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Jul 26, 1897
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Born in Woodstock Ontario to
William and Mary (nee Harmer) Lowe
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Dec 2, 1915
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Attested into the 135th
Battalion at Parkhill Ontario
Ø Number 802173
Ø Next of kin given
as William Warren Lowe (father) of Ubley PO, Michigan USA
Ø Previous occupation
given as Cutter
Ø Previous military
service given as 2 years in the Norwood Ontario Cadets
Ø Religion given as
Methodist
Ø Posted to “C”
Company
He lied about his age on
attesting. He stated his birth year
was 1897, not his actual birth year of 1898.
His surname is spelled Low on his birth registration, however it appears
that he went through life spelling it as Lowe
The Battalion trained at Camp
Borden Ontario
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Aug 16, 1916
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Reported for duty from being
absent for 1 day
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Aug 18, 1916
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Left Camp Borden by train for
Halifax Nova Scotia
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Aug 21, 1916
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Embarked the RMS Olympic at
Halifax Nova Scotia
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Aug 30, 1916
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Disembarked at Liverpool
England and proceeded to the Witley Camp
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Oct 15, 1916
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Transferred to the 125th
Battalion in Bramshott
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Jan 17, 1917
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Admitted to the Military
Isolation Hospital in Aldershot with a diagnosis that reads Mumps
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Feb 8, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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May 10, 1917
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Transferred to the 156th
Battalion in Witley
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Feb 28, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Mar 1, 1918
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of
the 21st Battalion
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Mar 3, 1918
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After leaving the base depot,
he joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne
Ricouart, France
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Mar 15, 1918
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, Private Lowe joined the 21st Battalion resting
in Gouy-Servins, France as part of a draft of 105 reinforcements from England
Posted to the 21st
Battalion’s Brass Band and employed as a Stretcher Bearer
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Jan 26, 1919
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Granted 14 days leave
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Feb 4, 1919
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Marry to Mildred Violet Todd
at Paddington, London England
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Feb 15, 1919
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion in Ham Sur Sambre, Belgium from leave
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Mar 25, 1919
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Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot and proceeded to England to arrange for his wife to
proceed to Canada with him
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May 20, 1919
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Jul 9, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 11
Canadian General Hospital in Shoreham with a diagnosis that reads 20
(Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Aug 9, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Aug 19, 1919
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Attached to “R” Wing at Kinmel
Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Aug 26, 1919
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Sep 6, 1919
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Embarked the SS Orduna in
Liverpool with his wife, Mildred
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Sep 14, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Sep 19, 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 399207
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Lexington, Michigan, USA
o Noted that he was
proceeding to London, Ontario before proceeding to Lexington
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Parkhill, Ontario
1930 USA Census shows him
living in Detroit Michigan
1976 Living at Lexington
Michigan USA
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Dec 21, 1979
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Francis Carman Lowe died in
Sarasota, Florida USA and was buried in the Lexington Municipal Cemetery,
Lexington, Michigan, USA
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