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Mar 26, 1882
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Born in Yeovil, Somersetshire, England to
Frederick and Louisa (nee Budd) Gillard
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Jun 17, 1905
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Married to Edith Wainwright in Cardiff, Wales
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Jan 10, 1917
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Attested into the 253rd Battalion CEF
in Cobalt, Ontario
Ø Number 1090170
Ø Next of kin given as Edith
Gillard, wife, Box 323 Cobalt, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Powder Man
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
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Apr 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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May 7, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool and proceeded to the
segregation camp at Dibgate and Taken On Strength of the 5th
Canadian Reserve Battalion
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Jun 6, 1917
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Transferred to the 164th Battalion in
Witley
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Mar 8, 1918
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Attached to the 119th Battalion in
Witley
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Mar 19, 1918
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Attached to the 125th Battalion
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Mar 29, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Mar 30, 1918
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Mar 31, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Apr 1, 1918
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While still at the reinforcement camp he was
transferred to the CMGR (Canadian Machine Gun Reinforcement) Pool before he
could join the 21st Battalion at the front
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Jun 7, 1918
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Transferred to 2nd CMMGB (Canadian
Motor Machine Gun Brigade)
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Mar 7, 1919
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Embarked the SS Dieppe in Havre, France
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Mar 8, 1919
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Disembarked in Weymouth, England and proceeded to
Seaford
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May 6, 1919
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Embarked the SS Scotian in Liverpool
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May 15, 1919
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
Toronto, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 2
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May 16, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 283927
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge PO Box 323, Cobalt, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 16 Coxwell Ave., Toronto, Ontario
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Jun 29, 1923
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Alfred and Edith were divorced in Michigan, USA
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May 22, 1924
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Married to Christina Marrison in Toronto, Ontario
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Jul 7, 1963
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Alfred James Gillard died while a patient of the
Sunnybrook Veterans Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the Erskine Cemetery, Pickering, Ontario
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