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May 25, 1896
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Born in St. John’s, Antigua, BWI (British
West Indies) to Henry Charles and Anna Garling
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Oct 23, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 15th
Regiment, Argyll Light Infantry in Belleville, Ontario
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Nov 10, 1914
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Removed from the 15th Regiment
payroll and added to the payroll of the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario and
assigned to “H” Company
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Nov 21, 1914
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Discharged from the 21st Battalion as
Medically Unfit
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Jan 1, 1915
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Shown on the payroll of the 21st
Battalion in Kingston
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Jan 18, 1915
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59353 (temporary number 1219)
Ø Next of kin given as HC Garling, St. John’s, Antigua, BWI
Ø Previous occupation given as Student
Ø Previous military experience given as 15th Regiment, Argyll
Light Infantry and the Antigua Defence Force
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to the Depot Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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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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May 20, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Mumps.
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Aug 4, 1915
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The diagnosis was changed to read Acute
Tonsillitis
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Aug 21, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the
battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Mar 21, 1916
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Admitted to No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance)
with a shrapnel wound to his back
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Mar 22, 1916
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Transferred to the 6 CFA DRS (Division Rest
Station)
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Mar 24, 1916
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Discharged to duty
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Apr 3, 1916
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While in the front line N & O trenches near Voormezeele, Belgium, the
battalion came under an artillery barrage and Private Garling received shrapnel wounds to
his right leg and eyelid (slight).
He was admitted to the No. 8 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) for first aid and transferred the same day via the No. 5 AT (Ambulance Train) and
admitted to the No. 13 Stationary Hospital in Boulogne
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Apr 8, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Jan Breydel
On arrival in England he was admitted to the
Thorpe War Hospital in Norwich
Posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Apr 11, 1916
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Surgery performed to remove shrapnel from his
right leg
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May 13, 1916
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Transferred to the
Military Convalescent Hospital, Woodcote Park, Epsom.
While here, the Tachycardia was added to the diagnosis
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Jun 29, 1916
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Transferred to the
Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Bear Wood Park, Wokingham
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to the
Military Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Aug 11, 1916
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Medical Board in
Epsom notes his Tachycardia and shortness of breath on exertion. The board recommends that he be given a course in
Stenography to be employed as a clerk
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Aug 14, 1916
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Transferred to the County of London War Hospital
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Aug 19, 1916
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Attached to the GDD (Garrison Discharge Depot)
pending return to Canada for discharge
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Sep 22, 1916
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Attached to the School of Stenography in Bath
for C-I (Course of Instruction)
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Nov 25, 1916
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Admitted to the Military Convalescent Hospital,
Woodcote Park, Epsom.
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Dec 21, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and ceased to be
attached to the GDD and reported to the CCAC in Hastings
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Dec 26, 1916
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Proceeded to the GDD for another course
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Feb 17, 1917
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Reported to the CCAC in Hastings
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Feb 19, 1917
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Admitted to the Canadian Military Hospital in
Hastings with a diagnosis that reads Pleurisy
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Mar 10, 1917
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Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 22, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and invalided to Canada
aboard the SS Essequibo, embarking in Liverpool
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Mar 31, 1917
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Kingston, Ontario.
On arrival in Kingston he was admitted to the
Fettercairn Convalescent Home near Chaffey’s Locks, north of Kingston
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Apr 9, 1917
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Transferred to the Elmhurst Military Hospital in
Kingston as an out patient
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May 16, 1917
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Transferred back to the Fettercairn Convalescent
Home
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Jun 2, 1917
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Transferred to Elmhurst Convalescent Home in
Kingston
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Jun 6, 1917
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Transferred back to the Fettercairn Convalescent
Home
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Jul 4, 1917
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Transferred to Elmhurst Convalescent Home in
Kingston
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Dec 31, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston,
Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Belleville, Ontario
Following the war the 1914-15 Star, British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 436 Gerrard St., Toronto, Ontario
In 1953, Charles and his wife Mary are shown to
be living at 448 Spadina Rd. apartment # 21, Toronto, Ontario. His occupation is shown as Wage Administrator.
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Charles’ wife Mary died in 1962 and was
buried in the St. James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
In 1968, Charles was living at 159 Kent St. W.,
Lindsay, Ontario, and shown as being retired
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Sep 19, 1986
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Charles Garling died in the Ross Memorial Hospital
in Lindsay, Ontario. Following cremation, he
was buried in the St. James Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
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