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Jun 17, 1896
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Born in London, England
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Jul 14, 1915
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Attested into the 59th Battalion CEF
in Belleville, Ontario
Ø Number 454938
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Mary
Gordon, mother, 60½ Catherine St., Belleville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Machinist
o Later noted as Railway
Employee
Ø Previous military experience
given as 1 year in the 15th Regiment, Argyl Light Infantry
Ø Religion given as Baptiste
Ø Posted to “C” Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area
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Dec 22, 1915
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Admitted to the Brockville, Ontario Hospital with
a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Dec 24, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Apr 1, 1916
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Lance
Corporal
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
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Jun 4, 1916
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Proceeded on the 9th NCO (Non
Commissioned Officer) course
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling
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Aug 10, 1916
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Reverted to the rank of Private at his own
request and transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 12, 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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Aug 29, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the 2nd
Canadian Entrenching Battalion in the Halifax Camp near Brandhoek, Belgium
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Sep 17, 1916
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After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private
Gordon joined the 21st Battalion near Albert, France
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Nov 6, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 6 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) with a diagnosis that reads NYD (Not Yet Determined)
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Nov 14, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 22 General Hospital in
Camiers, France and the diagnosis was changed to read PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown
Origin), a fever without a known cause, sometimes referred to as Trench Fever
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Nov 18, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Cambria
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the No.
3 Northern General Hospital in Sheffield
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 8, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jan 19, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the
Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre in Hastings
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Jan 20, 1917
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Attached to the 3rd CCD (Canadian
Command Depot) in St. Leonard’s for physical training and exercise
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Mar 8, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Mar 11, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) and attached to the 3rd Canadian Command Depot
in Seaford
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Mar 21, 1917
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Admitted to the Military Hospital in Eastbourne
with Acute Appendicitis
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Apr 4, 1917
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Surgery performed to remove his appendix
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May 15, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion while in hospital
Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jun 22, 1917
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Attached to the Canadian Command Depot in St.
Leonard’s for physical training and exercise
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Aug 8, 1917
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Admitted to the Military Hospital in Eastbourne
with a diagnosis that reads Gastralgia
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Aug 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Aug 20, 1917
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Attached to the 3rd Canadian Command
Depot in Seaford
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Oct 11, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Nov 28, 1917
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Medical exam in Seaford notes
Ø Patient suffers from Flat Feet
Ø Also suffers from Tachycardia
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Dec 11, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian General Hospital
in Eastbourne with a diagnosis that reads Diphtheria and placed in isolation
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Jan 23, 1918
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Discharged from hospital
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Jan 29, 1918
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Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot and remained attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion in
Seaford
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Feb 23, 1918
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Attached to CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Feb 26, 1918
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Embarked the SS Canada in Liverpool
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Mar 16, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3 Special Services Company
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Apr 27, 1918
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Transferred to the 3rd Battalion,
Canadian Garrison Regiment in Kingston and attached to Military District No.
6 in Halifax, Nova Scotia for duty with the RCE (Royal Canadian Engineers)
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Oct 28, 1918
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Admitted to the Camp Hill Hospital in Halifax with a diagnosis
that reads Myalgia
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Nov 22, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jan 6, 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 Belleville, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 39 Burton St., Belleville, Ontario
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