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Oct
3, 1896
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Born
in Madoc Ontario to John and Elizabeth Almira (nee Embury) Gunn
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Aug
16, 1915
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Attested
into the 59th Battalion at Belleville Ontario
Ø Number 1289366 (this
number is noted as being assigned for records purposes only)
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs A Gunn (mother) of Madoc Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as “Clerk”
Ø Previous military
experience given as 1½ weeks in the 34th Battery, Canadian Field
Artillery
Ø He stated that he
was not married
Ø Religion given as
“Presbyterian”
Ø The medical
examiner certified him as “Fit”
Ø His height is
recorded as 5’ 9½“
Ø Eye colour is noted
as “Blue”
o
I make note of the above 2 items because his
height was later noted as 5’ 11¾“, 5’ 9¼”, and 6’.
o
His eyes were later described as Grey and even
later as Hazel.
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Aug
18, 1915
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Discharged
from the 59th Battalion as “Medically Unfit”
Ø This was only 2
days after the Medical Officer declared him as being “Fit”
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Dec
13, 1915
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Attested
into the 155th Battalion at Madoc Ontario
Ø Number 636052
Ø Next of Kin given
as John Gunn (father) of Madoc Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as “Clerk”
Ø Stated to be single
Ø Previous military
experience given as Previous military experience given as 1 week in the 34th
Battery, Canadian Field Artillery
Ø Height noted as 5’
11¾“ (he apparently grew 2½” in 4 months?)
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May
28, 1916
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Arrived
at Camp Barriefield (Kingston Ontario)
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Jul
1, 1916
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Admitted
to Kingston Military Hospital with a sprained ankle
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Jul
26, 1916
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Discharged
from hospital
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Oct
18, 1916
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Embarked
the SS Northland at Halifax for England
Appointed
rank of Acting Lance Sargeant
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Oct
28, 1916
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Disembarked
at Liverpool England and proceeded to the Bramshott Camp
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Dec
5, 1916
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Reverts
to rank of Pte at his own request and proceeded to France
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Dec
6, 1916
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Arrived
at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) and TOS (Taken On Strength) of the 21st
Battalion
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Dec
7, 1916
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Departed
the CBD to join the unit
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Feb
8, 1917
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Joined
the 21st Battalion in the field
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Apr
20, 1917
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Admitted
to No 4 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with NYD (Not Yet Determined)
Nervousness and then transferred to No 6 CFA
A later medical document described the incident as “man enjoyed
good health until he was blown up and buried by a bursting shell at Vimy
Ridge”
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Apr
22, 1917
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Transferred
to No 4 Stationary Hospital at Arques with NYD Shell Shock
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May
26, 1917
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Transferred
to No 10 Stationary Hospital with Neurasthenia (Neurasthenia is characterized by
general lassitude, irritability, lack of concentration, worry, and
hypochondria.) Today we
would call that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
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Jun
3, 1917
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Invalided
to England aboard the Hospital Ship Jan Breydel
Posted
to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) at Seaford England
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Jun
4, 1917
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Admitted
to the Albert Hall Hospital in Nottingham with “Shell Shock” and TOS EORD
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Jun
26, 1917
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Transferred
to Hillingdon House, CCH (Canadian Convalescent Hospital) at Uxbridge England
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Jul
1, 1917
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Transferred
to Woodcote CCH at Epsom
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Jul
6, 1917
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Discharged
from hospital and attached to 3rd CCD for PT (Physical Training)
and treatment
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Aug
17, 1917
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Admitted
to CMH (Canadian Military Hospital) at Eastbourne with acute Pulmonary
Hemorrhage
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Sep
4, 1917
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Ceases
to be attached to 3rd CCD
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Sep
18, 1917
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Discharged
from hospital and attached to 3rd CCD at Eastbourne
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Sep
22, 1917
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On
Command to 3rd CCD from EORD
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Oct
13, 1917
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Admitted
to Canadian Military Hospital at Eastbourne with Bronchitis
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Oct
16, 1917
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Transferred
to Military Hospital at Hastings
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Nov
6, 1917
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Ceases
to be On Command 3rd CCD
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Nov
11, 1917
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Transferred
to No 15 Canadian General Hospital (Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross
Hospital) at Taplow Bucks
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Nov
26, 1917
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Ceases
to be On Command 3rd CCD and sent to the EORD
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Feb
22, 1918
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Transferred
to No 5 CGH (Canadian General Hospital) at Kirkdale
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Mar
11, 1918
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Discharged
from No 5 CGH and invalided to Canada aboard the Hospital Ship SS Araguaya
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Mar
22, 1918
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Disembarked
in Canada
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Mar
26, 1918
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Admitted
to Sanatorium in Kingston Ontario
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Mar
30, 1918
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Transferred
to Queen’s Military Hospital, Kingston Ontario
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Apr
18, 1918
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TOS
MHCC (Military Hospital Casualty Company) at Kingston Ontario
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Jul
11, 1918
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Medial
Board at Queen’s Military Hospital Kingston recommends the following
Ø Man’s condition
should be re-examined in 12 months
Ø He may return to
his previous occupation with marked limitations
Ø Recommended that he
be discharged from the service with a disability pension
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Jul
20, 1918
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Discharged
from hospital
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Jul
29, 1918
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Discharged
from the CEF at Kingston Ontario, as Medically Unfit for further service
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May
18, 1921
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Married
to Ann Elizabeth Cruikshank at the home of Janet and Alison Geggie, 14
Harvard Ave., Toronto, Ontario
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Mar
3, 1977
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Deceased
at St Catharines Ontario and buried in the Victoria Lawn Cemetery there.
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