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Aug 18, 1893
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Born in Southport, England to Charles and
Adelaide (nee Maystre) Hilton
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Apr 22, 1910
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Embarked the Empress of Britain in Liverpool with
his parents
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Apr 29, 1910
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Disembarked in Quebec City, Quebec and proceeded
to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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Nov 29, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Creston, British Columbia
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Mar 20, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, BCR (British Columbia Regiment) under the MSA in Vancouver,
British Columbia
Ø Number 2022269
Ø Next of kin given as Charles
Hilton, father, Yahk, British Columbia
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farmer
o
Later
noted as Rancher
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to the 11th
Regimental Draft
The training was conducted at the Willows Camp in
Victoria, British Columbia
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May 15, 1918
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The regiment’s 11th Draft embarked the
SS Ajana in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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May 27, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was placed in Segregation to ensure there were no
cases of Influenza in the group
Taken On Strength of the 1st Reserve
Battalion
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Jun 11, 1918
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Released from the segregation camp and joined the
1st Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Sep 13, 1918
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Transferred to the 29th Battalion
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Sep 14, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France
and Taken On Strength of the 29th Battalion
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Sep 16, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Sep 19, 1918
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While still at the reinforcement camp and before
he could join the 29th at that front, he was diverted and
transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Sep 20, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Hilton joined the 21st Battalion near Buissy, France
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Oct 11, 1918
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During the capture of Iwuy, France, Private
Hilton received a machine gun bullet wound that fractured his left leg and he
was evacuated to the No. 9 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid
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Oct 12, 1918
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Transported to the No. 1 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) then transferred the same day via the No. 22 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 22 General Hospital in Camiers, France
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Nov 11, 1918
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His left leg became septic and had to be
amputated above the knee
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Dec 5, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Jan
Breydel
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the 2/1st
Southern General Hospital in Birmingham
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 18, 1918
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A re-amputation was performed to remove an
additional 1 inch of bone
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Mar 26, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 4 Canadian General
Hospital in Basingstoke
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Apr 14, 1919
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital in Buxton
While here he was fitted with a peg leg
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May 10, 1919
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Granted 10 days sick leave from the hospital
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May 26, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian General
Hospital in Kirkdale, Liverpool
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Jun 30, 1919
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Araguaya in Liverpool
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Jul 11, 1919
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Disembarked in Portland, Maine, USA and proceeded
to Toronto, Ontario and admitted to the DOH (Dominion Orthopedic Hospital) on
Christie St.
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Sep 25, 1919
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Supplied with an artificial leg. However, it required several adjustments
over the next few weeks.
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Jan 26, 1920
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Transferred to the St. Andrews Hospital,
MacLennan Ave., Toronto with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Feb 23, 1920
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Transferred to the Dominion Orthopedic Hospital,
Christie St., Toronto
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Mar 31, 1920
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Apr 10, 1920
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 121716
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Yahk, British Columbia
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Yahk, British Columbia
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Jun 14, 1922
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Married to Margaret Glen in Cranbrook, British
Columbia
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Mar 25, 1987
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Norman Maystre Hilton died while a patient in the
Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia and was buried in the
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Burnaby, British Columbia
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