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Jul 6, 1894
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Born in Bethnal
Green, London, England to Charles and Agnes Louise (nee Timberlake) Mash
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59643 (temporary number 903)
Ø Next of kin given as Agnes Mash, mother, Laurentian View Post Office,
Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farm Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as the 43rd Regiment,
DCOR (Duke of Cornwall’s Own Rifles)
Ø Religion given as Baptist
Ø Assigned to “H” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
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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, Hythe, Kent
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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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Jan 10, 1916
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While in the N
& O front line trench near the Hollandeschur Farm, he received bullet wounds to his
abdomen and was removed to the No. 1 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) near Bailleul.
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Jan 11, 1916
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Private Mash
died of his wounds at the No. 1 CCS and was buried in the Bailleul Communal Cemetery,
Bailleul, France
Following the
war the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and
Scroll were sent to his father, Charles Mash, Warrenville P.O., Peace River, Alberta.
The Memorial
Cross was sent to his mother, Mrs. Agnes Mash, at the same address.
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