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Nov 23, 1892
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Born in Lachine, Quebec to Maxwell and Sarah (nee
Wilson) Mounsey
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Oct 20, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Cornwall, Ontario
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Jan 25, 1918
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Conscripted into the 2nd Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 3320483
Ø Next of kin given Mr. M.
Mounsey, father, 153 St. Louis St., Lachine, Quebec
Ø Previous occupation given as
farmer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to the 1st
Regimental Draft
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Feb 8, 1918
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The 1st Regimental Draft left Ottawa
for Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Feb 12, 1918
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Embarked the SS Lapland in Halifax, Nova Scotia
as part of the 1st Regimental Draft of the 2nd Depot Battalion,
EOR
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Feb 24, 1918
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Disembarked in Glasgow, Scotland and proceeded to
Seaford, England where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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Jun 10, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jun 11, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 17, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
It appears that at least 1 page is missing from
the file as there is no date recorded as to when he joined the 21st
Battalion at the front. It is noted
however that he was posted to “B” Company
The date that he received a shrapnel wound to his
leg in not recorded either. He was
noted in the Part 1 Orders as initially being reported as being missing in
action. It would appear that he may
have been wounded August 26 while the battalion was advancing towards the
Cojeul River east of Guemappe, France
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Aug 27, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 12 Stationary Hospital in
St. Pol, France
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Aug 30, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 23 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 2 Australian General Hospital in Boulogne, France
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Sep 2, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Cambria
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Bevan Military Hospital in Sandgate
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Sep 23, 1918
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Transferred to the Military Hospital in
Shorncliffe
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Sep 26, 1918
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Transferred to the Princess Patricia Canadian Red
Cross Hospital in the Cooden Camp, Bexhill
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Oct 14, 1918
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Attached to the 1st CCD (Canadian
Command Depot) in Witley
Granted 10 days sick leave
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Nov 14, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Dec 3, 1918
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Attached to Military District No. 3 Wing at
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Dec 12, 1918
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Embarked the SS Regina in Liverpool
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Dec 20, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Monteal, Quebec where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 4
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Dec 23, 1918
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Granted leave until January 6, 1919
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Jan 25, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Montreal, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 153 St. Louis St., Lachine, Quebec
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box 55 Finch, Ontario
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Sep 20, 1922
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Married to Catherine Mary Rutley in Finch,
Ontario
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Apr 1, 1955
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Walter Maxwell Mounsey died while a patient of
the Queen Mary Veterans Hospital of a heart attack and was buried in the
National Field of Honour, Montreal, Quebec
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