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Jun 9, 1894
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Born in Hastings, Sussex,
England
While giving background
information on admission to hospital in 1918, he stated that he played
football as a youth and went to work in a factory at the age of 14. At the age of 15 he suffered from
Hemorrhagic Fever and spent almost a year in bed.
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59461
(temporary number 302)
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. C. Taylor, sister, Ball St., Cobourg, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Labourer
o Later noted as
Marine Fireman
Ø Previous military
experience given as 6 months in the Cobourg Artillery
Ø Religion given as
Congregationalist
Ø Assigned to “C”
Company
o This was later
reorganized into “B” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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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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May 27, 1915
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Sentenced to 7 days detention
for being Absent Without Leave
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Aug 1, 1915
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Forfeited 1 days pay for
absence
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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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Oct 21, 1915
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Admitted to the No. 6 Canadian Field
Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Chorea (involuntary muscle movement)
and transferred the same day to the No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station in La
Clytte, Belgium. Later that day he was
admitted to the Divisional Rest Station in La Clytte
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Oct 23, 1915
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Transferred via the No. 9
Ambulance Train and admitted to the No. 18 Canadian General Hospital in
Camiers, France. On admission to
hospital he claimed to have been blown up by an artillery shell the previous
day. It would seem that he was
suffering from Shell Shock
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Oct 31, 1915
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Transferred to the No. 7
Convalescent Depot in Camiers to continue his recovery
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Nov 15, 1915
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Discharged to the Canadian
Base Depot in the Rouelles Camp, Havre
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Dec 22, 1915
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Transferred to the Canadian
Training Division after being classified Permanent Base, meaning that he was
not fit for front line duty
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Dec 24, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion at Shorncliffe and invalided to England
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Jan 22, 1916
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Sentenced to 8 days Field
Punishment #2 and forfeited 4 days pay for being absent
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Mar 8, 1916
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Attached to the Canadian Army
Pay Corps in London for duty
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Sep 18, 1916
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Transferred to the Engineer
& Barrack Services
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Dec 28, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 1
Detachment Canadian Army Service Corps
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Jan 24, 1917
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Attached to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion in East Sandling.
Shortly after the formation of the battalion, it moved to Seaford to
train reinforcements for the front
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Feb 13, 1917
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Sentenced to 12 days Field
Punishment #2 and forfeited 7 days pay and allowances for absence
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Apr 3, 1917
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Sentenced to 7 days Field
Punishment #2 and forfeited 1 day pay and allowances for absence
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May 7, 1917
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Posted to the Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot
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May 10, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Railway Training Depot in Purfleet
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Jun 1, 1917
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Transferred to the 10th
Battalion Canadian Railway Troops in Purfleet
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Jun 18, 1917
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The battalion proceeded to
France
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Jan 28, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 3 New
Zealand Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads VDH (Valvular Disease of
the Heart)
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Feb 1, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 37
Ambulance Train and admitted to the No. 7 Canadian General Hospital in
Etaples
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Feb 5, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Newhaven
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Bath War Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Valvular
Disease of the Heart
Posted to the Canadian Railway
Troops Training Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 28, 1918
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Transferred to the King’s
Canadian Red Cross Convalescent Hospital in Bushy Park, Hampton Hill and
diagnosis is changed to read DAH (Disordered Activity of the Heart)
It is noted on admission that
he smokes 15 to 20 cigarettes per day and drinks beer or whiskey daily
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May 8, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and
attached to the No. 3 Canadian Convalescent Depot
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Aug 14, 1918
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Sentenced to 7 days Field
Punishment #2 and forfeited 3 days pay and allowances for being absent from
August 12, to August 14.
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Aug 15, 1918
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Discharged from the
convalescent depot and reported to the Canadian Railway Troops Training Depot
in Purfleet
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Oct 28, 1918
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Attached to the Canadian
Discharge Depot in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Nov 12, 1918
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Embarked the SS Scandinavian
in Liverpool
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Nov 21, 1918
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Disembarked in Montreal,
Quebec and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Dec 3, 1918
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Taken On Strength the Casualty
Company of No. 3 District Depot, Kingston
Granted leave with subsistence
until December 16
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Jan 3, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” to be issued at a later date
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Cobourg, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box
722 Cobourg, Ontario
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Aug 25, 1923
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Archie Hewitt entered the
United States at the Detroit, Michigan border crossing to visit his brother
William C. Hewitt at 11 Rowena St, Detroit.
He listed his occupation as Electrician and his next of kin as his
wife, Ruth A. Hewitt, Box 722 Cobourg, Ontario
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