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Sep 5, 1893
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Born in Granton, Ontario to
John and Janet (nee Wardlaw) Foreman
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Sep 24, 1917
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Attested into the CAMC (Canadian Army Medical
Corps) Training Depot No. 1 in London, Ontario
Ø Number 2611902
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Janet Foreman, mother,
Weston, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Clergyman
Ø Previous military experience given as 4 months
COTC (Canadian Officer Training Corps)
Ø Religion given as Church of England
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Feb 12, 1918
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Discharged from the CAMC in
order to accept a commission
Sworn into the General List of
Officers in London, Ontario
Ø Rank Honorary
Captain
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Helen Roberta Foreman, wife, 802 Talbot St., London, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Clergyman
Ø Previous military
experience given as 3 months COTC (Canadian Officer Training Corps) and AMC
(Army Medical Corps) from 24th September, 1917
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
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Feb 13, 1918
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Married to Helen Roberta Harvey
in London, Ontario
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Feb 14, 1918
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Appointed to be Army Chaplain
with honorary rank of Captain
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Feb 28, 1918
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Embarked for England.
On arrival in England, he
proceeded to Witley and was Taken On Strength of the DCS (Director of
Chaplain Services)
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Mar 13, 1918
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Posted for duty with the 3rd
Reserve Battalion in Witley
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May 27, 1918
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Posted for duty with the 4th
Reserve Battalion in Witley
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Sep 12, 1918
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Embarked for France
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Sep 20, 1918
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Posted to the Canadian
Forestry Corps for duty with the No. 1 District in Alencon, Orne, France
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Dec 3, 1918
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Posted to the 21st
Battalion for duty as the battalion’s chaplain
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Dec 11, 1918
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in Flamersheim, Germany and assumed the roll of 21st
Battalion Chaplain
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion
crossed the Bonn Bridge as part of the Occupying Force
While in Germany, Captain
Foreman volunteered as a teacher in the subjects of Geography and Canadian
History for the men of the battalion
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Mar 24, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 53 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) with a diagnosis that reads Tonsillitis
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Mar 25, 1919
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Discharged from the casualty
clearing station and rejoined the 21st Battalion in
Ham-Sur-Sambre, Belgium
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia
in Havre, France and proceeded to England
On arrival in England, he was
transferred to the General Depot
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Apr 10, 1919
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Posted to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom for duty
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Jul 2, 1919
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Southampton
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Jul 9, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Jul 11, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Honorary Captain
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 802 Talbot St., London, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 802 Talbot St.,
London, Ontario
Rev. Clarence Foreman served in WW2
with rank of Honorary Major and Chaplain for the 1st Battalion,
Royal Canadian Engineers. For his
service during the war, he earned the 1939-45 Star, CVSM, The Defence Medal
and the British War Medal
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Oct 20, 1975
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Clarence Wardlaw Foreman died
while a patient of the Westminster Hospital in London, Ontario and was buried
in the Woodland Cemetery, London
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