trench Fever. He was transferred the same day to the No.
6 Canadian Field Ambulance
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Aug 15, 1916
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Transferred to the 2nd
DRS (Division Rest Station) at the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance
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Aug 18, 1916
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Private Eagle was discharged
from hospital care and rejoined the 21st Battalion resting in
Ridgewood, Belgium
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Dec 29, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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Jan 9, 1917
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Granted extension of his leave
until January 12, 1917
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Jan 14, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion from
leave
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Apr 9, 1917
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Private Eagle received a bullet
wound to his back almost as soon as he went over the top for the advance on
Vimy Ridge in France. He was evacuated
to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty
clearing station for treatment where surgery was performed to remove the
bullet
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Apr 10, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 3
Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne, France and placed on the seriously ill
list
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Apr 18, 1917
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Removed from the seriously ill
list and invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Princess Elizabeth
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the St. Luke’s War Hospital, Halifax
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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May 16, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jun 8, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care
and transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Jun 29, 1917
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Admitted to the Military
Hospital in Eastbourne with a diagnosis that reads Chronic Bronchitis
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Aug 9, 1917
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Attached to the 3rd
CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) for PT (Physical Training)
Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot while in hospital
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Oct 11, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care
and transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Apr 29, 1918
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Medical Board at Seaford notes
Ø Man complains of
chest pain and dizziness
Ø Board recommends
“hardening”
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Jan 3, 1919
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Attached to the Military
District No. 2 “C” Wing, CCC (Canadian Concentration Camp), Kinmel Park
pending return to Canada
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Jan 11, 1919
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Southampton
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Jan 17, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Toronto, Ontario and Taken On Strength No. 2 District
Depot in Toronto
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Jan 21, 1919
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Granted leave until February
7, 1919
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Feb 19, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 85148
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 152 Belview Ave., Hamilton, Ontario
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Nov 25, 1919
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Married to Gladys Jessie
Milman in Hamilton, Ontario
Following marriage, the couple
moved to Saginaw, Michigan where he found employment as a furniture salesman
Following the end of the war,
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at
522 Genesee St., Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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May 23, 1955
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George Eagle died while a
patient in the Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the
Oakwood Mausoleum, Houghton Lake, Michigan, USA
The obituary published in the
summer 1955 issue of the Communiqué, the post war newsletter of
the 21st Battalion Association
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