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Jun
13, 1895
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Born
at Huntley, Carleton County Ontario to John Wesley and Emily (nee Hatton) Kemp
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Feb
22, 1916
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Attested
into the 154th Battalion at Ottawa Ontario
Ø Number 633583
Ø Current address
given as 378 Lisgar St, Ottawa Ontario
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs Emily Kemp (mother) of Carp Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Civil Servant – School Teacher
Ø Previous military
experience given as 2 years with the Governor General’s Foot Guard
Ø Religion given as
Methodist
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May
1, 1916
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Promoted
to the provisional rank of Sergeant
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Oct
25, 1916
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Embarked
the SS Mauretania at Halifax Nova Scotia
Appointed
to rank of Acting Sargeant
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Oct
31, 1916
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Disembarked
at Liverpool England and proceeded to the Bramshott Camp
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Jan
31, 1917
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TOS
(Taken On Strength) the newly formed 6th Reserve Battalion at East
Sandling Camp
Shortly
after the formation of the battalion it was moved to Seaford to train
reinforcements for the front
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Jul
12, 1917
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Admitted
to the Ravens Croft Canadian Military Hospital at Eastbourne with a sprained left
wrist
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Aug
6, 1917
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Discharged
to duty from hospital
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Aug
25, 1917
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Reverted
to rank of Private at his own request in order to proceed to the front
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Aug
27, 1917
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Transferred
to the 21st Battalion
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Aug
28, 1917
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Arrived
at No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a
draft of 448 reinforcements from England and TOS the 21st
Battalion
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Sep
6, 1917
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After
leaving the base depot Private Kemp joined the 21st Battalion
resting in Villers au Bois, France
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Dec
12, 1917
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Admitted
to the No. 58 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) with a diagnosis that reads
Bronchitis
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Dec
13, 1917
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Transferred
via the No. 23 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No 3 Canadian General
Hospital at Boulogne
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Dec
19, 1917
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Invalided
to England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis
On
arrival in England he was admitted to the Fort Pitt Military Hospital in
Chatham and Pleurisy was added to the diagnosis
Posted
to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
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Jan
25, 1918
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Transferred
to the Glovers Hospital, Sittingbourne
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Mar
15, 1918
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Discharged
to duty from hospital
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Mar
19, 1918
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Re-admitted
to the Glovers Hospital, Sittingbourne with a relapse of his Pleurisy symptoms
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Apr
8, 1918
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Transferred
to the Military Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Apr
19, 1918
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Placed
On Command to the 3rd CCD (Canadian Casualty Depot) at Seaford
Granted
sick leave until May 1, 1918
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May
25, 1918
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Awarded
the Good Conduct Badge
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Sep
26, 1918
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Ceases
to be on Command to 3rd CCD and transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Oct
17, 1918
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Appointed
to rank of Acting Lance Corporal with pay
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Dec
11, 1918
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Attached
to No 3 MD (Military District) Wing at Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Dec
21, 1918
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Ceases
to be attached to No 3 MD on returning to Canada and embarked the SS Carmania
at Liverpool
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Dec
30, 1918
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Disembarked
at Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario
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Dec
31, 1918
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Taken
On Strength the MD #3 Sub Depot in Ottawa
Granted
leave with subsistence until January 14, 1919
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Jan
20, 1919
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Admitted
to the CCGP (County of Carleton General Protestant) Hospital, Rideau St.,
Ottawa for observation and a diagnosis that reads NYD (Not Yet Determined)
Doctor’s
notes indicate that he had suspected Tuberculosis of in his lungs
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Jan
23, 1919
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Discharged
from hospital
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Jan
24, 1919
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Discharged
from the CEF in Ottawa Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Lance Corporal
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge RR #3, Carp, Ontario
Following
his discharge, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 7
Iriving Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
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Oct
17, 1919
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Medical
Board at Toronto Ontario notes:
Ø Address given as
253 McCaul St., Toronto
Ø Original disease
Bronchitis and Pleurisy
Ø Caused from
exposure in the trenches in France
Ø Suffers from
partial loss of respiratory function and constant cough
Ø Will require additional medical care
Ø Probable duration
deemed to be indefinite
Following
his discharge, Frederick Falls Kemp enrolled in the University of Toronto and
graduated in 1922 with a degree in Dentistry.
He then opened a practice in Richmond, Ontario, with his home and
office at 3451 McBean St., Richmond
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Sep
16, 1924
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Married
to Beatrice Electra Carruthers in Carp, Ontario
His
occupation is listed as Dentist
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Apr
14, 1969
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Replacement
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 2055 Carling Ave.,
Apartment 410A, Ottawa, Ontario
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Jun
20, 1972
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Frederick
Falls Kemp DDS died in an Ottawa hospital and was buried in the Carp
Presbyterian Cemetery, Carp, Ontario
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