|
Apr 25, 1877
|
Born in
Mornington, Ontario to William and Sarah Anne (nee Watson) Henry
|
|
Feb 1, 1905
|
Married to
Florence Bowling in Wentworth, Ontario
|
|
Oct 21, 1908
|
Shown on the
payroll of the 91st Regiment Canadian
Highlanders in Hamilton, Ontario with the rank of Corporal
|
|
Jun 19, 1913
|
Shown on the
payroll of the 42nd Regiment Perth &
Lanark Regiment at the Barriefield Camp with the rank of Sergeant
|
|
Dec 29, 1914
|
Attested into the
21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø
Number 59458
(temporary number 1203)
Ø
Next of kin given
as Mrs. Florence Henry, wife, Box 204 Carleton Place, Ontario
Ø
Previous
occupation given as Labourer
Ø
Previous military
experience given as 9 years in the 91st Canadian
Highlanders and 2 years in the 42nd Perth
& Lanark Regiment
Ø
Religion given as
Methodist
Ø
Posted to the
Depot Company
o
Later posted to
No. 8 Platoon, “B” Company
On
attesting, Herbert Henry lied about his age, stating he had been born
in 1880, not his actual birth year of 1877
The
21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
|
|
May 6, 1915
|
Embarked the RMS
Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
|
|
May 15, 1915
|
Disembarked in
Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling
Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
|
|
Jul 13, 1915
|
Appointed to rank
of Lance Corporal with pay to replace L/Cpl
Daughen
who had been reduced in rank
|
|
Sep 14, 1915
|
Embarked the St.
Seiriol in Folkestone
|
|
Sep 15, 1915
|
Disembarked in
Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
|
|
May 22, 1916
|
Granted 9 days
leave
|
|
Jun 1, 1916
|
Granted 1 a day
extension to his leave
|
|
Jun 22, 1916
|
Promoted to the
rank of Corporal to replace Cpl
Chamberlain
who had been promoted
|
|
Aug 28, 1916
|
Attached to the 4th
Field Company, Canadian Engineers for duty with the Carrying Party
|
|
Sep 16, 1916
|
Ceased to be
attached to the field company and rejoined the 21st
Battalion during the action at the sugar factory south of Courcelette,
France
|
|
Sep 22, 1916
|
Appointed to the
rank of Lance Sergeant to replace L/Sgt
Hie who
had died of wounds received
|
|
Nov 8, 1916
|
Attached to the
Central Training Camp in Havre to be employed as an Instructor
|
|
Jan 21, 1917
|
Admitted to the
No. 2 General Hospital, Quai d’Escale, Havre with a broken
leg. He stated he
slipped off the boardwalk while leaving the dining hall and his left
leg crumbled under him
|
|
Feb 7, 1917
|
Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Warilda
On
arrival in England he was admitted to the 1st
Southern General Hospital in Birmingham
Transferred
to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while
in hospital
|
|
Mar 6, 1917
|
Transferred to the
Hillingdon House Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Uxbridge
|
|
Mar 10, 1917
|
Transferred to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in
hospital
|
|
Mar 27, 1917
|
Forfeited 3
day’s pay for overstaying a 48 hour pass
|
|
May 18, 1917
|
Granted 10 days
sick leave with instructions to report to the Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot in Seaford on completion of his leave
|
|
Jun 5, 1917
|
Forfeited 1
day’s pay for being absent from midnight June 4 to 11:40 am
June 5
|
|
Sep 27, 1917
|
Attached to the
CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
|
|
Oct 18, 1917
|
Embarked the SS
Missanabie in Liverpool
|
|
Oct 28, 1917
|
Disembarked in
Quebec City, Quebec
|
|
Nov 13, 1917
|
Taken On Strength
Military District No. 1 Casualty Unit in London, Ontario
|
|
Dec 1, 1917
|
Medical Board in
London, Ontario notes
Ø
Patient suffers
from Hypermetropia (far sightedness), internal derangement of left
ankle and left index and middle fingers amputated
Ø
Left ankle and
lower leg deformed due to fracture suffered at the front
Ø
2 fingers left
hand amputated due to being caught in coupling of cars prior to
enlistment
Ø
Left ankle is sore
after walking any distance
Ø
Board recommends
he be classed as Category C3, meaning he was fit for sedentary work
such as Clerk in Canada only
|
|
Dec 31, 1917
|
Discharged from
the CEF in London, Ontario
Ø
Rank on discharge
Lance Sergeant
Ø
Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø
Proposed residence
on discharge 282 Albert St., Stratford, Ontario
Following
the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory
Medals were sent to him at 24 Brock Ave., St. Catharines, Ontario
|
|
Aug 23, 1971
|
Herbert Henry died
and was buried in the Avondale Cemetery, Stratford, Ontario
|
|