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Oct 17, 1886
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Born in Allerton, Yorkshire, England to George
and Emily (nee Brown) Headley
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Mar 28, 1907
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Embarked the SS Kensington in Liverpool
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Apr 10, 1907
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Disembarked in Portland, Maine, USA and proceeded
to London, Ontario
He later returned to England
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May 14, 1910
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Embarked the SS Hesperian in Glasgow, Scotland
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May 23, 1910
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
Port Perry, Ontario
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Nov 20, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Regina, Saskatchewan
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Apr 16, 1918
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Conscripted into the 2nd Depot
Battalion, BCR (British Columbia Regiment) under the MSA in Victoria, British
Columbia
Ø Number 2139152
Ø Next of kin given as George
Headley, father, Linton on River Ouse, Yorkshire, England
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farmer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to the 11th
Regimental Draft
The battalion carried out training in the Willows
Camp, Oak Bay, Victoria, British Columbia
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May 15, 1918
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The 11th Regimental Draft embarked the
SS Ajana in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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May 28, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool and transferred to the 1st
Reserve Battalion. The draft was
placed in the Segregation Camp in Seaford to ensure there were no cases of
influenza in the group.
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Jun 11, 1918
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Released from the segregation camp and joined the
1st Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Sep 13, 1918
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Transferred to the 29th Battalion
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Sep 14, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples,
France and Taken On Strength of the 29th Battalion
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Sep 16, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Sep 19, 1918
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While still at the reinforcement camp and before
he could join the 29th at that front, he was diverted and
transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Sep 20, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Headley joined the 21st Battalion near Buissy, France and was
posted to “A” Company
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Nov 15, 1918
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Attached to the 2nd Division
Employment Company for duty
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Nov 25, 1918
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Diagnosed with defective feet and attached to the
CGBD (Canadian General Base Depot) in Etaples, France
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Dec 2, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 7 Canadian General Hospital
in Etaples with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin), a
fever without a known cause, sometimes referred to as Trench Fever
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Dec 12, 1918
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When the diagnosis was changed to read Broncho
Pneumonia, he was invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Cambria
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Clandon Park War Hospital in Guildford
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 9, 1919
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Transferred to the Roy Herbert Hospital in Woolwich
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Jan 14, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 16 Canadian General
Hospital in Orpington
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Feb 21, 1919
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
Granted 12 days sick leave
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Apr 8, 1919
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Granted permission to marry
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Apr 19, 1919
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Married to Katie Cope in Bromley, Kent
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May 28, 1919
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Jul 31, 1919
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Embarked the SS Orduna with his wife Katie in Liverpool
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Aug 8, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Aug 18, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 255216
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 440 Richard St., Vancouver, British Columbia
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 2046 – 47th Ave. E.,
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Apr 20, 1950
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Gerald Headley died while a patient of the
Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia of Cancer and was buried
in the Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver
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