Sep 28, 1893

Born at Thorah Township, Ontario Canada

Feb 7, 1916

Attested into the 109^th Battalion at Woodville Ontario 

Ø     Number 725599

Ø     Next of kin given as Richard Heard (father) of RMD #2, Woodville Ontario

Ø     Previous occupation given as Farmer

Ø     No previous military experience given

Ø     Religion given as Methodist

Ø     Assigned to “C” Company

Jul 8, 1916

Particulars of Family form filed 

Ø     Stated to be single

Ø     Father’s name – Thomas Richard Heard of Woodville Ontario

Ø     Mother’s name – Eliza Heard of Woodville Ontario

Ø     No children

Jul 24, 1916

Embarked the RMS Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia

Jul 31, 1916

Disembarked at Liverpool England and proceeded to the Bramshott Camp

Oct 5, 1916

SOS (Struck Off Strength) on transfer to the 21^st Battalion

Oct 6, 1916

Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21^st Battalion

Oct 20, 1916

Left to join unit

Oct 22, 1916

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field 

The Battalion was in Divisional Reserve in the Bully Grenay area

Mar 24, 1917

Admitted to No 2 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with Myalgia in legs

Mar 25, 1917

Transferred to the Rest Station at No 6 CFA

Apr 1, 1917

Discharged to duty 

During the following weeks he claims to have been gassed twice and buried by a shell explosion during the action at Vimy Ridge, but he didn’t suffer wounds serious enough for hospital care.

Jun 3, 1917

Admitted to No 14 General Hospital at Wimereux, with PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin) which is a fever, later changed to read Pleurisy

Jun 5, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St David

Admitted to 1/4^th Northern General Hospital at Lincoln

Jun 6, 1917

TOS EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)

Jun 14, 1917

Surgery performed to remove fluid

Oct 17, 1917

Transferred to No 4 Canadian Hospital at Basingstoke

Mar 30, 1918

Transferred to No 5 Canadian General Hospital at Kirkdale

Apr 15, 1918

Embarked the Hospital Ship Araguaya at Liverpool 

Apr 25, 1918

Disembarked at Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston Ontario 

TOS MD 3 (Military District) at Kingston

Apr 28, 1918

Admitted to the Queen’s Military Hospital at Kingston Ontario

Jun 18, 1918

Medical Board at Queen’s Military Hospital recommends discharge from service with a pensionable disability due to service

Jun 22, 1918

Discharged from Hospital

Jul 2, 1918

Discharged from the CEF at Kingston Ontario 

Ø     Proposed address on discharge – RR# 2 Woodville Ontario

Jul 15, 1918

Medical Board at Queen’s Military Hospital at Kingston Ontario notes: 

Ø     In hospital here from May 13, 1918 to June 22, 1918

Ø     Suffers from Pleurisy

Ø     States he was in good health until being gassed twice slightly and then buried by shell explosion in May of 1917 in France

Ø     Has suffered from shortness of breath since then

Ø     Condition has improved since return to Canada

Jul 4, 1922

British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to RR #2 Woodville Ontario