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Oct 5, 1870
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Born in Rochdale,
Lancashire, England
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Mar 18, 1915
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Attested into the
21st Battalion in Lindsay, Ontario
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Number 59476
(temporary number 1319)
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Next of kin given
as Minnie Holt, wife, 2 Vanauley St., Toronto, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Machinist
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Previous military
experience given as 5 years in the 2nd
Lancashire Fusiliers in England
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Religion given as
Methodist
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Posted to the
Depot Company
On
attesting he lied about his age, stating he had been born in 1877, not
his actual birth year of 1870
The
21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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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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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 15, 1915
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Sentenced to 5
days Field Punishment #2 for being absent from 1.45 pm parade
It
should be noted that the battalion was forming up to move into the
front line trench from their billets in La Clytte, Belgium and Private
Holt was 1 of 24 men absent from that parade
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Dec 28, 1915
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Sentenced to 14
days Field Punishment #1 for insolence to an officer
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Jan 7, 1916
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Attached to the 250th
Tunnelling Company for duty
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Apr 10, 1916
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Attached to the 2nd
Canadian Tunnelling Company
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Apr 21, 1916
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While working on
improving dug outs near Armagh Wood (The Bluff between Hill 60 and
Mount Sorrel), Private Holt was blown out of the trench (his words) by
the explosion of an artillery shell.
He
was evacuated to the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance with a diagnosis
that reads Neurasthenia
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Apr 23, 1916
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Transferred to the
Division Rest Station at the No. 4 Canadian Field Ambulance
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Apr 27, 1916
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Transferred to the
Division Rest Station at Mont des Cats, France
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May 6, 1916
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Transferred to the
No. 13 General Hospital in Boulogne, France
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May 16, 1916
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Transferred to the
No. 25 General Hospital at Hardelot, France
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May 30, 1916
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Discharged to base
details in Boulogne
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Jun 7, 1916
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Forfeited total of
6 days pay for being absent from 9 pm June 6 to 5.40 pm June 7
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Jun 9, 1916
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Transferred to the
No. 3 General Base Depot in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France
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Jun 18, 1916
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Medical
Classification changed to “C” meaning he was not
fit for combat duty and proceeded to England
Transferred
to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) in Folkestone
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Jun 20, 1916
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Medical Board at
Folkestone notes
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Patient suffers
from Shell Shock
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Classified PB
(Permanent Base Duty)
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Mar 10, 1917
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Attached to the
CTS (Canadian Training School) in Bexhill for duty
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Apr 15, 1917
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Transferred to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) and remained attached to the
training school in Bexhill
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Jun 13, 1917
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Transferred to the
Canadian Training School for permanent duty
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Jan 16, 1918
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Transferred to the
General Depot in Shorncliffe
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Feb 8, 1918
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Admitted to the
No. 11 Canadian General Hospital, Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe with a
diagnosis that reads Myalgia
Patient’s
general condition is noted as “Poor” and his true
age of 48 is noted. He
complains of pain in lumbar region of his back.
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Feb 27, 1918
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Discharged to duty
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Mar 16, 1918
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Attached to the
CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Apr 8, 1918
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Embarked the SS
Mauritania in Liverpool
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Apr 15, 1918
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Disembarked in
Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Toronto, Ontario where he was
Taken On Strength District Depot #2
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May 6, 1918
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Medical Board at
the Ravina Barracks in Toronto notes
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Man suffers from
Bronchitis and Emphysema and claims it was caused by exposure to
Chlorine Gas in Belgium in December of 1915 although he was not
hospitalized at the time
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Suffers from
Myalgia and Neurasthenia caused by a shell explosion in April of 1916
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Suffers from back
pain in the Lumbar region, worse in damp weather
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Suffers from
violent headaches and dizzy spells
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Fingers tremble
and has excessive knee jerks
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Man is not well
nourished
Board
recommends he be discharged as Physically Unfit
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May 14, 1918
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Admitted to the
Base Hospital in Toronto, Ontario with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
and Tonsillitis
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Complains of sore
throat and headaches
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Has pain in chest
and body joints
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Tonsils are
enlarged
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May 21, 1918
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Discharged to duty
from hospital
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Jun 5, 1918
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Discharged from
the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
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Rank on discharge
Private
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Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
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Proposed residence
on discharge 470 Salem Ave., Toronto, Ontario
Following
the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory
Medals were sent to him at 2502 Jasper St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
USA
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