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Jan 23, 1889
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Born in Kilburn, Derbyshire, England to John and
Sarah (nee Lamb) Hircock
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Apr 26, 1906
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Embarked the SS Virginian in Liverpool with his
parents and 6 siblings
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May 4, 1906
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
Cobourg, Ontario
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Oct 2, 1912
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Ephraim Hircock received a patent for a bicycle brake
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Mar 1, 1913
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Married to Jessie Drysdale Davidson in Toronto,
Ontario
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Dec 11, 1914
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Attested into the 18th Battalion CEF
in London, Ontario
Ø Number 54143
Ø Next of kin given as James
William Hircock, father, Division St., Cobourg, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Brick Manufacturer
o Later noted as Stationary
Engineer
Ø Previous military experience
given as 6 weeks in the 29th Regiment
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “B” Company
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Apr 18, 1915
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Embarked the SS Grampian in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 29, 1915
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Disembarked in Avonmouth, England and proceeded
to the West Sandling Camp
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May 8, 1915
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal
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Sep 14, 1915
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The battalion embarked 2 ships in Folkestone for
France
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Sep 15, 1915
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Private Hircock’s ship was involved in a
collision with a British Destroyer and had to be towed into Boulogne, France. The second ship landed in Boulogne without
incident. Once the 2 halves of the
battalion were reunited, the men proceeded by train to St. Omer, France
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Oct 18, 1915
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Reverted to the rank of Private at his own
request
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Nov 7, 1915
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
On joining the battalion, Private Hircock was
posted to “B” Company
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Jan 1, 1916
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While in the front line trench near Voormezeele,
Belgium, an enemy rifle grenade exploded within 3 feet of Private Hircock and
he received wounds to his arms, legs and back that knocked him unconscious. He was evacuated to a field ambulance for
first aid
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Jan 2, 1916
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Transported to the No. 3 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Jan 3, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 8 Stationary Hospital in
Rouen, France
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Jan 5, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St.
George
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Taplow
Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion for pay purposes while in hospital
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Feb 15, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 5, 1916
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Transferred to the Hillingdon House Convalescent
Hospital in Uxbridge
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Mar 7, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Bearwood, Wokingham
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Apr 18, 1916
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital in Ramsgate
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Aug 17, 1916
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Discharged from hospital
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Aug 18, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling
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Aug 25, 1916
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Granted 20 days sick leave
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Nov 7, 1916
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Attended the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe for treatment and was discharged the same day
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Dec 7, 1916
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Transferred to the 64th Battalion in
Shoreham
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Feb 6, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre
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Feb 11, 1917
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton
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Mar 23, 1917
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Embarked the SS Grampian in Liverpool
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Apr 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to London, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military
district No. 1
On arrival in London, he was admitted to the LMCH
(London Miliary Convalescent Hospital)
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May 8, 1917
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To be treated as an Out Patient
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Jun 30, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in London, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Box 479 Cobourg, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box 479 Cobourg,
Ontario
In 1924, Ephraim Hircock attained the rank of
Captain in the Northumberland Regiment in Cobourg, Ontario
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Dec 15, 1945
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Wife Jessie died in Cobourg, Ontario
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Jul 8, 1954
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Ephraim Hircock was ordained as a Minister in the
Presbyterian Church while in British Columbia
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Apr 4, 1966
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Married to Lulu Mary Grutchfield in British
Columbia
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Feb 3, 1973
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Ephraim Aquilla Hircock died while a patient in
the Kootenay Lake District Hospital, Nelson, British Columbia and was buried
in the Nelson Memorial Park, Nelson
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