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Nov 26, 1886
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Born at
Manchester Lancashire England
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Aug 13, 1915
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Attested into
the 83rd Battalion at Toronto Ontario
Ø Number 171135
Ø Next of kin given as Elizabeth Jones (wife) of 173 Barrington Ave.,
Toronto Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Laborer
o Later noted as Window Cleaner
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Assigned to 1st Draft
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Sep 25, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Corsican at Montreal Quebec
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Oct 5, 1915
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Disembarked at
Plymouth England
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Oct 9, 1915
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Transferred to
the 39th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling Camp
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Nov 11, 1915
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Admitted to
Moore Barracks Hospital at Shorncliffe with loose cartilage in left knee
Said that he slipped in some mud
while on a march 3 weeks earlier. Knee now is
painful and swollen
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Nov 12, 1915
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Surgery
performed to remove lump in knee
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Dec 29, 1915
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Transferred to
Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Monks Horton
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Feb 9, 1916
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Discharged to
duty
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Mar 17, 1916
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Admitted to
Moore Barracks Hospital at Shorncliffe with left knee locking and swelling
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Mar 24, 1916
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Surgery
performed on knee to remove material from joint
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Apr 10, 1916
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Transferred to
Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Monks Horton
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Apr 17, 1916
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Transferred to
Granville Special Hospital at Ramsgate
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Jun 8, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital
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Sep 7, 1916
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Posted to 21st
Battalion
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Sep 8, 1916
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Arrived at CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength) 21st
Battalion
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Oct 6, 1916
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Left to join
unit
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Oct 9, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion was in the rest area
at Fieffes France. He was part of a draft of
80 reinforcements to replace losses at The Somme
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Dec 14, 1916
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Attached to 4th
CTMB (Canadian Trench Mortar Battery)
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Jan 14, 1917
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Admitted to the
Field Ambulance with shrapnel wounds to right arm and leg
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Jan 18, 1917
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Transferred to
No 11 General Hospital at Camiers
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Jan 24, 1917
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Newhaven
Admitted to
City of London Military Hospital, Lower Clapton
Posted to
CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) while in hospital
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Mar 4, 1917
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Transferred to
Hillingdon House Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Uxbridge
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Mar 10, 1917
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TOS EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
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Mar 22, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and posted to 6th Reserve Battalion
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May 17, 1917
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Posted to 21st
Battalion
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May 18, 1917
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Arrived at CBD
at Havre and TOS 21st Battalion
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Jun 1, 1917
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Left CBD to join
2nd Entrenching Battalion
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Jun 4, 1917
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Joined 2nd
Entrenching Battalion
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Jun 12, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion
was in billets at the Coupigny Huts
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Jul 4, 1917
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Attached to 4th
TMB
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Aug 17, 1917
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Admitted to No 4
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) then transferred same day to No 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) with a concussion from shell explosion
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Aug 21, 1917
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Discharged to
duty
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Oct 2, 1917
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Posted to 4th
LTMB (Light Trench Mortar Battery)
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Jan 26, 1918
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Granted 14 days
leave
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May 20, 1918
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Accidentally
sprained left ankle while playing football behind the lines
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May 21, 1918
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Admitted to 6th
CFA
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May 22, 1918
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Transferred to
No 43 CCS
Sworn
statements were given by Sgt R Landsborough (59563) and Sgt JB Pitman (409240) to an
enquiry into the accident. Both stated that
Pte Jones had been accidentally kicked during a game of football
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May 23, 1918
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Transferred to
No 12 USA General Hospital at Rouen
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May 27, 1918
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Essequibo
Posted to
General Depot due to injury
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May 28, 1918
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Admitted to No 4
Canadian General Hospital at Basingstoke
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May 29, 1918
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TOS General
Depot at Shorncliffe while in hospital
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Aug 2, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital and attached to 2nd CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) for duty
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Aug 30, 1918
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Attached to 1st
CCD
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Oct 8, 1918
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TOS 21st
Reserve Battalion
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Jan 10, 1919
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Attached to CCC
(Canadian Concentration Camp) at Kinmel Park
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Jan 12, 1919
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Embarked the
Empress of Britain at Liverpool
TOS No 2
District Depot at Toronto Ontario and posted to the Casualty Company
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Jan 22, 1919
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Toronto Ontario
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Jan 27, 1919
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Granted leave
with subsistence to February 11, 1919
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Feb 15, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF at Toronto Ontario
Proposed
residence on discharge – 173 Barrington Ave. E., Toronto Ontario
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Sep 29, 1963
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Deceased at
Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto
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