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Apr 16, 1889
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Born in Ottawa, Ontario to
Zephirin and Marie Rose De Lima (nee Cantin) Groulx
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Apr 22, 1912
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Married to Doria Laramee in
Point-Gatineau, Quebec
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Nov 13, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59399 (temporary number 962)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Doria Groulx, wife,
Gatineau, Quebec
Ø Previous occupation given as Broom Maker
Ø Previous military experience given as Army
Service Corps
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Posted to the Transport Section
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Mar 31, 1915
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The Transport Section, along
with horses and wagons, proceeded to England as an advance party to arrange
for the arrival of the full battalion.
Private Groulx developed a
cough and chest pain while tending to the horses aboard ship
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May 15, 1915
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The battalion arrived in
Devonport and reunited with the Transport Section in the West Sandling Camp,
near Hythe, Kent where the battalion continued training
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May 22, 1915
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Admitted to the Military
Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Phthisis
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Jun 4, 1915
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Transferred to the Moore
Barracks Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Lung
Trouble. This was later changed to
read Phthisis (Tuberculosis)
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Aug 3, 1915
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Embarked the SS Hesperian in
Liverpool
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Aug 12, 1915
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Disembarked in Quebec City,
Quebec
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Aug 17, 1915
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Medical Board in Quebec City
notes that he is suffering from Tuberculosis and recommends sanitarium care
for 6 months and he was discharged from the CEF
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Sep 24, 1915
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Albert Groulx was reinstated
into the CEF retroactive to August 17, 1915 while in the sanitorium in order
to receive full pay while in hospital care
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Sep 30, 1915
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Transferred to the Mowatt
Sanitarium in Kingston, Ontario
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Nov 17, 1915
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Discharged from the CEF
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “B”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Gatineau Point, Kettle Island, Quebec
Following the end of the war,
the British War Medal was sent to him at Gatineau Point, Quebec
On discharge he was granted a
pension for life
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Nov 27, 1915
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Discharged from the Mowatt
Sanitarium
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