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Mar 27, 1889
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Born in Nottingham, Midlands, England
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Nov 10, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59674 (temporary number 659)
Ø Next of kin given as Alice Morley, mother, 2 Selkirk, Ave.,
Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as 8 years, 3 months in the
Sherwood Foresters with service in South Africa
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Posted to “F” Company
o This was later reorganized into “C” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Apr 8, 1915
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Sentenced to 5 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 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 9, 1916
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During fighting at the St. Eloi Craters in
Belgium, Private Morley received a slight shrapnel wound to his abdomen and a
second to the index finger of his left hand, fracturing the bones in that
finger. He was evacuated first to a
field ambulance for first aid then transferred to a casualty clearing
station.
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Apr 10, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 23 General Hospital in Etaples,
France
While in hospital here he developed Bronchitis
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Apr 14, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Stad Antwerpen
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Kitchener
Hospital in Brighton.
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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May 25, 1916
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Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jul 5, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the
39th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling
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Sep 25, 1916
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Medical Board in West Sandling notes
Ø Patient suffers from Chronic
Bronchitis
Ø Condition was present prior to
enlistment, but aggravated by his time at the front
Ø Left hand is stiff from previous
shrapnel wound
Ø Board Recommends he is only fit
for Permanent Base Duty
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Nov 2, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre
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Nov 3, 1916
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Attached to the GDD (Garrison Duty Depot)
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Nov 4, 1916
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Attached to the Boys Battalion
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot
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Mar 22, 1917
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Posted to the Garrison Duty Company from the Garrison Duty Depot
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Apr 16, 1917
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Attached to the St. Leonard’s Hospital for Sentry
Duty
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May 7, 1917
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Attached to the CCD (Canadian Command Depot) and
placed in the St. Leonard’s Hospital for physical training
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May 31, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot in Seaford for pay purposes while employed at the St. Leonard’s
Hospital
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Jul 2, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot in Seaford
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Jul 4, 1917
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Jul 18, 1917
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Embarked the SS Justicia in Liverpool
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Aug 1, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Quebec City, Quebec
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Aug 9, 1917
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Medical Board in Quebec City notes
Ø Patient suffers from DAH
(Disordered Activity of the Heart)
Ø Has had a persistent cough for
years, but aggravated by wet conditions at the front
Ø Disability is at 10%
Ø Should improve in 3 months
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Sep 6, 1917
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Medical exam in Camp Borden, Ontario notes
Ø Patient suffers from Pulmonary
Tuberculosis
Ø Condition caused by wet and
bad conditions at the front
Ø Board recommends he be treated
in a Sanitarium
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Oct 2, 1917
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To be treated as an out patient of the Spadina
Military Hospital in Toronto
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Sep 13, 1917
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Admitted to the Spadina Military Hospital as an
in patient
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Nov 30, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Toronto, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 8 Selkirk Ave.,
Toronto, Ontario
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Sep 3, 1940
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Charles Frederick Morley died in Toronto, Ontario
and was buried in the Prospect Cemetery in Toronto
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