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Jan 30, 1893
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Born in Southampton, England to Richard Joseph
and Ada Maud (nee Gill) Maidman
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Nov 11, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59627 (temporary number 325)
Ø Next of kin given as Ada Maud Maidman, mother, Ferndale Leighton
Road, Southampton, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Steward
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to 6 Platoon, “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into 6 Platoon, “B” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Jan 30, 1915
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Sentenced to 5 days detention for an unrecorded offence
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Feb 6, 1915
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Fined $2.00 for an unrecorded offence
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Feb 16, 1915
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Admitted to Kingston hospital with a diagnosis that reads
Pneumonia. There is no recorded date
for his discharge
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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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Jun 14, 1915
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Fined $6.00 for being drunk
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Jul 24, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for being absent
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Aug 30, 1915
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Reported to be AWL (Absent Without Leave)
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Sep 2, 1915
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Reported for duty and forfeited 4 day’s pay for his absence
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion
proceeded to St. Omer
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Sep 20, 1915
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Sentenced to 14 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
falling out of the line of march without permission
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Nov 14, 1915
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Proceeded on the Bombing Course
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Nov 21, 1915
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Rejoined the battalion from course and posted to
the “B” Company Bombing Section
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Oct 24, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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Nov 4, 1916
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Admitted to Shepherd’s Bush Military Orthopedic
Hospital while on leave with a diagnosis that reads Abscess on Heal
It is of interest that his mother was living in
Shepherd’s Bush at the time
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Nov 9, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital and reported to
the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) in Hastings
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Nov 13, 1916
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Medical Board in Shoreham notes
Ø Abscess on heel has healed
Ø Man complains of chest pain
and a cough but no cause for this could be found
Ø Board recommends 4 weeks of
Physical Training
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Nov 17, 1916
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Attached to the CCD (Canadian Command Depot) for
4 weeks of physical training at the St. Leonard’s Hospital
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Dec 26, 1916
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Sentenced to 5 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
being drunk
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Jan 31, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in East Sandling
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Feb 16, 1917
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Sentenced to 28 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
being drunk
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Mar 6, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 26 reinforcements and TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Apr 2, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the 2nd
Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin, France and part of a draft of 53
reinforcements destined to join the 21st Battalion
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Apr 17, 1917
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After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private
Maidman rejoined the 21st Battalion near Neuville Saint Vaast,
France
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Aug 4, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 25 General Hospital in
Hardelot, France with a diagnosis that reads Scabies
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Sep 27, 1917
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Discharged to the Marlboro Details Camp
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Sep 30, 1917
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Joined the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France
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Oct 7, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Villers au Bois, France
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Dec 14, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Maidman rejoined the 21st Battalion near Acheville, France
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Dec 30, 1917
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jan 14, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion from leave
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Dec 2, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Dec 23, 1918
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Arrived at the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp
in Aubin St. Vaast, France from leave
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Dec 26, 1918
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Private Maidman rejoined the 21st
Battalion in Seigburg, Germany
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia in Havre
On arrival in England, he was posted to the “P”
Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario by train
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May 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 279778
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Coburg, Ontario
Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Cobourg, Ontario
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May 8, 1920
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Married to Vera Raynor in Cobourg, Ontario. At the time he stated his occupation was Painter
In July of 1959 Ted and his wife Vera, visited
England for a vacation
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Jul 20, 1963
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Edward Charles Maidman died while a patient of
the Oshawa General Hospital, Oshawa, Ontario
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