Joseph M. McFarlin
(McFarlane)
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May 24, 1896
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Born at Marmora Ontario
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Nov 13, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion at
Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59715 (temporary number 210)
Ø Next of kin given as Mathew McFarlin (father) of Marmora Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as miner
o Later noted as “Weight attendant in silver smelter”
Ø Previous military experience given as 49th Highland
Regiment – 1 year
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to “B” Company
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Feb 19, 1915
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Transferred to the Machine Gun Section
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Mar 31, 1915
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Proceeded to England with the Transport
Section
Note that the actual date of
sailing is not recorded, but the pay records show him as being in England on March 31
It is also of
interest that his name appears on the Embarkation Roll (along with other members of the
Transport section) for the Metagama which sailed with the Battalion on May 6, 1915.
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked at Folkstone for France
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at Boulogne France
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Feb 10, 1916
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Granted 9 days leave
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Feb 22, 1916
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Rejoined from leave
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Jun 13, 1916
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Admitted to No 14 General Hospital at Wimereux
with multiple shrapnel wounds to both legs and left hand caused by a rifle grenade
Several operations were performed
to remove shrapnel pieces, as well as to amputate remains of little finger of left hand.
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Jun 21, 1916
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Admitted to St Lukes War Hospital at Halifax,
Yorkshire
Additional surgery performed to
remove pieces of shrapnel
TOS (Taken on Strenght) CCAC (Casualty
Clearing Assembly Center), Folkstone
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Sep 5, 1916
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Wounds noted as being “foul”.
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Sep 20, 1916
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Developed influenza
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Oct 10, 1916
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Transferred to Canadian Convalescent Hospital
at Bromley
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Nov 15, 1916
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital at Ramsgate
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Jan 5, 1917
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Embarked the SS Scandinavian for Canada
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Jan 9, 1917
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SOS CCAC on proceeding to Canada
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Jan 13, 1917
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Disembarked in Canada
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Jan 17, 1917
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Medical Board at Quebec City, Quebec reports:
Ø Recommends further 3 months of treatment to remove additional shrapnel
Ø To proceed to Convalescent home at MD #2, Toronto
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Jan 21, 1917
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Admitted to Spadina Military Hospital, Toronto
Ontario for treatment of shrapnel wounds
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Feb 1, 1917
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Transferred to Military Hospital Convalescent
Center Toronto
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Apr 15, 1917
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Transferred to Base Hospital Toronto with
Diptheria
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Apr 28, 1917
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Discharged from hospital
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Jul 28, 1917
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Medical Report at Whitby Military Hospital,
Whitby Ontario notes that there are still several pieces of shrapnel in left leg, and that
he walks with a cane.
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Jul 31, 1917
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Medical Exam at Whitby noted that he had
suffered from Emphysema in 1912 but has healed.
Recommends that he be discharged due to
“physical unfitness” in Category “E”
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Aug 31, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF at Toronto, as
medically unfit
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Mar 5, 1918
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Admitted to Toronto General Hospital with
complications from shrapnel wounds
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Mar 30, 1918
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Transferred to Spadina Military hospital
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Sep 29, 1919
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Transferred to Brant Military Hospital,
Burlington
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Oct 30, 1919
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Discharged from hospital
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Oct 20, 1921
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British War Medal and Victory Medals sent to
home in Marmora Ontario
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Jul 8, 1949
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Deceased
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