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Nov 27, 1888
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Born in London, England
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May 14, 1898
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Embarked the SS Siberian in Liverpool under the
care of the Middlemore Homes as a British Home Child
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May 24, 1898
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia
He was eventually placed with a family in Mariposa, Ontario
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Nov 27, 1916
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Attested into the 252nd Battalion CEF
in Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 1087046
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Sarah Griggs, mother, 12 Basuto Road, Parsons Green, London, England
Ø Previous occupation given as
Painter
o
Later
noted as Carriage Painter
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The battalion trained in the Lindsay, Ontario
area
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Mar 10, 1917
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Appointed to the rank of Acting Corporal
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
On arrival, he reverted to the rank of Private
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Nov 14, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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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Nov 17, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart, France
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Nov 24, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Griggs joined the 21st Battalion in the front lines at Acheville,
France
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Dec 1, 1917
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Attached to the 182nd Company, Royal
Engineers for duty
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Dec 21, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in Auchy
au Bois, France from duty with the engineers
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Jan 12, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin),
sometimes referred to as Trench Fever
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Jan 15, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 58 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Jan 19, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 23 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 83 Dublin General Hospital in Boulogne, France
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Feb 8, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Jan
Breydel
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Bao
Hospital in Birkenhead, a division of the 1st Western General
Hospital in Fazakerley, Liverpool
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Feb 11, 1918
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Transferred to the Temple Road Military Hospital
in Birkenhead
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Apr 12, 1918
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Transferred to the Manor, County of London War
Hospital in Epsom
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May 8, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian Military Convalescent
Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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May 19, 1918
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The diagnosis was changed at the Canadian Military
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom to read Neurasthenia
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Jun 27, 1918
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital in Buxton
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Jul 26, 1918
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Transferred to the West Cliff Canadian Eye and
Ear Hospital in Folkestone
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Aug 6, 1918
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Transferred back to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital in Buxton
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Aug 19, 1918
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Granted 10 days sick leave
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Sep 20, 1918
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Neuralia in Liverpool
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Oct 1, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Toronto, Ontario. On arrival in
Toronto, he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 2
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Oct 5, 1918
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Admitted to the Central Military Hospital in Toronto
After being assessed, he was granted leave until October
21, 1918
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Jan 30, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Feb 8, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Little Britain, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Little Britain, Ontario
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Feb 19, 1919
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Married to Adelaide Harriett Goard in Lindsay,
Ontario
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Dec 12, 1954
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John William Griggs died while a patient of the
Muskoka Hospital in Gravenhurst, Ontario and was buried in the Christian
Cemetery in Little Britain, Ontario
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