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Sep 13, 1873
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Born in Port
Sidney, Ontario to Charles and Emma (nee Eels) Geall
It
seems that the family changed the spelling of the surname to Gale from
Geall sometime after the 1901 Canadian Census
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Feb 21, 1916
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Attested into the
109th Battalion CEF in Minden, Ontario
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Number 724033
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Next of kin given
as Charles James Gale, father, 250 15th Ave.,
East Vancouver, British Columbia
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Previous
occupation given as Labourer
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Later noted as
Farmer
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No previous
military experience given
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Religion given as
Church of England
On
attesting he gave his birth year as 1874, not his actual birth year of
1873
In
the spring of 1916, the 109th Battalion moved to
Camp Borden near Barrie, Ontario for advanced training
In
early July 1916, the battalion moved to the Barriefield Camp, Kingston,
Ontario
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Jul 23, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jul 31, 1916
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Disembarked in
Liverpool, England and proceeded to the Bordon Camp, near Longmoor,
Hampshire
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Aug 16, 1916
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The battalion
moved to Bramshott to continue training
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Oct 5, 1916
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Transferred to the
21st Battalion
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Oct 6, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and Taken On
Strength of the 21st Battalion
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Oct 22, 1916
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After leaving the
base depot, Private Gale joined the 21st
Battalion resting in Divion, France
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May 20, 1917
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After being
classified TB (Temporary Base) meaning he was temporarily unfit for
front line duty, he was transferred to the Canadian Base Depot in
Havre, France
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Jul 6, 1917
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Transferred to the
1st Canadian Labour Battalion
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Jul 7, 1917
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After leaving the
base depot, Private Gale joined the 1st Canadian
Labour Battalion in Peronne, France
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Sep 22, 1917
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While in camp near
Cherisy, France, enemy aircraft bombed the area and Private Gale
received wounds to his hips, buttocks, and legs.
He was evacuated to the 12th
Field Ambulance for first aid before being transferred to the No. 4 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station)
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Sep 24, 1917
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Transferred via
the No. 3 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 11 USA General
Hospital in Camiers, France
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Oct 1, 1917
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Ville de Liege
On
arrival in England, he was admitted to the Reading War Hospital
Transferred
to the 1st CORD (Central
Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 30, 1917
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Transferred to the
Military Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Dec 6, 1917
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Transferred to the
No. 12 Canadian General Hospital in Bramshott for hernia treatment. When he was wounded, he
was wearing a truss for a hernia that he had prior to enlisting, and it
was destroyed during the bombing raid.
He was transferred here to have a new truss
issued.
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Dec 12, 1917
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Transferred back
to the Military Convalescent Hospital in Epsom after being fitted with
a new truss
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Jan 7, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital and reported to the Central Ontario Regimental Depot
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Feb 11, 1918
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Attached to the 12th
Reserve Battalion in East Sandling
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Feb 19, 1918
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Transferred to the
Canadian General Depot in Shorncliffe
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Feb 26, 1918
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Transferred to the
CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Mar 13, 1918
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Embarked the SS
Olympic in Liverpool
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Mar 20, 1918
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Disembarked in
Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Toronto, Ontario where he was
Taken On Strength of Military District No. 2 Casualty Company
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Apr 11, 1918
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Discharged from
the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
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Rank on discharge
Private
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Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
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Proposed residence
on discharge Beatrice Post Office, Muskoka, Ontario
Following
the end of the war, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent
to him at 102 Parliament St., Toronto, Ontario
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Oct 9, 1920
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Married to
Charlotte Elizabeth Gray in Toronto, Ontario
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Feb 5, 1946
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His wife
Charlotte, died of a heart attack while a patient of the Toronto
General Hospital and was buried in the St. James Cemetery, Toronto,
Ontario
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Feb 5, 1948
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Sydney Thomas Gale
died of a heart attack while a patient of the Toronto General Hospital
and was buried in the St. James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
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