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Mar 5, 1874
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Born in London, England
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Dec 10, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59541 (temporary number 1158)
Ø Next of kin given as Elizabeth Kennedy, wife, 8 St. Andrew St.,
Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Shoemaker
o Later noted as Varnish Maker
Ø Previous military experience given as 12 years in the 17th
Leicestershire Regiment in England with service in South Africa
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Posted to “A” Company
On attesting he stated he was born March 8, 1876, not his actual
birth date of March 5, 1874
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Feb 6, 1915
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal
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Apr 7, 1915
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Reverted to the rank of Private for Misconduct
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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 15, 1915
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Granted working pay as a Company Cook
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Jul 20, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company and ceased to draw
extra pay as a Cook
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Jul 21, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay and restricted to half pay
for 1 month for being absent
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Aug 19, 1915
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Sentenced to 7 days Detention and forfeited 4
day’s pay for being absent
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to “C” Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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The 21st Battalion proceeded to France
but Private Kennedy remained behind in England
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling
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Feb 1, 1916
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To draw working pay as a Clerk
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Feb 7, 1916
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Transferred to the COC (Canadian Ordnance Corps) in Ashford
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Jul 1, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal while
employed as a Clerk
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Aug 7, 1917
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Medical Board at Ashford notes
Ø Man suffers from Chronic
Bronchitis
Ø Has a Chronic Cough
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Nov 23, 1917
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Reverted to the rank of Private on ceasing to be
employed as a Clerk and transferred to the General Depot in Shorncliffe and
posted to the CAPC (Canadian Army Pay Corps) in London for duty
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Nov 30, 1917
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Ceased to be attached to the Pay Corps and
rejoined the General Depot in Shorncliffe
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Dec 31, 1917
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Attached to CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Feb 23, 1918
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Embarked the SS Missanabie in Liverpool
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Mar 17, 1918
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Toronto, Ontario
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Mar 19, 1918
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Taken On Strength the Military District No. 2
Casualty Company in Toronto
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Apr 30, 1918
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Medical Board in Toronto notes
Ø Man suffers from Bronchitis
and Emphysema
Ø The Bronchitis caused by his
service but the Emphysema is not caused by his service
Ø Complains of pain in chest
when coughing
Ø Has attacks of wheezing and
coughs sputum in the mornings
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Jul 17, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Lance
Corporal
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “B”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 210 Bathurst St., Toronto, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
was sent to him at 307 Mutual St., Toronto, Ontario
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Feb 9, 1948
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Thomas Kennedy died while a patient of the
Christie Street Hospital in Toronto, Ontario of Asthmatic Bronchitis and was
buried in the Holy Sepulchre Roman Catholic Cemetery, Burlington, Ontario
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