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Jan 13, 1878
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Born in Orabo, Sweden
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Jul 1, 1906
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Gustave Holst is listed as
living at 130 Fort St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, employed by the Canadian Pacific
Railway Company.
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59475 (temporary number 307)
Ø Next of kin given as Augusta Nelson, sister, 305
Ellen St., Winnipeg, Manitoba
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
o
Later noted as
Cement Finisher
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Lutheran
Ø Posted to “C” Company
o
This was later
reorganized into “B” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the
Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Apr 3, 1915
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Fined $2.00 for an unrecorded offence
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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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Jun 21, 1915
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Fined $5.00 for being drunk
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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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Sep 15, 1916
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During the 21st
Battalion’s attack on the sugar factory south of Courcelette, France, Private
Holst received shrapnel wounds to both legs and hands and was evacuated to
the No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid
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Sep 16, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 49 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station)
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Sep 17, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 22 AT
(Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 11 Stationary Hospital in Rouen,
France
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Oct 14, 1916
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Surgery performed to amputate
his left leg above the knee due to gas gangrene
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Oct 29, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Gloucester Castle
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the 1st Western General Hospital in Fazakerley,
Liverpool
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Feb 9, 1917
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Transferred to the Duchess of
Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Taplow
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Mar 11, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 13, 1917
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Surgery performed to remove shrapnel
from his right leg
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Mar 18, 1917
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Transferred to the Granville
Special Canadian Hospital in Ramsgate where a further amputation of the left
leg was performed leaving a 6 inch stump
His right leg is noted as
being stiff and his left hand is noted as being deformed, both a result of
shrapnel wounds
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May 11, 1917
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Embarked the Hospital Ship
Letitia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec
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May 31, 1917
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Medical Board in Quebec City notes
Ø Left leg amputated
above knee
Ø Index finger left
hand shortened by ¾ inch due to shrapnel injury
Ø Several surgical
scars noted on both legs
Ø Patient complains
of weakness of right leg
Ø Disability set at
65%
Ø Board recommends
convalescent home treatment in Toronto, Ontario
Transportation was provided to
Toronto, Ontario
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Jun 5, 1917
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Admitted to the North Toronto
Orthopedic Military Hospital where he was fitted with an artificial leg
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Nov 23, 1917
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To be treated as an out
patient of the North Toronto Orthopedic Military Hospital
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Dec 31, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in
Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “B”
Ø No proposed
residence was given
Following the end of the war,
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at
246 Terauley St., Toronto, Ontario
Following his discharge, Gus
Holst married Elizabeth Caddick
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Oct 24, 1927
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Gustave Holst died in
Belleville, Ontario and was buried in the Belleville Cemetery
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