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Jul 10, 1896
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Born at West
Guilford Ontario to John and Laurette Henderson
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Mar 10, 1916
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Attested into
the 109th Battalion at Haliburton Ontario
Ø Number 724161
Ø Next of kin given as John Henderson (father) of West Guilford Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Assigned to “D” Company
On
Attestation, he stated his birth date was July 10, 1897
The Battalion
trained at Lindsay Ontario
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Jul 23, 1916
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Embarked the RMS
Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Jul 31, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to the Bramshott Camp
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Oct 5, 1916
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Posted to the 21st
Battalion
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Oct 6, 1916
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France as part of a draft of 94 Other Ranks from
England
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Oct 20, 1916
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Left the CBD to
join his unit
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Oct 22, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion at Bully Grenay where they were in Divisional Reserve carrying out training and
re-equipping
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Nov 26, 1916
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Proceeded on the
Lewis Machine Gun Course
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Dec 3, 1916
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Rejoined the
Battalion from Course
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May 17, 1917
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Attached to the
No 4 FCCE (Field Company, Canadian Engineers) for duty
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Jun 1, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion from the No 4 FCCE
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Jul 22, 1917
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Attached to the
4th Canadian MGC (Machine Gun Company) for duty
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Aug 29, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion from the CMGC
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Sep 12, 1917
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Granted 10 days
leave
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Sep 24, 1917
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Rejoined the
Battalion from leave
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Oct 8, 1917
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Admitted to No 5
CFA then transferred to No 10 CFA diagnosed with VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Oct 10, 1917
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Transferred to
the No 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Oct 11, 1917
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Transferred to
No 51 General Hospital at Etaples via the No 6 AT (Ambulance Train)
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Nov 30, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital
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Dec 1, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and TOS No 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Depot) at Etaples and posted to “A”
Company for those recovering from wounds and illness
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Dec 9, 1917
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Re-admitted to
No 51 General Hospital at Etaples with complications of VDG
Placed under
stoppage of pay at the rate of 50¢ per
day and forfeits Field Allowance for the period October 12 to November 30, 1917 (50 days)
as punishment for contracting a Venereal Disease
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Jan 25, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital and TOS No 2 CIBD at Etaples and posted to “A” Company for those
recovering from wounds and illness
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Jan 28, 1918
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Readmitted to No
51 General Hospital with complications of VDG
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Jan 29, 1918
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Placed under
stoppage of pay at the rate of 50¢ per
day and forfeits Field Allowance for the period December 9, 1917 to January 25, 1918 (48
days) as punishment for contracting a Venereal Disease
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Feb 10, 1918
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Transferred to
No 4 CCS for duty
Stoppage of
pay at the rate of 50¢ per day plus forfeiture of Field Allowance for the period between
January 28 to February 10, 1918 (14 days) as punishment for contracting a Venereal Disease
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Feb 14, 1918
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Transferred to
No 6 CCS
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Feb 18, 1918
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Readmitted to No
51 General Hospital with complications of VDG
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Mar 10, 1918
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Awarded the Good
Conduct Badge
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Jun 27, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital to duty
Stoppage of
pay at the rate of 50¢ per day plus forfeiture of Field Allowance for the period between
February 18 to June 27, 1918 (130 days) as punishment for contracting a Venereal Disease
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Jun 28, 1918
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TOS No 2 CIBD at
Etaples and posted to “A” Company for those recovering from wounds and illness
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Jul 5, 1918
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Sentenced to 28
days Field Punishment #2 for being in possession of a defaced AB 64 (Army Book 64) which
is a pay book
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Jul 7, 1918
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Proceeded to the
Field Punishment Prison
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Aug 2, 1918
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Rejoined the
CIBD from serving his Field Punishment
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Aug 5, 1918
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Left the CIBD
for the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
Joined the CC
Rein C at Aubin St Vaast
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Sep 2, 1918
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Re-joined the 21st
Battalion which was bivouacked at Beaurains, south of Arras
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Oct 11, 1918
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Received
shrapnel wounds to his left hand and admitted to No 9 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance). He was transferred the same day to the CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station)
Below is from the 21st Battalion War Diary for this date
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Oct 12, 1918
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Transferred to
the No 18 General Hospital at Dannes Camiers
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Oct 16, 1918
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Ville de Liege
Posted to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital in England
Admitted to
the Edmonton Special Military Surgical Hospital, London
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Jan 9, 1919
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Transferred to
the Military Convalescent Hospital at Epsom
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Jan 10, 1919
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Transferred to
the Canadian Red Cross Special Hospital at Bush Park
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Jan 27, 1919
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Discharged from
hospital and On Command to the 3rd CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) at Seaford
for Physical Training and Conditioning
Granted sick
leave until February 8, at which time he is to report to the 3rd CCD
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Feb 15, 1919
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Posted to the 6th
Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Mar 18, 1919
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Posted to MD #3
Wing at Kimmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Mar 25, 1919
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Embarked the HMT
Scotian at Liverpool
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Apr 4, 1919
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Disembarked at
Saint John New Brunswick and proceeded to Kingston Ontario
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Apr 7, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF at Kingston Ontario
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 246020
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Kingston Ontario
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Jan 11, 1923
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British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at West Guilford Ontario
For some
unstated reason, the British War Medal was returned
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Aug 20, 1925
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A replacement
British War Medal sent to him at West Guilford
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Sep 16, 1991
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Died at West
Guilford Ontario
West Guilford Cemetery
West Guilford Ontario
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