Jan 24, 1894 |
Born at Preston
England
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Nov 13, 1914 |
Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59583 (temporary number 1015)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Alice Lever (mother) of 9 Carr St, Preston
England
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
o Later noted as Mechanic
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to “E” Company
o This was later organized into “C” Company
|
May 6, 1915 |
Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
|
May 15, 1915 |
Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp near Hythe, Kent
|
Aug 30, 1915 |
Forfeits 1 day’s
pay for absence
|
Sep 14, 1915 |
Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkestone
|
Sep 15, 1915 |
Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
|
Apr 9, 1916 |
Reverted to rank
of Pte at his own request
|
Apr 27, 1916 |
Sentenced to 5
days Field Punishment #1 for
Ø Breaking camp whilst under Open Arrest
Ø Absent from Fatigue (under 6 hours)
|
Jul 1, 1916 |
Appointed to
rank of Lance Cpl to replace L/Cpl Pullen, 59815, who had been classified “PB”
(Permanent Base)
|
Sep 15, 1916 |
Appointed to
position of Armourer Cpl and graded for pay as Regimental Cpl
|
Oct 3, 1916 |
Admitted to No 4
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with shrapnel wounds to right leg and transferred same day
to the Divisional Rest Station at No 2 CFA
|
Oct 7, 1916 |
Transferred to
No 9 CFA
There is no indication in the file
as to when he returned to duty with the Battalion
|
Dec 9, 1916 |
Granted 10 days
leave
|
Dec 22, 1916 |
At duty from
leave
|
May 9, 1917 |
Admitted to No 4
CFA with shrapnel wound to head and transferred the same day to No 12 CFA
Later
determined to have a fractured skull
|
May 26, 1917 |
Transferred to
Dublin No 83 General Hospital at Boulogne
|
May 30, 1917 |
Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship St Denis
Posted to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
|
Jun 1, 1917 |
Admitted to the
4th Scottish General Hospital at Stobhill, Glasgow Scotland
|
Jun 4, 1917 |
Doctor’s
report states “Speech returned today after patient had violently knocked his foot
against the bed.”
|
Jul 9, 1917
Awarded the Military Medal per London Gazette #30172
This was for
his actions in capturing a full Company of German prisoners during the fighting for the
Battle of Vimy Ridge. Below is from the 21st
Battalion War Diary:
Below is a personal account recounted in the January 1938 issue of the
Communiqué from a soldier who was with him, Pte JJ MacIntosh
|
Jul 24, 1917 |
Transferred to
the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Epsom
|
Aug 3, 1917 |
Discharged from
hospital
|
Aug 8, 1917 |
Posted to and
TOS 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
|
Sep 22, 1917 |
Posted to EORD
|
Nov 8, 1917 |
On Command to
CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) at Buxton pending return to Canada
|
Nov 17, 1917 |
Embarked the RMS
Saxonia at Liverpool
|
Nov 30, 1917 |
Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia
|
Dec 14, 1917 |
Medical Board at
Quebec notes:
Ø Suffers from headaches and dizziness
Ø Partial paralysis in right side of body
Ø Evidence of depressed skull fracture above right ear
Ø Has only 50% of normal strength in right hand
Ø Incapacity is rated at 25%
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Dec 19, 1917 |
TOS No 3 Special
Service Company at Kingston
|
Feb 23, 1918 |
Posted to the #3
CMPC (Canadian Military Police Corps) Detachment at Kingston
|
May 30, 1918 |
TOS 3rd
Battalion, Garrison Regiment Kingston and placed On Command to #3 CMPC
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Dec 1918 |
Discharged from
the CEF at Kingston Ontario as Medically Unfit. Rank
on Discharge – A/Sgt
|
|
1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to him at 1016 ½ Bank St, Ottawa Ontario |
