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Sep 20, 1896
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Born at Petawawa
Ontario
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Nov 9, 1917
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Medical
performed under the MSA (Military Service Act of 1917) at Pembroke Ontario
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Apr 18, 1918
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Drafted into the
2nd Depot Battalion (Draft No 8) of the Eastern Ontario Regiment at Ottawa
Ontario under the MSA
Ø Number 3321107
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Annie Fisher (mother) of Petawawa Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
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May 15, 1918
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Embarked the HMT
City of Marseilles
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Jun 1, 1918
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Made a pay
assignment of $15 per month to Mr Edward Bladow (friend) of Pembroke Ontario
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Jun 5, 1918
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Disembarked in
England and proceeded to Seaford
TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 6th Reserve Battalion on arrival
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Sep 26, 1918
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Sep 27, 1918
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Arrived at CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Sep 28, 1918
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Arrived at the
CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
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Oct 3, 1918
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Transferred to
the 44th Battalion
It should be noted that while he was on the strength of the 21st
Battalion, he never physically joined them, being transferred while still at the
Reinforcement Camp
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Oct 6, 1918
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Joined the 44th
Battalion in the field
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Nov 2, 1918
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During an
artillery barrage at Valenciennes, he was wounded by a shrapnel shell in the left arm and
hand and admitted to No 13 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance).
He was transferred the same day to No 6 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Nov 3, 1918
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Transferred to
No 22 General Hospital
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Nov 6, 1918
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Invalided to
England and admitted to the Fort Pitt Military Hospital at Chatham
Posted to the
NBRD (New Brunswick Regimental Depot) while in hospital
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Dec 11, 1918
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Transferred to
the Moore Barracks Canadian General Hospital at Shorncliffe
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Dec 21, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital to duty
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Dec 22, 1918
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TOS the 13th
Reserve Battalion at Witley
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Jan 24, 1919
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TOS MD Wing No 3
at Kinmel Park, pending return to Canada
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Feb 20, 1919
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Embarked the SS
Lapland at Liverpool England
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Mar 1, 1919
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Ottawa Ontario
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Mar 4, 1919
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TOS District
Depot #3 at Ottawa Ontario
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Mar 5, 1919
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Granted leave
with subsistence until March 18, 1919
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Apr 7, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF at Ottawa Ontario
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 231267
Ø Discharged as Medically Unfit
Ø Proposed residence on discharge – Petawawa Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
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Jul 19, 1927
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British War
Medal and Victory Medal sent to him at Alice Ontario
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Apr 16, 1959
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A replacement
for his Class “A” War Service badge (number 120979) was sent to him at 321
Christie St, Pembroke Ontario
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