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Aug 1, 1896
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Born in Campbellford, Ontario to Archie Allan
and Phoebe Ann (nee Embury) Godfrey
The birth record indicates that the given name is Moray, not Morra
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Aug 28, 1915
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Attested into the 59th Battalion in
Barriefield, Ontario
Ø Number 455563
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Godfrey, mother, Tweed, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Lineman
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
His brother Percy Godfrey had attested into the 21st
battalion on November 9, 1914
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Apr 1, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 11, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to the Bordon Camp to continue training
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Apr 30, 1916
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Admitted to the Connaught Aldershot Hospital
with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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May 30, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital and his pay was
reduced at the rate of 50¢ per day and loss of Field Allowance of 10¢ per day
for the 33 days spent in hospital as punishment for acquiring the VDG infection
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Jun 4, 1916
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Admitted to Shorncliffe Military Hospital for
complication from his VD infection
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Jun 5, 1916
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Transferred to the Special Division Hospital in
Bulford
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Jul 5, 1916
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While in hospital, the 59th Battalion
was absorbed into the 39th Reserve Battalion and moved to West Sandling
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Jul 14, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jul 21, 1916
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Admitted to hospital with VDG
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Aug 15, 1916
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Transferred to the Cherryhinton Military
Hospital in Cambridge
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Sep 14, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Sep 27, 1916
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Posted to the 21st Battalion
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Sep 28, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 99 reinforcements from England and TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Oct 14, 1916
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Joined the 21st Battalion in billets
in Divion, France, resting and re-equipping after the fighting on the Somme
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Oct 15, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) with an infection of the testicles
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Oct 17, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 15 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 1 General Hospital
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Oct 19, 1916
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Transferred to the
No. 39 General Hospital in Havre where the diagnosis is changed to read VDG and
Epididymitis
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Nov 6, 1916
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Discharged from hospital to the CBD and posted
to “A” Company for those recovering from wounds and illness
His pay was reduced at the rate of 50¢ per
day and loss of Field Allowance of 10¢ per
day for the 17 days spent in hospital as punishment for acquiring the VDG infection
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Nov 10, 1916
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Left the CBD to join the entrenching battalion
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Nov 13, 1916
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Joined the 2nd Entrenching Battalion
in Hersin as part of a draft of 15 reinforcements destined to join the 21st
Battalion
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Dec 12, 1916
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Left the entrenching battalion and rejoined the
21st Battalion in the front lines near Bully Grenay
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Nov 3, 1917
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His brother Percy Godfrey was killed on the Passchendaele front while
the battalion was moving into the front line
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Nov 26, 1917
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Granted 14 days leave
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Dec 14, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion from leave
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Jul 13, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 10 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Synovitis in his left knee. He was transferred the same day to the No. 43 CCS
where surgery was performed to relieve swelling and to allow for drainage
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Jul 18, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 9 AT and admitted to the
No. 9 USA General Hospital in Rouen
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Jul 24, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Guildford Castle
On arrival in England he was admitted to the No.
4 Canadian General Hospital in Basingstoke
Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Sep 8, 1918
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Transferred to the Princess Patricia Canadian
Red Cross Hospital in the Cooden Camp, Bexhill
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Sep 20, 1918
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Attached to the 3rd CCD (Canadian
Convalescent Depot) for physical therapy
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Sep 30, 1918
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Ceased to be attached to the CCD and admitted to
the Canadian Hospital in Etchinghill, Lyminge with an acute 2nd attack of VDG
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Feb 1, 1919
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He was absent for 1 day and forfeited 2 days pay
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Mar 11, 1919
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Ceased to be shown as a patient in hospital and
now shown as attached to the 3rd CCD
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Mar 20, 1919
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TOS the 6th Reserve Battalion in
Seaford
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Apr 12, 1919
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Proceeded to Rhyl and posted to MD (Military
District) 3 pending return to Canada
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May 7, 1919
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Embarked the SS Celtic in Liverpool
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May 15, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and
proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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May 17, 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 279506
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Box 107 Tweed, Ontario
Following the war the British War Medal and
Victory Medals were sent to him at Victoria St. North, Tweed, Ontario
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Jan 21, 1920
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Married to Agnes Callaghan in Napanee, Ontario. His occupation is given as Telephone Inspector
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Nov 29, 1930
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Died in Tweed, Ontario of Acute Pulmonary
Tuberculosis and buried in Tweed
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