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1897
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Born in Louisdale, Cape Breton, Island, Nova
Scotia to Alfred and Martha (nee Marchand) Linden
I could not determine a day or month of
birth. The year 1897 is what he gave
on enlistment
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Nov 2, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Feb 6, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, NSR (Nova Scotia Regiment) under the MSA in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ø Number 3180174
Ø Next of kin given as Alfred
Linden, father, Louisdale, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Posted to the 2nd
Regimental Draft
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Apr 7, 1918
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Part of the 1st and 2nd
Regimental Drafts embarked the SS Ulua in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 19, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to the Segregation Camp, Frensham Pond, Bramshott to ensure there were no
cases of Influenza and transferred to the 17th Reserve Battalion
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May 29, 1918
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Released from the segregation camp and joined the
17th Reserve Battalion in Bramshott
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Sep 11, 1918
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Transferred to the 85th Battalion
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Sep 13, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 85th
Battalion
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Sep 16, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC (Canadian Corps
Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Sep 19, 1918
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While still at the reinforcement camp, and before
he could join the 85th Battalion at the front, he was transferred
to the 21st Battalion
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Sep 26, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Linden
joined the 21st Battalion bivouacked in a field west of
Cagnicourt, France and was posted to “D” Company.
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Nov 20, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 14 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis. He was transferred the same day to the No.
4 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Nov 21, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 18 General Hospital in
Camiers, France
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Dec 16, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 Convalescent Depot in
Etaples, France
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Dec 17, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5 Convalescent Depot in
Cayeux, France
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Dec 23, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
Canadian Infantry Base Depot in Etaples, France
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Feb 3, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian General Base Depot in
Etaples
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Apr 3, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian Records List in
Etaples
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Aug 30, 1919
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) and proceeded to England.
On arrival in England, he was transferred to the CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Sep 12, 1919
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Embarked the SS Regina in Liverpool
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Sep 19, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Sep 27, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 393534
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Louisdale, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Louisdale, Cape Breton Island, Nova
Scotia
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Mar 29, 1930
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Married to Arma Woodcock in Toronto, Ontario
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Sep 22, 1960
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Arthur Linden died while a patient of the Sunnybrook
Veterans Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the Park Lawn
Cemetery in Toronto
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