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Jun 22, 1877
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Born in Dundee, Scotland
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59383 (temporary number 866)
Ø Next of kin given as Sarah Gracie, wife, 130 Florence
St., Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Stationary Engineer
Ø Previous military experience given as South
African Mounted Police, Natal Carbineers
o Later noted as South African Constabulary for 6
years
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Posted to “H” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
o Employed as a Cook
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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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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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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Feb 14, 1916
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Granted 9 days leave
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May 23, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with diagnosis that reads Varicose Veins in his
left leg. After being assessed he was
transferred to the No. 10 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) before being
transferred to the No. 23 General Hospital in Etaples, France
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May 29, 1916
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Surgery performed to repair
the Varicose Veins in his left leg
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Jun 14, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Stad Antwerpen
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Wharncliffe War Hospital, Middlewood Rd., Sheffield
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jun 24, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Bearwood Park, Wokingham
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Jul 8, 1916
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Transferred to the Military
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jul 24, 1916
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Discharged from hospital care
and transferred to the 39th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling
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Aug 16, 1916
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks
Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Piles
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Aug 21, 1916
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Transferred to the Shorncliffe
Military Hospital
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Oct 13, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jan 1, 1917
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Jan 4, 1917
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Transferred to the newly
formed 6th Reserve Battalion in East Sandling. Shortly after the formation of the
battalion, it moved to Seaford to train reinforcements for the front
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Feb 16, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Casualty Assembly Centre but remained attached to the 6th Reserve
Battalion
Medical Board notes that
patient complains of weakness in his legs since his surgery for his Varicose
Veins.
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) but remained attached to the 6th
Reserve Battalion
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Mar 26, 1918
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Transferred to the CFC
(Canadian Forestry Corps) and posted to the 132nd Company, No. 52
District in Carlisle
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Apr 19, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian
Forestry Corps Base Depot in Sunningdale
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Apr 25, 1919
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Appointed to the rank of
Acting Corporal with pay
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May 10, 1919
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Transferred to the Military
District #3 at the CCC (Canadian Concentration Camp) in Rhyl pending return
to Canada
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May 19, 1919
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Embarked the SS Aquitania in
Southampton
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May 25, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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May 27, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Corporal
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 277586
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 228 Gloucester St., Ottawa, Ontario
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Jun 23, 1919
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Attested into the Canadian
Army Pay Corps in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59383
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Sarah Gracie, wife, 214 Princess St., Kingston, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Stationary Engineer
Ø Previous military
experience given as South African Constabulary for 6 years, 21st
Battalion CEF for 4 ½ years
Ø Religion given as
Roman Catholic
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Nov 25, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston,
Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Corporal
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge c/o General Post Office, Victoria, British Columbia
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 15
Macdonald Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
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Dec 14, 1952
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James Gracie died while a
patient of the Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, Ontario of Colon Cancer and was
buried in the Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto
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