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Feb 14, 1892
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Born in Birmingham, England to
George and Louisa (nee Wilson) Harvey
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59431 (temporary number 185)
Ø Next of kin given as Louisa Harvey, mother, 5 St.
Julian’s Alley, King St., Norwich, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “B” Company
o This was later reorganized into “A” Company
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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Jul 6, 1915
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Sentenced to 48 hours
Detention and forfeited 2 day’s pay for being absent
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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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Apr 10, 1916
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Attached to the 2nd
Canadian Tunnelling Company for duty
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Apr 11, 1916
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Joined the 2nd
Canadian Tunnelling Company at Reningelst, Belgium as part of a draft of 60
Other Ranks attached for duty
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May 25, 1916
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While working at the Armagh
Wood near Zillebeke Lake, Belgium, a German shell exploded about 5 feet from
Private Harvey and he was hit with shell fragments in his face, arms, hands
and fractured his left leg in 2 places.
He was evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being
transported to a casualty clearing station for treatment
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May 26, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 3
Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne, France
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May 28, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Newhaven
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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Aug 29, 1916
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Surgery performed to repair
bone damage and install a plate in the Tibia of his left leg to assist the
healing process
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Feb 15, 1917
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Transferred to the King’s
Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Bushey Park
Left leg is noted as being
slightly shorter than the right leg
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Mar 5, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and
reported to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre in Hastings and attached to
the St. Leonard’s Hospital for physical therapy
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Mar 13, 1917
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Admitted to the Canadian
Military Hospital in Hastings
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Apr 11, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and
embarked the SS Letitia in Liverpool
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Apr 20, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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May 3, 1917
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Admitted to the Elmhurst
Convalescent Home in Kingston
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May 17, 1917
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To be treated as an outpatient
at the Elmhurst Convalescent Home in Kingston
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Jun 15, 1917
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Discharged from care of the
Elmhurst Convalescent Home
Discharged from the CEF
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Frankford, Ontario
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Jan 15, 1918
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Attested into No. 3 District
Depot on admission to the Queen’s Military Hospital in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59431
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Louisa Harvey, mother, 7 St. Julian’s Alley, Norwich, England
Ø Previous occupation
given as Labourer
Ø Previous military
experience given as 21st Battalion CEF
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
He was re-attested for pay
purposes while being treated in hospital for his wounds obtained in France
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Jan 17, 1918
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Medical Board at the Queen’s
Military Hospital in Kingston notes
Ø Fractured Fibula is
un-united
Ø Patient complains
of pain when walking
Ø A piece of the
Fibula is protruding
Ø Surgery is
recommended to repair the damaged bone and install a plate
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Jan 22, 1918
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Surgery performed to install a
plate to his left Fibula.
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May 28, 1918
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Medical Board at Queen’s
Military Hospital notes
Ø Patient suffers
from effects of compound fracture of left leg caused by shell explosion
Ø Complains of
weakness, pain, swelling and limitation of movement in left leg
Ø X-Ray shows new
bone formation and joining together of fragments
Ø Board recommends man
be discharged from service with pensionable disability due to service
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Jun 7, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Frankford, Ontario
Following the end of the war
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at
Frankford, Ontario
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Nov 10, 1920
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Married to Ethel Elizabeth
Wannamaker in Trenton, Ontario
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Aug 13, 1970
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Charles Harvey died while a patient
in the Trenton Memorial Hospital, Trenton, Ontario
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