Frederick William Jones

 

 

May 18, 1897

Born at Kent England

 

Jul 28, 1915

Attested into the 76th Battalion at Welland Ontario 

Ø      Number 141708

Ø      Next of kin given as Elizabeth Jones (mother) of Niagara Falls Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Buffer or Polisher

Ø      Previous military experience given as 44th Regiment and Welland Canal Force for 12 months

Ø      Religion given as Presbyterian

Ø      Assigned to “C” Company

Ø      Noted as a Bugler

 

Oct 20, 1915

Admitted to Exhibition Camp Military Hospital at Toronto Ontario with Otitis Media (an infection of the middle ear)

 

Oct 21, 1915

Discharged from hospital

 

Jan 26, 1916

Appointed to rank of Provisional Lance Cpl

 

Apr 23, 1916

Embarked the SS Empress of Britain at Halifax Nova Scotia

  

 

May 5, 1916

Disembarked at Liverpool England and proceeded to West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent

 

Jun 28, 1916

Transferred to the 21st Battalion

 

Jun 29, 1916

Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and is TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion

 

Jul 12, 1916

Left to join unit

 

Jul 13, 1916

Joined the 21st Battalion in the field 

The Battalion was in the Chippewa Camp and participated in the Sports Day with other units.  It was on this date that the announcement was made that L/C WSP Hughes was leaving the Battalion and L/Col EW Jones was taking over Command of the Battalion

 

Aug 19, 1916

Admitted to No 4 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with Conjunctivitis (an infection of the eye)

 

Aug 20, 1916

Transferred to No 6 CFA

 

Aug 23, 1916

Transferred to No 3 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)

 

Aug 24, 1916

Transferred to No 15 CCS

 

Sep 7, 1916

Discharged to duty

 

Sep 15, 1916

Blown up by shell explosion and was unable to return to his lines on his own. 

The following is from the personal diary of Pte Frank Whiting of the PPCLI 

17 September 1916

Waited with this man for two hours. His name is Jones and was with the 21st when they made the attack on the 15th. He and four others were struck by a shell which killed three and wounded another. He's been lying here ever
since. Trench is full of British and German dead - chiefly German...At last decided that stretcher party are not sending help or are perhaps knocked out by a shell. Start out for help alone. Saw a rifle stuck up some 200 yards to
the right. There are many such but went over to see if the man might be still alive. At first I thought he was dead but to my surprise he was alright. No food or water for two days – shot in the knee. Assure him of help as soon as possible and hurry on...Find a party of stretcher bearers
that will get one man so go back with them. They fix up the boy with the wounded back [Jones] and I got ahead to find another party to look after the lad in the shell hole. Got a bunch of volunteers about a mile away and lead them to where he is...

 To read the complet diary as posted to the Frontier School Division website follow this link

It appears that his back was treated at the Regimental Aid post and returned to duty in a few days

 

 

 

Sep 30, 1916

Wounded by shrapnel to face and right arm

 

Oct 1, 1916

Admitted to No 6 General Hospital at Rouen with shrapnel wounds to arm and face.  Noted as being seriously ill 

Surgery performed to remove piece of aluminum shell ring from right arm.

 

Oct 9, 1916

Removed from seriously ill list

 

Oct 11, 1916

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Aberdonian

  

Transferred to CCAC at Folkestone

 

Oct 14, 1916

Admitted to Hoole House Auxiliary Hospital at No 1 West General Hospital, Liverpool

 

Dec 10, 1916

Additional surgery performed on arm

 

Dec 30, 1916

Transferred to Granville Special Hospital at Ramsgate

 

Mar 10, 1917

Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital

 

Mar 19, 1917

Discharged from hospital

 

Apr 12, 1917

Posted to Forestry Corps at Sunningdale

 

Apr 27, 1917

TOS No 34 Company, CFC (Canadian Forestry Corps)

 

Apr 29, 1917

Disembarked at Havre France and joined 34 Coy, CFC

 

Jul 28, 1917

Awarded a Good Conduct Stripe

 

Jan 3, 1918

Granted 15 days leave to England

 

Jan 21, 1918

Rejoined unit from leave

 

Mar 3, 1918

Admitted to #10 General Hospital with complications from old shrapnel wound to right arm

 

Mar 11, 1918

Discharged to Base Depot “A” (the Casualty Company) from hospital

 

Mar 17, 1918

Left Base Depot to join unit

 

Mar 19, 1918

Rejoined 34 Coy CFC in the field

 

Apr 5, 1918

Medical Board classified him as B 1 (fit for non-combat service either England or France)

 

Jul 29, 1918

“Sentenced to 14 days FP #2 (Field Punishment) and ordered to pay the damages for Conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, by creating a disturbance in the village of Beaumont-le-Roger and breaking a window, the property of a French civilian, valued at 100 francs.”

 

Oct 8, 1918

Granted 14 days leave to England

 

Oct 26, 1918

Returned to unit from leave

 

Dec 14, 1918

Posted to CFC Depot at Sunningdale

 

Jan 11, 1919

On Command to CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) at Rhyl 

Attached to CCC (Canadian Concentration Camp) at Kinmel Park pending return to Canada

 

Jan 18, 1919

Embarked the SS Aquitania at Liverpool

  

TOS No 2 Military District Depot and posted to the Casualty Company at Exhibition Camp, Toronto Ontario

 

Jan 24, 1919

Disembarked at Halifax Nova Scotia

 

Jan 30, 1919

Granted leave with subsistence until February 13, 1919

 

Feb 22, 1919

Discharged from the CEF at Toronto Ontario as Medically Unfit 

Ø      War Service Badge Class “A” issued – number 88129

Ø      War Service Badge Class “B” issued – number 53983

Ø      Proposed residence on discharge – 220 Ash St., Niagara Falls Ontario

 

Oct 27, 1922

British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to 121 St. Lawrence Ave., Niagara Falls Ontario

 

Dec 22, 1973

Deceased

 


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