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Aug 11, 1888
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Born in Wellington, Ontario to
William and Hannah (nee Sinden) Frederick
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Sep 13, 1909
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Married to Flossie May Bull in
Picton, Ontario. He listed his
occupation as Fireman
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Nov 5, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 49th
Regiment, Hastings Rifles
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Nov 12, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59342 (temporary number 178)
Ø Next of kin given as Flossie Frederick, wife,
Picton, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
o Later noted as Stationary Engineer and later as a
Marine Engineer
Ø Previous military experience given as 3 months in
the Royal Canadian Engineers
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Posted to “B” Company
o This was later reorganized into “A” Company
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Dec 7, 1914
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Sentenced to 1 day CB (Confined to
Barracks) for being absent from the 10:45 am parade
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Jan 21, 1915
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Admitted to the Kingston Hospital
with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Jan 23, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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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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Jul 17, 1915
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Transferred to the Depot
Company
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Jul 21, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for
being absent
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Aug 6, 1915
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Admitted to the St. Martin’s
Plain Hospital with a diagnosis that reads VDS (Venereal Disease Syphilis)
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Sep 1, 1915
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Transferred to the Barnwell
Military Hospital in Cambridge. The
diagnosis was changed to read Gonorrhea
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Sep 6, 1915
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Transferred to the Cambridge
Hospital
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Sep 14, 1915
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The 21st Battalion
embarked for France however Private Frederick remained behind in hospital
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 7, 1915
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Oct 25, 1915
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Admitted to the St. Martin’s
Plain Tent Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Venereal Disease Syphilis
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Nov 12, 1915
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Transferred to the Moore
Barracks Hospital in Shorncliffe
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Dec 7, 1915
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Dec 10, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks
Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Phlebitis
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Dec 14, 1915
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Dec 22, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for
being absent
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Jan 11, 1916
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Private Frederick was
assisting 2 officers with luggage when they were transferred to France from
the 39th Reserve Battalion.
Once aboard the ship, the gang plank was lifted and the ship set sail
before he could go ashore. On
disembarking in France, he was permitted to proceed with the officers who
were joining the 21st Battalion and remained with the battalion
while the situation was being resolved.
He was declared to be Absent
Without Leave by the Commanding Officer of the 39th Reserve
Battalion
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Jan 23, 1916
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Lieut Col Hughes, the 21st
Battalion Commanding Officer, wrote to the Brigade Major of 4th
Brigade explaining that he would be pleased if Private Frederick could remain
with the battalion instead of being returned to England as he was considered
by the 39th Reserve Battalion to be Absent Without Leave.
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Jan 28, 1916
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Permission was granted by the
3rd Echelon General Headquarters for Private Frederick to remain
with the 21st Battalion and he was Taken On Strength of the
battalion effective January 11, 1916 and no longer considered to be Absent
Without Leave
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Apr 4, 1916
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Admitted to the 1st
Northern Field Ambulance and transferred the same day to the No. 4 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads VDS (Venereal Disease
Syphilis). He was then transferred to
the No. 10 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Apr 5, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 21 AT
(Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 23 General Hospital in Etaples,
France
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Apr 6, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 9
Stationary Hospital in Havre
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May 15, 1916
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Sentenced to 28 days Field
Punishment No. 1 for
Ø Being drunk
Ø Being improperly
dressed
Ø Being in town
without a pass
Ø Breaking out of
confinement camp
Ø Being absent from 9
pm to 11:45 pm May 13, 1916
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Jul 8, 1916
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Discharged to duty from
hospital and proceeded to the CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and posted
to “A” Company for those recovering from wounds and illness
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Jul 16, 1916
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Forfeited all pay for 20 days
for
Ø Being absent for 11
hours
Ø Being in possession
of another man’s pass
Ø Being out of bounds
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Aug 8, 1916
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After leaving the base depot,
he joined the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in the Halifax
Camp near Brandhoek, Belgium
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Aug 22, 1916
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After leaving the entrenching
battalion, Private Frederick rejoined the 21st Battalion resting
in the Quebec Camp near Poperinge, Belgium
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Aug 28, 1916
