May 19, 1894

Born at Athens Ontario

Sep 16, 1915

Shown on the payroll of the 41^st Regiment, Brockville Rifles

Sep 17, 1915

Attested into the 80^th Battalion at Brockville Ontario 

Ø      Number 219521

Ø      Next of kin given as Miss Esther Kincaid (sister) of 616 Cooper St., Ottawa Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Student

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Presbyterian

Ø      Assigned to “B” Company

Sep 18, 1915

Transferred to 80^th Battalion CEF

Nov 29, 1915

Discharged the CEF to attend PSI (Post Secondary Instruction)

May 5, 1916

Officer’s Declaration signed at Lyndhurst Ontario in the 156^th Battalion 

Ø      Given rank of Lieutenant

Ø      Present address given as 51 James St., W., Brockville Ontario

Ø      Next of kin given as Miss Esther Kincaid (sister) of 616 Cooper St., Ottawa Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Reporter

Ø      Previous military experience given as 2 months 80^th Battalion

Aug 18, 1916

Medical exam at Barriefield Camp, Kingston

Aug 25, 1916

Embarked the SS Olympic at Halifax as part of an Officer’s Draft to England

Aug 30, 1916

Disembarked at Liverpool England, TOS the General List and posted to CM (Canadian Military) School, Shorncliffe, Kent

Oct 26, 1916

Proceeded to France to join the 21^st Battalion

Oct 27, 1916

Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Depot) and TOS (Taken On Strength)

Oct 29, 1916

TOS 21^st Battalion

Oct 31, 1916

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field

Nov 1, 1916

Admitted to No 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with Gonorrhea

Nov 2, 1916

Transferred to No 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) then transferred to No 1 British Red Cross Hospital

Nov 6, 1916

Transferred via No 26 AT (Ambulance Transport) and admitted to Duchess of Westminster Hospital, Le Touquet

Nov 7, 1916

Transferred to No 39 General Hospital, Havre

Dec 13, 1916

Discharged from hospital to CBD Reinforcements at Harfleur

Dec 14, 1916

TOS CBD

Dec 16, 1916

Left CBD to rejoin the 21^st Battalion

Dec 26, 1916

Proceeded on Bombing Course

Dec 29, 1916

Admitted to No 6 CFA with PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin, which in fact is a fever)

Dec 31, 1916

Transferred to DRS (Divisional Rest Station)

Jan 2, 1917

Discharged to duty

Jan 18, 1917

At duty with 21^st Battalion from hospital

Feb 25, 1917

Proceeded on Lewis Gun and Bombing Course

Apr 3, 1917

Approved to be attached to RFC (Royal Flying Corps) for duty as an Observer on Probation

Apr 9, 1917

First reported missing believed wounded, then found and admitted to No 5 Field Ambulance with a Shrapnel Wound to right thigh then transferred to the CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) at La Pugnoy

Apr 10, 1917

Admitted to No 7 General Hospital at Boulogne 

Ø      Surgery performed to remove shrapnel

Apr 13, 1917

Invalided aboard the SS Princess Elizabeth to England and admitted to 3^rd London General Hospital, Wadsworth, London SW

TOS General List and detached to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)

May 21, 1917

Medical Board declares him unfit for any service for 3 weeks 

TOS EORD and posted to the Depot Coy

May 23, 1917

Discharged from hospital

Jun 11, 1917

Medical Board determines him to be unfit for General Service for 1 month, but is fit for Home Service.  (duty in England)

Jun 12, 1917

On reporting for duty is TOS EORD

Jul 7, 1917

Proceeded on course at RFC School of Military Aeronautics at Reading

Nov 20, 1917

Arrived in France for duty with the RFC, 11 Squadron

Nov 21, 1917

Seconded to RFC

Jan 5, 1918

Sent to England for Temporary Duty

Jan 8, 1918

To be Flying Officer (Observer) with seniority to November 21, 1917

Jan 16, 1918

Returned to 11 Squadron

Mar 12, 1918

Granted 14 days leave

Mar 24, 1918

Rejoined Squadron from leave

May 17, 1918

Wounded right knee in plane crash

May 20, 1918

Admitted to No 2 British Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, with inflamed knee joint

May 21, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Carisbrook Castle with infected knee and posted to EORD

May 23, 1918

Admitted to Reading War Hospital, Reading

Jun 18, 1918

Admitted to Canadian Officer’s Convalescent Hospital at Matlock, Bath

Jun 22, 1918

Awarded the Military Cross, London Gazette #30761

Jun 29, 1918

Discharged from hospital

Jul 2, 1918

Medical Board at Hampstead  

Ø      Injury caused by plane crash

Ø      Knee has healed with no disability

Ø      Recommends 3 weeks leave then return to duty

Ø      Note is made that he wishes to become a pilot

Jul 3, 1919

Ceases to be Seconded to RFC

Jul 4, 1919

Relinquishes Commission (Flying Officer Observer) on ceasing to be employed

Jul 12, 1919

TOS “M” Wing pending return to Canada

Aug 13, 1919

SOS OMFC (Overseas Military Force of Canada) on returning to Canada 

TOS MD#3 Kingston

Aug 23, 1919

Disembarked in Canada

Aug 26, 1919

Discharged from the CEF on General Demobilization

Jul 10, 1920

British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to 616 Cooper St., Ottawa Ontario, by the British Air Ministry