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Aug 15, 1868
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Born in Manorhamilton, Ireland
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Nov 18, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59724 (temporary number 323)
Ø Next of kin given as Michael Fitzpatrick, Cumberland, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as 2 years in the Rangers
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Posted to “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
John McHugh lived about his age, stating he had been born in
1880, not his actual birth year of 1868 as he was too old to be accepted.
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Feb 16, 1915
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Fined $2.00 for being drunk
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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 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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Apr 3, 1916
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Granted 8 days leave
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Apr 11, 1916
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Rejoined the battalion from leave
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Oct 18, 1916
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Classified TB (Temporary Base) meaning he was temporarily unfit
for front line duty because of his age, and transferred to the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France
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Oct 27, 1916
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Invalided to England and Taken On Strength the
Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre
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Nov 13, 1916
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Medical exam notes
Ø Patient is overage (claims to
be 47) and suffers from Myalgia
Ø Has trouble with his legs
during wet weather
Ø Claims to have lost 20 lbs
Ø Has pain in legs and arms
Ø Slight Varicose veins in both
legs
Ø Slight Arteriosclerosis
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Nov 18, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre Administrative Staff at Shoreham
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Dec 6, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre in Hastings
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Jan 2, 1917
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Attached to the GDD (General Duty Depot)
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Jan 10, 1917
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Transferred to the 2nd Canadian Labour
Battalion in Seaford
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Feb 8, 1917
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Proceeded to France with the 2nd
Canadian Labour Battalion
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Nov 21, 1917
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Transferred to the 1st Canadian Labour
Battalion
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Feb 22, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave to the UK
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Mar 11, 1918
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Rejoined the labour battalion from leave
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Mar 26, 1918
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The 1st Canadian Labour Battalion was
redesignated as the 1st Canadian Infantry Works Battalion
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Apr 7, 1918
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Transferred to England as being over the age of
50 and posted to the General Depot in Shorncliffe
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Apr 17, 1918
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Eye exam at the West Cliff Canadian Eye & Ear
Hospital in Folkestone indicates he suffers from Presbyopia, not caused by
his service. Reading glasses were
ordered
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Apr 25, 1918
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Incontinence of Urine and
Arteriosclerosis
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Jun 20, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian Hospital in
Kirkdale
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Jun 26, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and invalided to Canada
aboard the Hospital Ship Araguaya
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Jul 7, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia proceeded to
Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength Military District No. 3
District Depot and posted to the Hospital Section
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Jul 12, 1918
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Admitted to the Queen’s Military Hospital in
Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Arteriosclerosis
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Jul 16, 1918
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Granted leave until August 2, 1918
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Aug 23, 1918
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Medical exam notes:
Ø Complains of pain in arms and
legs along with difficulty in breathing on exertion
Ø Has lost weight
Ø Sleep interrupted at night to
urinate
Ø Complains of failing eyesight
Discharged to duty from hospital and posted to
the Casualty Section
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Aug 28, 1918
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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 130 West St., Brantford, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 127 Laurier Ave. W.,
Ottawa, Ontario
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Aug 22, 1927
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John McHugh died while a patient in the Ottawa
Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario and was buried in the Notre Dame Cemetery
Soldier’s Section
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