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Jul 12, 1891
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Born in Ilminster, Somerset,
England to William and Matilda (nee Baker) Mead
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Nov 20, 1913
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Married to Gladys Margaret
Franklin in Brockville, Ontario
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Jan 8, 1916
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Attested into the 156th Battalion CEF
in Delta, Ontario
Ø Number 639389
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Gladys Margaret Mead,
wife, Delta, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farming
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
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Oct 19, 1916
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Embarked the SS Northland in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and the battalion proceeded to Witley to continue training
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Nov 1, 1916
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Transferred to the 120th
Battalion in Bramshott
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Jan 9, 1917
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Transferred to the 156th
Battalion in Witley
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Feb 28, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Mar 1, 1918
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Arrived at the 2nd
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength
of the 21st Battalion
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Mar 3, 1918
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After leaving the base depot,
he joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne
Ricouart, France
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Mar 15, 1918
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, Private Mead joined the 21st Battalion resting
in Gouy-Servins, France as part of a draft of 105 reinforcements from England
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion
crossed the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the Occupying Force and
proceeded to Seigburg
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Jan 27, 1919
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Granted 14 days leave
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Feb 15, 1919
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Rejoined the battalion in Ham
Sur Sambre, Belgium from leave
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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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Apr 16, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 12 Canadian
General Hospital in Bramshott with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Apr 20, 1919
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Placed on the dangerously ill
list
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Apr 23, 1919
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Removed from the dangerously
ill list
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May 6, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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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
Private
Ø War Service Badge Class
“A” issued number 277305
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Delta, Ontario Post Office
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at the Delta, Ontario
Post Office
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Apr 18, 1959
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Frank Mead died while a
patient of the Herkimer Memorial Hospital, Herkimer, New York, USA and was
buried in the Dolgeville, New York cemetery
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