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Sep 6, 1896
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Born in Toronto, Ontario to Nicholas and Margaret
(nee Williamson) Le Ber
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Nov 5, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Lindsay, Ontario
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Jan 23, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 3056267
Ø Next of kin given as Nocholas
Le Ber, father, Bobcaygeon, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Grocer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Baptist
Ø Posted to the 3rd
Regimental Draft
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Feb 21, 1918
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The 3rd Regimental Draft embarked the
SS Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Feb 26, 1918
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Admitted to the ship’s infirmary with a diagnosis
that reads Mumps
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and was
admitted to the 1st Western General Hospital in Fazakerley,
Liverpool with a diagnosis that reads Mumps
Taken On Strength of the 6th Reserve
Battalion while in hospital
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Mar 26, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital and reported to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Aug 17, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 18, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 23, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, Private Le Ber joined the 21st Battalion on the
south side of the Arras - Cambrai Road, south-east of Vis en Artois,
France.
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Oct 11, 1918
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During the capture of Iwuy, France, Private Le Ber received a
shrapnel wound that fractured his right femur and he was evacuated to the No.
9 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid before being transported to
the No. 33 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Oct 13, 1918
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His right leg became infected and an amputation
was performed above the knee
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Oct 15, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 16 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 22 General Hospital in Camiers, France
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Oct 28, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Ville de Liege
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the 2nd
Western General Hospital in Pendleton, Manchester
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 2, 1918
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Transferred to the Ancoats Military Hospital in
Ancoats, Manchester
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Jan 13, 1919
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A second amputation to the upper 1/3rd
of his right thigh was performed to remove dead bone and create a more
suitable stump
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May 4, 1919
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital in Buxton
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May 8, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian General
Hospital in Kirkdale, Liverpool
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May 21, 1919
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Araguaya in Liverpool
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May 30, 1919
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Disembarked in Portland, Maine, USA and proceeded
to Toronto, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 2
and admitted to the Dominion Orthopedic Hospital, Christie St., Toronto
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Jun 2, 1919
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Granted leave until June 16, 1919
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Jul 7, 1919
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Fitted with a Willow bucket artificial leg. The bucket required further adjustment and
was returned
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Jul 22, 1919
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The artificial leg was received and refitted
satisfactorily.
Granted leave until August 13, 1919
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Sep 3, 1919
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Discharged from hospital
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Sep 12, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 389614
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Bobcaygeon, Ontario
Entitled to 1 Gold Wound Stripe
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Bobcaygeon, Ontario
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Oct 9, 1920
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Married to Hazel Josephine Broad in Markham,
Ontario
He gave his occupation as Motor Mechanic
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Feb 13, 1946
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Stanley Nicholas Le Ber died of a heart attack
while a patient of the Christie St. Veterans’ Hospital, Toronto, Ontario and
was buried in Prospect Cemetery in Toronto.
At the time of death, his occupation was shown as Rehabilitation Clerk
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