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Jan 24, 1891
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Born in Madoc Township, Ontario to John and Eliza
(nee Blair) McCoy
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Dec 15, 1916
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Attested into the 254th Battalion CEF
in Madoc, Ontario
Ø Number 1093145
Ø Next of kin given as John
McCoy, father, Madoc, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farmer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The battalion trained in the Belleville, Ontario
area
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Jan 26, 1917
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Admitted to the Ongwanada Military Hospital in
Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Inflamed Tonsils
There is no discharge date recorded
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Nov 14, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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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Nov 17, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Villers au Bois, France
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Nov 24, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Percy McCoy
joined the 21st Battalion in the front line east of Vimy Ridge,
France and was posted to “D” Company
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Feb 27, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin), a
fever without a known cause, sometimes referred to as Trench Fever.
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Mar 4, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Mar 5, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 35 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 4 Canadian General Hospital in Camiers, France
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Mar 12, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 73 General Hospital in
Trouville, France and the diagnosis was changed to Trench Fever
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Mar 26, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 14 Convalescent Depot in
Trouville
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Apr 18, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
Canadian Infantry Base Depot in Etaples, France
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Apr 23, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in Calonne Ricouart, France
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Apr 24, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station
with a diagnosis that reads Trench Fever
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May 5, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 37 Ambulance Train and
admitted to the No. 18 USA General Hospital in Camiers, France
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May 9, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 Convalescent Depot in
Etaples, France
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May 10, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 13 Convalescent Depot in
Trouville, France
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Jun 2, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
Canadian Infantry Base Depot in Etaples, France
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Jun 17, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Aug 7, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Percy McCoy
rejoined the 21st Battalion west of Marcelcave, France
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Aug 8, 1918
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal
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Sep 20, 1918
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Promoted to the rank of Corporal
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Nov 8, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Nov 22, 1918
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Granted an extension of his leave until November
26, 1918
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Dec 1, 1918
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in
Barvaux, Belgium from leave
Appointed to the rank of Lance Sergeant with pay
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the
Occupying Force and proceeded to Siegburg
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia in Havre, France
On arrival in England, he was attached to “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 Lance
Sergeant
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 279823
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Madoc, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 199 Reid St., Peterborough, Ontario
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Mar 24, 1921
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Married to Gertrude Irene Ackerman in Tweed,
Ontario
Percy McCoy joined the Ontario Provincial Police,
#296, and served in multiple locations including Kitchener and Goderich,
Ontario
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Jul 10, 1940
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Percy Earl McCoy died at home in Goderich,
Ontario of a Heart Attack brought on by Typhoid Fever and was buried in
Campbellford, Ontario
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