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Oct
6, 1894
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Born
in Alexandria, Ontario to Olivier and Mary (nee Lebeau) Laferriere
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Jan
26, 1916
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Attested
into the 154th Battalion CEF in Alexandria,
Ontario
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Number 633320
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Next of kin given
as Mr. Olivier Laferriere, father, Alexandria, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Trimmer
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Previous military
experience given as 6 months on Canal Patrol
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Religion given as
Roman Catholic
His brother, Simion
had
enlisted in the same battalion the previous November
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May
1, 1916
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Promoted
to the provisional rank of Corporal
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Aug
8, 1916
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Forfeits
1 days pay for being absent
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Oct
25, 1916
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Embarked
the SS Mauretania in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oct
31, 1916
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Disembarked
in Liverpool, England and the battalion proceeded to Bramshott to
continue training
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Nov
9, 1916
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Admitted
to the Connaught Hospital in Aldershot with a diagnosis that reads VDG
(Venereal Disease Gonorrhea) then changed to read VDS (Venereal Disease
Syphilis)
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Nov
17, 1916
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Discharged
to duty from hospital
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Jan
31, 1917
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Transferred
to the newly formed 6th Reserve Battalion in
East Sandling to continue training.
Shortly after his transfer, the 6th
Reserve Battalion moved to permanent quarters in Seaford
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Apr
5, 1917
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Reverted
to the rank of Private at his own request
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Apr
17, 1917
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Transferred
to the 21st Battalion
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Apr
18, 1917
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Arrived
at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as
part of a draft of 85 reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Apr
20, 1917
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Admitted
to the No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital in Harfleur with a diagnosis
that reads NYD (Not Yet Determined)
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Apr
24, 1917
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Diagnosis
changed to read Lobar Pneumonia and placed on the dangerously ill list
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Apr
29, 1917
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Removed
from the dangerously ill list
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May
4, 1917
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Transferred
to the No. 2 Canadian General Hospital in Le Treport
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May
18, 1917
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Transferred
to the No. 4 Convalescent Depot in Havre
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Jun
5, 1917
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Discharged
to the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples and posted
to “A” Company for those recovering from wounds and
illness
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Jun
14, 1917
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Attached
to the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in
Hersin for duty
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Jun
28, 1917
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Appointed
to the rank of Acting Sergeant with pay
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Aug
21, 1917
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Ceased
to be attached to the entrenching battalion and joined the 21st
Battalion in billets in Villers au Bois.
On joining the battalion, he reverted to the
rank of Private
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Nov
1, 1917
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Appointed
to the rank of Acting Lance Corporal
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Nov
3, 1917
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The
21st Battalion moved into the Passchendaele
front on the night of November 2-3.
In the early morning hours of the 3rd,
the enemy launched a heavy artillery barrage and Private Laferriere
received shrapnel wounds to his right thigh.
He was evacuated to the No. 1 CFA (Canadian
Field Ambulance) for first aid
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Nov
5, 1917
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Transferred
to the No. 2 Stationary Hospital in Abbeville
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Nov
10, 1917
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Invalided
to England aboard the Hospital Ship St Andrew
On
arrival in England he was admitted to the Exeter War Hospital
Posted
to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while
in hospital
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Dec
20, 1917
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Transferred
to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Feb
26, 1918
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Transferred
to the No. 11 Canadian General Hospital in Shorncliffe
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Mar
20, 1918
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Transferred
to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Monks Horton
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Mar
28, 1918
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His
brother, Simion, was invalided back to Canada with suspected
Tuberculosis
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Apr
9, 1918
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Attached
to the 3rd CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) to
continue his recovery
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May
23, 1918
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Posted
to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
following his release from hospital
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Oct
22, 1918
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Qualified
as a Lewis Gun Instructor at the Canadian School of Musketry in Hythe,
Kent
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Oct
31, 1918
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Appointed
to the rank of Lance Corporal with pay
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Nov
1, 1918
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Brother
Simion died of
Influenza in Alexandria, Ontario.
This was determined to be a result of his
service at the front
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Feb
11, 1919
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Reduced
to the rank of Private for failing to comply with an order from a
superior officer
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Apr
23, 1919
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Transferred
to the #3 Wing at Kinmel Park for processing in order to return to
Canada
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May
11, 1919
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Posted
to Military District #3 in Rhyl, Wales pending his return to Canada
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May
12, 1919
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Embarked
the SS Saturnia in Glasgow, Scotland
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May
22, 1919
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Disembarked
in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario
Discharged
from the CEF in Ottawa
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Rank on discharge
Private
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War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 184856
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Proposed residence
on discharge 682 Frontenac St., Montreal, Quebec
Following
his discharge, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to
him at 682 Frontenac St., Montreal, Quebec
Alphonse
Laferriere died in 1970 and was buried in the Roman Catholic cemetery
in Ste-Justine-de-Newton, Quebec
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