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Sep 26, 1888
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Born in Port Hope, Ontario to
George and Letitia (nee St. Just) Edmunds
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Dec 24, 1915
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Granted a Commission in the 46th
Durham Regiment Canadian Militia with the rank of Lieutenant
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Jun 16, 1916
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Officer’s Declaration on enlistment in the 235th
Battalion in Bowmanville, Ontario
Ø Rank Lieutenant
Ø Next of kin given as Lettie Edmunds, mother, Port
Hope, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Merchant
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Baptist
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Jan 8, 1917
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Attended the Signaling School in Kingston, Ontario
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May 1, 1917
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Embarked the SS Metagama in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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May 14, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and proceeded to West Sandling where the battalion was absorbed into
the 3rd Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Jul 19, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
Attached to the CTS (Canadian
Training School) in Bexhill
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Nov 4, 1917
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Rejoined the 6th
Reserve Battalion from the school
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Nov 21, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Nov 22, 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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Nov 28, 1917
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After leaving the base depot,
Lieutenant Edmunds joined the 21st Battalion in the front line
east of Vimy Ridge, France and was posted to “A” Company
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Dec 16, 1917
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Proceeded on course
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Jan 28, 1918
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion in Avion, France
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Feb 24, 1918
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Proceeded on course
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Mar 25, 1918
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion in the Hills Camp near Neuville St. Vaast, France
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Jun 12, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jun 28, 1918
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion from leave in Fosseux, France
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Jul 17, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 3 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a Nasal Obstruction
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Jul 18, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 14
Canadian Field Ambulance
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Jul 20, 1918
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Discharged to duty and
rejoined the 21st Battalion in Agnez les Duisans, France
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Aug 18, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 8 General
Hospital in Rouen, France suffering from the effects of a Gas Attack that occurred
on August 15 in Fouquescourt, France
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Aug 22, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 74 General
Hospital in Trouville, France
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Sep 4, 1918
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Transferred to a Convalescent
Home in Deauville, France
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Oct 2, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care
and reported to the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France
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Oct 7, 1918
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Medical Board declares him to
be only fit for light duties
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Oct 21, 1918
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Declared fit for full duty
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Nov 13, 1918
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After leaving the base depot,
Lieutenant Edmunds rejoined the 21st Battalion in Mesvin, Belgium
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion
led the 2nd Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter
Germany as part of the Occupying Force and proceeded to Sieburg
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Dec 26, 1918
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Proceeded to England on leave
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Jan 17, 1919
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Rejoined the battalion in
Seigburg, Germany from leave
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Jan 22, 1919
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Lieutenant Edmunds was tasked
to carry the 21st Battalion Colours while on a march from Tamines,
Belgium to Vitrival, Belgium
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia
in Havre, France
On arrival in England, he was
attached to “P” Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario by train
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May 26, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Lieutenant
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Port Hope, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at the Ontario Battery
Service Station, 11 Church St., Oshawa, Ontario
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Sep 3, 1921
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Married to Bertha Irene
McIntyre in Tyrconnell, Ontario
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Mar 29, 1944
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George Lovell Edmunds died
while a patient in the Oshawa General Hospital in Oshawa, Ontario of a heart
attack and was buried in the Mount Lawn Memorial Gardens, Whitby, Ontario
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