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Sep 26, 1876
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Born in St.
Pancras, England to David and Caroline Ann (nee Barr) Mantell
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Jul 3, 1894
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Volunteered with
the Royal West Kent Regiment in Maidstone, England
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Number 4210
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Assigned to the
Medical Section
There is no indication as to when he was discharged from the service
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Feb 14, 1903
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Married to Bertha
Wood in Kent, England
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Nov 4, 1914
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Attested into the
21st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 59634
(temporary number 492)
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Next of kin given
as Bertha Mantell, wife, 535 Chamberlain St., Peterborough, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Machinist with Canadian General Electric Company
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Previous military
experience given as 2 Royal West Kent Regiment for 8 years
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Religion given as
Church of England
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Assigned to
“E” Company
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This was later
reorganized into “C” Company
William Mantell attested with the rank of Corporal
It was later noted that he served in South Africa in the Boer War and
caught Typhoid Fever there in 1901
The battalion trained in the Kingston area through the winter with
headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Dec 4, 1914
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Promoted to the
provisional rank of Sergeant
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Mar 3, 1915
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From the Peterborough Examiner
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May 1, 1915
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Admitted to the
Queen Street Military Hospital with pains in feet and shoulders
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May 6, 1915
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Upon hearing that the battalion was departing Kingston, Sergeant
Mantell and 2 other hospital patients employed a taxi to take them to
the train station to depart with the battalion.
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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May 17, 1915
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Admitted to the
Moore Barracks Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads
Rheumatism. Complains
of pain in both feet, shoulders and hands and has states that he had
been suffering since May 1st this year
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May 29, 1915
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Transferred to the
Monks Horton Convalescent Hospital in Kent
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Jul 1, 1915
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Confirmed in the
rank of Sergeant
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Jul 20, 1915
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Discharged from
the convalescent hospital to the battalion with light duties
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Sep 1, 1915
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Transferred to the
39th Reserve Battalion in the Sandling Camp
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Jun 6, 1916
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Reverted to the
rank of Private and transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 7, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a
draft of 48 reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the
21st Battalion
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Jun 10, 1916
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After leaving the
base depot, Private Mantell rejoined the 21st
Battalion in billets in Dickebusch, Belgium
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Jul 31, 1916
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Promoted to the
rank of Sergeant to replace Sgt More 59673
who had been granted a commission
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Sep 6, 1918
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Admitted to the
No. 10 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads
Suspected Dysentery. He
was transferred the same day to the No. 13 CFA
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Sep 7, 1918
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Transferred to the
No. 23 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) for treatment but because of the
severity of the problem, he was transferred to the No. 12 Stationary
Hospital in St. Pol
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Sep 10, 1918
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Transferred to the
No. 14 Stationary Hospital in Boulogne
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Sep 15, 1918
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship St Denis
On arrival in
England he was admitted to the 1st Southern
General Hospital, Birmingham
Posted to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 4, 1918
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Transferred to the
Enteric Depot, Croydon
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Nov 25, 1918
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Transferred to the
Military Convalescent Hospital in Epsom
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Dec 4, 1918
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Discharged to duty
and transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in
Seaford
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Dec 27, 1918
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Attached to the MD
#3 Wing, Kinmel Park pending return to Canada
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Jan 11, 1919
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Embarked the SS
Olympic in Southampton
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Jan 17, 1919
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Disembarked in
Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Jan 20, 1919
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TOS the Casualty
Company, Military District Depot #3, Kingston
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Jan 21, 1919
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Granted leave with
subsistence until February 3, 1919
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Feb 11, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Rank on discharge
Sergeant
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War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
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Proposed residence
on discharge Peterborough, Ontario
Following his
discharge the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at
8 Monaghan Road, Peterborough
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Sep 27, 1950
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William Mantell
died in Peterborough, Ontario and was buried in the Little Lake
Cemetery there
His death was
determined to be a result of his wartime service, but because both his
wife and mother had predeceased him, no Memorial Cross was issued
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William Mantell’s service is
recognized on the Wall of Honour in
Peterborough, Ontario
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