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Jun 16, 1870
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Born in Belfast, Ireland
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Feb 19, 1915
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 59451 (temporary number 1367)
Ø Next of kin given as Mary Heaney, mother, 27 Port
Dundas Road, Glasgow, Scotland
Ø Previous occupation given as Plumber
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to the Depot Company
On attesting he lied about his age,
stating that he had been born in 1878, not his actual year of birth 1870
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
Although he officially attested on
this date, he was not TOS (Taken On Strength) the battalion until May 6, the
day the battalion sailed from Montreal
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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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Jun 13, 1915
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Sentenced to 10 days Detention
and forfeited 3 days pay for being AWL (Absent Without Leave)
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Jun 26, 1915
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Posted to “D” Company
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Aug 5, 1915
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Forfeited 2 days pay and
restricted to ½ pay for 1 month for being absent
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Aug 24, 1915
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Sentenced to 28 days Detention
and forfeited 9 day’s pay for being absent from August 16 to August 24, 1915
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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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Nov 30, 1915
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Sentenced to 14 days Field
Punishment No. 2 and 15 hours extra fatigue duty for being absent from the
Ridgewood Camp in Belgium until being found drunk and arrested in Dickebusch
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Sep 7, 1916
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During the march towards the
Somme in preparation for the attack on the sugar factory, Private Heaney fell
out of the ranks and could not keep up due to dizziness and shortness of
breath.
Admitted to the No. 4 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia
Transferred to the No. 6
Canadian Field Ambulance and the diagnosis was changed to read DAH
(Disordered Activity of the Heart).
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Sep 8, 1916
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Transferred to the Division
Rest Station at the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance
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Sep 10, 1916
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Transferred to the
Reinforcement Camp in Val de Maison, France
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Sep 14, 1916
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Transferred to the CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, and his Medical
Classification was changed to read “TB” meaning he was only fit for base duty
His true age was noted in his
file as 46, not his stated age of 38
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Sep 21, 1916
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His medical classification was
reduced to “C”, meaning he was only fit for non combat duty in England
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Sep 23, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) in Folkestone, England
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Sep 28, 1916
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Medical Board at Folkestone
notes
Ø Man suffers from
Disordered Activity of the Heart and discharging in left ear
Ø He looks older than
his 46 years
Ø He suffers from
deafness and discharging in left ear
Ø Complains of pain
in his heart
Ø There is marked
irregularity in the heart
Ø Has beginning
Arterio Sclerosis
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Sep 30, 1916
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Medical exam at the West Cliff
Canadian Eye and Ear Hospital in Folkestone notes
Ø Patient suffers
from Suppurative Otitis Media
Ø Both ears drain
from ruptured ear drums the condition is considered permanent
Ø Board recommends
discharge from the military due to hearing and age
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Oct 19, 1916
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Discharged from the CEF in
Shoreham, England
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 5 Rose Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
Following the end of the war,
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 4
Fernwood Road, Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Apr 26, 1930
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John Heaney died in Poole,
Dorset, England of Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Exhaustion and was buried in
the Poole Cemetery. His death was
determined to be a result of his war time service
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny)
and Scroll were sent to his widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Heaney, Dorchester Road,
Poole, Dorset, England
No Memorial Cross was issued
as he had married after his discharge and his mother was not alive
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