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May 16, 1874
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Born in Mapleton, Manitoba to Benedict and Ranvig
(nee Jackson) Eastman
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Jul 14, 1916
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Attested into the 238th Battation CEF
in Prince Rupert, British Columbia
Ø Number 1036902
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Minnie Eldridge, sister, address unknown
Ø Previous occupation given as
Saw Mill Man
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
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Aug 31, 1916
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Struck Off Strength of the 238th Battalion as
Medically Unfit for service
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Sep 15, 1916
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Attested into the 207th Battalion CEF
in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 1036902
Ø Next of kin given as Ethel
Eastman, sister, Seattle, Washington, USA
o This was later changed to Mr.
C.H. Nadeau, friend, Port Clements, British Columbia
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
The battalion trained in the Rockcliffe Camp,
Ottawa, Ontario
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Jan 18, 1917
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The battalion left Ottawa and proceeded to
Amherst, Nova Scotia to continue training
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Jan 25, 1917
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Admitted to the Highland View Hospital in Amherst
with a diagnosis that reads La Grippe
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Feb 9, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Mar 2, 1917
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Admitted to the Highland View Hospital in Amherst
with a diagnosis that reads Tonsilitis
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Mar 9, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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May 28, 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 proceeded
to Seaford where the battalion was absorbed into the 7th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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Sep 12, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Sep 13, 1917
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 27, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp), In Villers au Bois, France
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Oct 18, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Eastman joined the 21st Battalion Ourton, France
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Dec 1, 1917
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Attached to the 182nd Company, Royal
Engineers for duty
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Dec 21, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in Auchy
au Bois, France from the engineers
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Mar 31, 1918
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While in the front line north of Mercatel,
France, Private Eastman received shrapnel wounds to his face, hips and right
arm. He was evacuated to the No. 6 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid before being transported to a
casualty clearing station.
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Apr 1, 1918
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Transferred to the St. John Ambulance Hospital in
Etaples, France
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Apr 3, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Princess Elizabeth
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Military Orthopedic Hospital, Shepherd’s Bush, London
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Aug 21, 1918
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Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Sep 23, 1918
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital in Buxton
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Dec 20, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and attached to CDD
(Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
Granted 12 days sick leave
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Jan 24, 1919
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Embarked the SS Grampian in Liverpool
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Feb 2, 1919
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Vancouver, British Columbia.
On arrival in Vancouver, he was Taken On Strength of Military District
No. 11 Depot Casualty Company in Hastings Park
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Feb 25, 1919
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Admitted to the Shaughnessy Military Hospital
Annex with Haemorrhoids
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Mar 13, 1919
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Forfeited a total of 4 day’s pay for being absent
from March 12 to March 13, 1919
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May 10, 1919
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Forfeited a total of 6 day’s pay for being absent
from May 8 to May 10, 1919
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Jun 11, 1919
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Transferred to the Resthaven Section of the
Esquimalt Military Hospital complaining of abdominal and chest pain
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Jun 21, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jun 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in the Willows Camp,
Vancouver, British Columbia
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 307640
Ø War Service Badge Class “B”
issued number C66961
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 924 Liberty St., Bellingham, Washington, USA
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at the Grand Hotel, 24 Water St.,
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Oct 18, 1942
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Married to Emma Izora Wilson in Prince Rupert,
British Columbia
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Mar 27, 1948
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John Eastman died in New Westminster, British
Columbia of Bronchopneumonia brought on by Chronic Myocarditis. He was buried in the Mountain View
Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia
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