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Attached to the 4th
Field Company Engineers for duty with the Carrying Party
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Sep 12, 1916
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion from duty with the engineers
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the capture of the
strongly defended sugar factory south of Courcelette, France, Private
Frederick was wounded in his left wrist by a rifle bullet and was evacuated
to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty
clearing station for treatment
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Sep 16, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 9
General Hospital
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Sep 17, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Maheno
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the No. 2 Southern General Hospital in Bristol
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 3, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Bear Wood, Wokingham
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Dec 22, 1916
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Transferred to the Granville
Canadian Special Hospital in Ramsgate
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Jan 16, 1917
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Transferred to the Shorncliffe
Military Hospital
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Jan 24, 1917
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Transferred to the Special
Division Military Hospital in Chiseldon and VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
was added to the diagnosis
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 29, 1917
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Transferred to the Granville
Canadian Special Hospital in Ramsgate where movement of his left wrist is
noted as being limited to 50%
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Apr 16, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and
granted 10 days sick leave
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Apr 26, 1917
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Reported to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford from leave
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May 14, 1917
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Transferred to the CRTD (Canadian
Railway Troops Depot) in Purfleet
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Aug 1, 1917
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Attached to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Epsom for duty
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Oct 14, 1917
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Transferred to the CAMC
(Canadian Army Medical Corps) Depot in Shorncliffe and remained at the
Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Epsom for duty
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Feb 7, 1918
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Admitted to the Manor County
of London War Hospital with contusions to his back from an accident
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Feb 13, 1918
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Transferred to the Military
Convalescent Hospital in Epsom
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Apr 29, 1918
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Sentenced to 14 days Field
Punishment No. 2 for being absent for 2 days
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May 31, 1918
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Sentenced to 28 days Field
Punishment No. 2 for disposing of Government Property belonging to the
Canteen
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Oct 4, 1918
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Admitted to the Canadian
Special Hospital in Witley with a diagnosis that reads Venereal Disease
Gonorrhea
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Oct 25, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian
Army Medical Corps Casualty Company in Shorncliffe while in hospital
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Nov 29, 1918
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Dec 2, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian
Army Medical Corps Regimental Depot in Shorncliffe
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Dec 6, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 16
Canadian General Hospital in Orpington for duty
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Mar 21, 1919
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Sentenced to 5 days Field
Punishment No. 2 and fined 6 days pay for being absent from 05:15 hrs am to
18:30 hrs pm March 19, 1919
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Apr 24, 1919
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Sentenced at the Bromley Petty
Sessions Civil Court to 1 month imprisonment with hard labour for stealing
public property, namely blankets and shirts.
The sentence was carried out in the Pentonville Prison, north London
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May 23, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian
Army Medical Corps Casualty Company in Shorncliffe
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May 25, 1919
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Transferred to “M” Wing in
Witley pending return to Canada
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Jun 14, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian
Army Medical Corps Casualty Company
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Jul 3, 1919
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Embarked the Empress of
Britain in Liverpool
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Jul 5, 1919
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Medical exam aboard ship notes
Ø Patient suffers
from partial loss of function of left wrist due to a through and through
bullet wound
Ø A Goiter is present
Ø Patient is nervous
and easily excited
Ø Tremors present in
hands
Ø Claims to have been
buried by a shell explosion September 15, 1916 and has been nervous since
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Jul 11, 1919
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Disembarked in Quebec City,
Quebec and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Jul 12, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 213622
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Picton, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Picton, Ontario
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Sep 3, 1919
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Neurological report filed in
Kingston notes his condition as Psycho-Neurosis. The attending physician noted that there is
no known treatment that will improve his condition
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Dec 8, 1956
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George Frederick died in
Kingston. His address at the time of
his death was 309 Montreal St., Kingston
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