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Sep 28, 1878
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Born in Dublin, Ireland
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Nov 3, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59698 (temporary number 1066)
Ø Next of kin given as A. A. Worden, friend, Brockville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Fireman
o Later noted as Marine Fireman
Ø Previous military experience given as 12 years in Oxfordshire
Light Infantry and 4 years in the Army Medical Corps with service in India
and South Africa
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Posted to “A” Company
John McCarthy lied about his age, stating he had been born in
1887, not his actual birth year of 1878
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Nov 11, 1914
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Promoted to rank of Colour Sergeant
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Nov 30, 1914
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Reverted to the rank of Private
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Feb 20, 1915
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Fined $2.00 for being drunk
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Mar 19, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for being absent
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Mar 24, 1915
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Sentenced to 4 days Detention for an unrecorded offence
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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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Sep 1, 1915
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Forfeited 3 days pay for being absent
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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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Feb 29, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia
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Mar 3, 1916
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Transferred to the DRS (Division Rest Station) at
Mont des Cats, France
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Mar 9, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 15 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Mar 10, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 20 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 3 General Hospital in Boulogne
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Apr 5, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 1 Convalescent Depot in
Boulogne
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Apr 10, 1916
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Discharged to the Base Details in Boulogne
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Apr 17, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 3 General Base Depot in
the Rouelles Camp, Havre
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Apr 23, 1916
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Classified Permanent Base and proceeded to
England and transferred to the 39th Reserve Battalion in West
Sandling
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Apr 25, 1916
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Medical Board in Shorncliffe notes
Ø Man is weak and over age
Ø He is nervous and does not sleep
well
Ø Classified PB (Permanent Base)
meaning he was not fit for duty at the front
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) in Folkestone
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Apr 27, 1916
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Attached to the CMS (Canadian Military School) in
Folkestone for duty as an Orderly
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May 8, 1916
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Sentenced to 14 days Field Punishment No. 2 and
forfeited 17 day’s pay for being Drunk and AWL (Absent Without Leave) from
April 29 until he was arrested by Military Police May 1, 1916
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May 31, 1916
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Sentenced to 5 days Field Punishment No. 2 and
forfeited 5 day’s pay for being drunk
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Jun 30, 1916
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Debility and Bronchitis
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Jul 1, 1916
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis
Ceased to be attached to the military school on
being admitted to hospital
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Jul 25, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital and returned to
duty at the military school
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Sep 9, 1916
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital with a
diagnosis that reads Neurasthenia and suffers from dizzy spells
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Sep 25, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the
Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre
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Oct 10, 1916
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Embarked the SS Ascania in London
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Oct 27, 1916
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Disembarked in Quebec City, Quebec
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Oct 29, 1916
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Medical Board at Quebec City notes
Ø Man is over age and suffers
from Neurasthenia
Ø Is nervous and has tremors in
his hands
Ø Sleeps poorly
Ø Condition is aggravated by
service at the front
Ø He is 50% incapacitated for
probably 2 months
Ø Board recommends he be placed
in a Convalescent Home
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Nov 2, 1916
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Admitted to the Richardson Convalescent Home in
Kingston, Ontario
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Feb 21, 1917
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To be treated as an Out Patient of the Elmhurst
Convalescent Home in Kingston
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Apr 19, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 154 King St. W., Brockville, Ontario
To be treated at the Fleming Convalescent Home in
Ottawa, Ontario
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Apr 21, 1917
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Attested into the 230th Forestry
Battalion in Brockville, Ontario
Ø Number 1013525
Ø Next of kin given as Miss Ann
Hooper, fiancé, Buell Road, Birmingham, England
Ø Previous occupation given as
Fireman
Ø Previous military experience
given as 2 years 21st Battalion CEF
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
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Apr 26, 1917
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Promoted to the rank of Corporal
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May 9, 1917
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Promoted to the rank of Sergeant
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May 28, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic as part of the 5th
Draft of the 230th Forestry Battalion
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Sunningdale
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Jun 10, 1917
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Transferred to the CFCBD (Canadian Forestry Corps
Base Depot) in Sunningdale
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Aug 17, 1917
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Aug 31, 1917
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Embarked the SS Carmania in Liverpool
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Sep 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Quebec
City, Quebec
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Sep 16, 1917
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Medical Board in Quebec City notes
Ø Man is nervous
Ø Sleeps poorly
Ø Knee jerks are exaggerated
Ø Is fit for light duties only
Ø Man should not have been accepted for his second service
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Oct 1, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 3 Special Service Company in Kingston
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Oct 24, 1917
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Admitted to the Ongwanada Military Hospital in Kingston with diagnosis
that reads Tremors
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Oct 25, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Nov 1, 1917
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Sentenced to 28 days Detention and forfeited 13 days pay for an
unrecorded offence
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Nov 16, 1917
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Medical Board in Kingston notes
Ø Man is extremely nervous
Ø Condition is a result of over work and previous service
Ø Has tremors and stutters
Ø Is easily confused and excited
Ø Gave up duties as a Sergeant because he could not formulate
commands
Ø Complains of dizzy seizures and falls down
Ø Eyesight is failing
Ø He is not likely to improve in a year
Ø Board recommends treatment will not be of any help
Ø Board recommends he be discharged from service
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Nov 19, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Sergeant
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 154 King St., Brockville, Ontario
Discharged on Compassionate Grounds. The reason for this was not given, but most
likely because of his age
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to Mrs. N. McCarthy, c/o Mrs.
MacKenzie, 65 Cheapside, Birmingham, England
He was also entitled to wear the Indian Medal,
both the King’s and Queen’s South Africa Medals
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