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Mar
8, 1898
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Born
in Swatnon, Vermont, USA, to Patrick and Margaret (nee Doxtater) Lahey
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Mar
20, 1916
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Shown
on the payroll of the 156th Battalion
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Oct
14, 1916
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SOS
(Struck Off Strength) the 156th Battalion as an
Absentee
It
is noted that the “account not closed”
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Oct
19, 1916
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The
156th Battalion sailed from Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oct
21, 1916
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Attested
into the 154th Battalion CEF in Barriefield (now
part of Kingston), Ontario
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Number 640004
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Next of kin given
as Patrick Lahey, father, 109 Sherwood St., Ottawa, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Teamster
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Previous military
experience given as 6 months in the 156th
Battalion CEF
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Religion given as
Roman Catholic
On
attesting he stated that he had been born in Ottawa, Ontario, not the
USA
One
note in the file indicates that he was transferred to the 154th
Battalion with no indication of any punishment for being absent
The
battalion trained in the Barriefield Camp, Kingston, Ontario
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Oct
25, 1916
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Embarked
the SS Mauretania in Halifax, Nova Scotia
The
Embarkation Roll for the battalion indicates Private Lahey enlisted in
Prescott, Ontario on March 27, 1916
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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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Jan
25, 1917
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Transferred
back to the 156th Battalion Witley to continue
training with his original battalion
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May
23, 1917
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Transferred
to the 21st Battalion
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May
24, 1917
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Arrived
at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France
and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Jun
26, 1917
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After
leaving the base depot, he joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion in Hersin
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Jul
20, 1917
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While
still at the entrenching battalion, he was detailed to a work party
near Lens. While
there the party came under an artillery barrage that killed 4 and
wounded several others. Private
Lahey was one of those killed. He
was buried in the Bully Grenay Communal Cemetery Extension without
having physically joined the 21st Battalion
Following the war the British War Medal and
Victory Medals were sent to his sister, Miss K. Lahey, 109 Sherwood
St., Ottawa, Ontario
The
Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father,
Patrick Lahey, at the same address
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