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Sep 18, 1888
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Born in Kirkfield, Ontario to Ned and Mary
Gardiner
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Oct 26, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Lindsay, Ontario
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Jan 11, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 3056076
Ø Next of kin give as Ned
Gardiner, father, Seabright, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Blacksmith
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to the 3rd
Regimental Draft
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Feb 21, 1918
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The 3rd Regimental Draft embarked the
SS Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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Mar 7, 1918
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Medical exam in Seaford notes that he suffers
from a slight degree of Hallux Valgus (a bunion) but declared fit to carry on
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Aug 9, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 15, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, Private Gardiner
joined the 21st Battalion in Fouquescourt, France and was posted
to “A” Company
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Aug 29, 1918
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During the night of August 28/29, Private Gardiner received a
shrapnel wound to his right thigh while being relieved from the front line at
the Sensee River in France. He was
evacuated to the No. 3 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid before
being transported to the nearby CCS (Casualty Clearing Station). He was transferred the same day to the No.
56 General Hospital in Etaples, France
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Sep 1, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Princess Elizabeth
On arrival in England, he was admitted Fort Pitt
Military Hospital in Chatham
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Sep 3, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 11 Canadian General
Hospital, Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe
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Oct 10, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Bexhill
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Oct 28, 1918
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Transferred to the Princess Patricia Canadian Red
Cross Hospital in the Cooden Camp, Bexhill
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Nov 18, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Nov 26, 1918
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Granted 10 days sick leave
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Dec 13, 1918
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Attached to Military District No. 3 Wing in
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Dec 21, 1918
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Embarked the SS Carmania in Liverpool
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Dec 30, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario
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Jan 29, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Grass Hill, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Oakwood, Ontario
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