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Aug 26, 1895
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Born in
Bainsville, Ontario to Louis and Emma Lober
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Nov 11, 1917
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Shown as TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 1st Depot Battalion EOR
(Eastern Ontario Regiment) in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 656
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Jan 8, 1918
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Medical
examination held under the MSA (Military Service Act) of 1917 in
Kingston, Ontario. He
was determined to be fit for service
Conscripted into
the 1st Depot Battalion EOR (Eastern Ontario
Regiment) in Kingston, Ontario under the MSA
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Number 4020656
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Next of kin given
as Louis Lober, father, Bainsville, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Farmer
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No previous
military experience given
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Religion given as
Roman Catholic
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Assigned to the 3rd
Regimental Draft
It is noted on his
medical history that he is illiterate and his signatures are all noted
as “his mark” and an X is put in place of a
signature.
Joseph Lober was
sworn in the same day as his brother, John
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Feb 21, 1918
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Embarked the SS
Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked in
Liverpool, England and the men proceeded to Seaford where the draft was
absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion to
continue training
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Aug 9, 1918
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Transferred to the
21st Battalion with his brother John
Arrived at the No.
2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and TOS (Taken
On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Aug 15, 1918
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After leaving the
base depot, Private Lober joined the 21st
Battalion rear details with his brother John,
in the
town of Marcelcave as part of a draft of 48 reinforcements. He joined the main part of
the battalion a few days later when the men came out of the front line.
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Aug 28, 1918
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Joseph’s
brother John was killed in action near
Vis-en-Artois, France
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Oct 11, 1918
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Private Joseph
Lober was wounded in the right hip during the battalion’s
advance on Avesnes-le-Sec and was evacuated to the 2/3 London Field
Ambulance for first aid then he was transferred to the No. 1 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) for further treatment
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Oct 14, 1918
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He was transported
by the No. 15 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 3 General
Hospital in Le Treport, France
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Oct 24, 1918
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Guildford Castle
On arrival in
England he was admitted to the No. 4 Canadian General Hospital in
Basingstoke
Posted to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 27, 1919
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Discharged from
hospital with sick leave until February 6.
Posted to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Feb 6, 1919
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Reported to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Feb 12, 1919
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Admitted to the
No. 14 Canadian General Hospital in Eastbourne with a diagnosis that
reads Influenza and Pneumonia and placed on the dangerously ill list. He had been ill for 2 days
before reporting sick.
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Feb 23, 1919
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Removed from the
dangerously ill list
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Mar 12, 1919
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Transferred to the
Princess Patricia Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Bexhill
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Mar 21, 1919
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Discharged to duty
from hospital
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Apr 10, 1919
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Transferred to MD
#3 in Rhyl pending return to Canada
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May 3, 1919
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Embarked the SS
Mauretania in Southampton
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May 9, 1919
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Disembarked in
Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario
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May 12, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF in Ottawa, Ontario
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Rank on discharge
Private
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War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 190211
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Proposed residence
on discharge Bainsville, Ontario
Following his
discharge the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at
Bainsville, Ontario
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Nov 25, 1966
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Joseph Lober died
while a patient in the Ontario Hospital in Brockville, Ontario
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