Aug 25, 1888
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Born in Brockville, Ontario to Edward
and Mary Amelia (nee Dion) LeClair
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Oct 20, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 41st
Regiment, Brockville Rifles
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Nov 3, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 59577 (temporary number 86)
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Next of kin given as Mrs. Mary
LeClair, mother, 99 Havelock St., Brockville, Ontario
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Previous occupation given as Blacksmith
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Previous military experience given as
2 years in the 41st Regiment, Brockville Rifles
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Religion given as Roman Catholic
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Posted to “A”
Company
The 21st
Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of
1914-15.
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Jan 6, 1915
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Admitted to Kingston Hospital and
surgery performed to repair a Hernia
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Jan 23, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal,
Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and
the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to
continue training
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May 20, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks
Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Otitis Media, an
inflammation of the middle ear
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Jun 10, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Sep 1, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling and posted to
“D” Company
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Nov 8, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks
Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Scabies
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Nov 11, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Apr 5, 1916
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks
Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Deviation of Septum, a deformed
nasal passage
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Apr 6, 1916
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Transferred to the Westcliffe Eye and
Ear Hospital in Folkestone
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Apr 8, 1916
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Surgery performed to the remove his
Tonsils and repair his nasal passage
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May 27, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and reported
to the 39th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling
for duty
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Jun 13, 1916
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Reprimanded for Improper Conduct
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Jun 29, 1916
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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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Jul 30, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, Private
LeClair rejoined the 21st Battalion resting in
the Micmac Camp near Dikkebus, Belgium
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Sep 3, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 4 CFA (Canadian
Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Coryza, an inflammation of
the nasal passages.
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Sep 4, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 10 Stationary
Hospital in St. Omer, France
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Sep 7, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital and
rejoined the battalion
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Sep 15, 1916
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During heavy fighting at the sugar
factory south of Courcelette, France, Private LeClair received shrapnel
wounds to his hands, arms, legs and face and was evacuated to a field
ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty clearing
station.
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Sep 16, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 10 General
Hospital in Rouen where surgery was performed to remove shrapnel pieces
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Sep 18, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the
Hospital Ship Grantully Castle
On arrival in
England, he was admitted to the No. 2 Scottish General Hospital in
Edinburgh, Scotland. While
here he became infected with Tetanus
Transferred to
the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in
hospital
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Jan 9, 1917
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Transferred to the King’s
Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Bushy Park
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Feb 21, 1917
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Transferred to the Princess
Patricia’s Canadian Red Cross Special Hospital in Ramsgate
for assessment
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 16, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and attached
to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Apr 14, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Liverpool
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Apr 20, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia
and proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec
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Apr 24, 1917
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Medical Board in Quebec City notes
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Man complains of dizziness, headaches
and weakness of right shoulder
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Symptoms are result of shrapnel wounds
received in action
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Suffers from Chronic Otitis Media and
both ears have slight discharge
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Almost completely deaf in right ear
with slight deafness in left ear
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There is wasting of muscle in arms and
grip is weak
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Board recommends convalescent home
treatment
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Apr 28, 1917
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Admitted to the Elmhurst Convalescent
Home in Kingston, Ontario to be treated as an out-patient
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Jul 24, 1917
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Medical Board recommends discharge
from service as Medically Unfit
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Aug 31, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care and from
the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Rank on discharge Private
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Entitled to War Service Badge Class
“A”
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Proposed residence on discharge 99
Havelock St., Brockville, Ontario
Following the
end of the war, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to
him at 99 Havelock St., Brockville, Ontario
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Aug 4, 1920
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Married to Dorothy Clayton in
Brockville, Ontario
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Dec 29, 1944
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William Edward LeClair died in
Brockville, Ontario
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