Oct 26, 1883

Born in Aldershot, England to Henry Francis and Fanny (nee Castle) Kerrison

Henry Stanley Kerrison married Mary Tipler in Stockport in the 2^nd Quarter of 1906

Mar 1, 1911

Embarked the SS Sardinian in London

Mar 17, 1911

Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario

Aug 12, 1911

Henry’s wife Mary and son Stanley Jr. embarked the SS Teutonic in Liverpool

Aug 20, 1911

Disembarked in Quebec City, Quebec and proceeded to Brockville, Ontario

Feb 22, 1915

Attested into the 21^st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 59544 (temporary number 1247)

Ø  Next of kin given as Mrs. Mary Kerrison, wife, 114 Barrack St., Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Chef

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Church of England

Ø  Posted to the Depot Company

o   Employed as a Cook

The 21^st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.

Mar 26, 1915

Appointed to the rank of Acting Sergeant while employed as the Officers Mess Caterer

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

His wife Mary and son Stanley Jr., followed later to join him in England

May 16, 1915

Granted working 3^rd rate pay as a Cook while employed in the Officers Mess as a Cook

Jun 17, 1915

Promoted to the rank of provisional Sergeant and posted to “D” Company and granted working pay as a Cook

Jul 1, 1915

Confirmed in rank of Sergeant

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer

Feb 14, 1916

Granted 9 days leave

Feb 23, 1916

Rejoined the battalion from leave

May 5, 1916

Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Influenza

May 9, 1916

Transferred to the Division Rest Station

May 11, 1916

Transferred to the NMDRS (North Midland Division Rest Station) at Mont des Cats, France and the diagnosis was changed to read Myalgia in the back and legs

May 18, 1916

Discharged to duty from the rest station and rejoined the battalion

Jun 9, 1916

Admitted to the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Inguinal Hernia and transferred the same day to the No. 4 Canadian Field Ambulance.  He reported that he began feeling pain after lifting a heavy stone

Jun 11, 1916

Discharged to duty from the field ambulance

Jul 17, 1916

Admitted to the No. 2 General Hospital with double hernia

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Marama

On arrival in England he was admitted to the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital in Millbank, London

Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital

Jul 25, 1916

Surgery performed to repair his double hernia

Sep 1, 1916

Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Bromley

Oct 24, 1916

Discharged from hospital

Oct 30, 1916

Attached to the 39^th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling

Jan 4, 1917

Attached to the newly formed 6^th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling.  Shortly after the formation of the battalion, it was moved to Seaford to train reinforcements for the front

Jan 27, 1917

Henry’s wife Mary and son embarked the SS Carpathia in London

Feb 9, 1917

Mary and Stanley disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded home to Kingston, Ontario

Mar 10, 1917

Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) and remained attached to the 6^th Reserve Battalion in Seaford

Jun 26, 1917

Transferred to the 6^th Reserve Battalion permanent staff in Seaford and employed as a Cook

Feb 19, 1918

Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot and remained attached to the 6^th Reserve Battalion

Feb 23, 1918

Ceased to be attached to the 6^th Reserve Battalion and attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada

Feb 27, 1918

Embarked the SS Orpington in Liverpool

Mar 16, 1918

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario

Mar 19, 1918

Granted leave until April 1, 1918

Apr 18, 1918

Taken On Strength Military District No. 3 Casualty Company in Kingston

Jun 6, 1919

Taken on the establishment of the Discharge Section “H”

Aug 13, 1919

Transferred to the AMCD (Army Medical Corps Depot) and posted to the Queen’s Military Hospital in Kingston for duty

Sep 30, 1919

Transferred to the Military District No. 3 Depot and attached to the RCHA (Royal Canadian Horse Artillery) Depot for duty in Kingston

Oct 1, 1919

Admitted to the Kingston General Hospital with a diagnosis that reads External Otitis

Oct 14, 1919

Discharged to duty from hospital

Dec 24, 1919

Medical Board at the Sydenham Military Hospital in Kingston notes

Ø  Man suffers from a medium size Right Inguinal Hernia

Ø  A truss has been recommended to ease pain

Ø  Complains of pain after being on his feet all day or after lifting objects

Ø  Previous surgery to repair double hernia in 1916 but the right side recurred in 1917

Ø  Man is unfit for general service and board recommends discharge

Dec 31, 1919

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Sergeant

Ø  War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 45059

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge 138 Ordnance St., Kingston, Ontario

Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 138 Ordnance St., Kingston, Ontario

Mar 15, 1940

The Canadian Voter list shows Stanley, wife Mary and son Stanley Jr. living at 2149 Gerrard St. E., Toronto, Ontario

Apr 9, 1953

Henry Stanley Kerrison died of a Heart Attack while a patient of the Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the Park Lawn Cemetery in Toronto