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Jun 16, 1886
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Born in Kingston, Ontario James and Annie (nee
Garvin) Mullin
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Oct 1, 1914
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Attested into the Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
Remount Depot in Valcartier, Quebec
Ø Number 49059
Ø Next of kin given as Annie
Mullin, 48 Ordnance St., Kingston, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Sailor
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion not given
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Oct 4, 1914
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Embarked the SS Sicilian in Quebec City, Quebec
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Oct 10, 1914
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Shown with the rank of Sergeant
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Oct 18, 1914
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Disembarked in Plymouth, England and proceeded to
Romsey with the rank of Trooper
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Mar 2, 1915
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Admitted to the No. 1 General Hospital with a
diagnosis that reads Burns
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Mar 4, 1915
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Transferred to the Salisbury Infirmary
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Apr 9, 1915
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Granted leave until May 9, 1915
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May 15, 1915
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Proceeded to France for duty with the Remount
Depot
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May 16, 1915
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Granted working pay of 50¢
per day as a Cook
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Jul 31, 1915
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Transferred to the Canadian Section, 3rd
Echelon, Royal Engineers
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Sep 6, 1915
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Ceased to draw working pay as a Cook
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Oct 17, 1915
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Attached to the No. 2 Forest Party for duty
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Feb 15, 1916
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Ceased to be attached and rejoined the Remount
Depot
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Apr 10, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 1 Canadian Veterinary
Hospital in Dieppe for duty
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May 23, 1916
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Reported to be absent
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Jul 29, 1916
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Sentenced to 14 days CB (Confined to Barracks)
and forfeited a total of 4 day’s pay for being absent from July 28 to 9:10 pm
July 29, 1917
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Dec 5, 1916
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Granted leave to the United Kingdom
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Dec, 17, 1916
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Rejoined the Remount Depot from leave
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Jan 1, 1917
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Sentenced to 28 days Field Punishment No. 1 for
1.
Absent
Without Leave from 9:30 am until 8:20 pm when ordered for duty
2.
Being
Drunk
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Jan 3, 1917
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Proceeded to the Field Punishment Prison in Havre
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Jan 29, 1917
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Rejoined the Remount Depot from prison
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Feb 5, 1917
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Reported to be absent at 9:30 pm
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Feb 6, 1917
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Reported for duty at 9:00 pm and taken into
custody to await trial
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Feb 12, 1917
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Tried by FGCM (Field General Court Martial) in
Havre, France and charged with
1.
When
on active service, absenting himself without leave from 9:30 pm February 5
until 9:00 pm February 6, 1917
He entered a plea of Guilty. On his own behalf, he testified that he
wanted to transfer to a fighting unit and had been denied on multiple
occasions, even though he had been promised he would be able to do it and
this frustrated him
He was found guilty and sentenced to 21 days
Field Punishment No. 2.
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Feb 14, 1917
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Proceeded to the Field Punishment Prison in Havre
to serve his sentence
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Mar 4, 1917
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Rejoined the Remount Depot from prison
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Mar 22, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 2 General Hospital in Havre,
France with a diagnosis that reads NYD (Not Yet Determined). This was later changed to read Epididymitis
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Apr 1, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Apr 8, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion and reported to the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France
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Apr 26, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, Private Mullin
joined the 21st Battalion in the front line at Vimy Ridge and rank
changed to read Private
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Jul 25, 1917
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Proceeded to England in order to be granted leave
to Canada
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) in Seaford
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Aug 2, 1917
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Granted leave to Canada
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Aug 14, 1917
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Embarked the SS Megantic in Liverpool at his own
expense
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Aug 24, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario
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Oct 30, 1917
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Extension of leave granted until November 23,
1917
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Nov 6, 1917
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Struck Off Strength of the, Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot and transferred to the 1st Depot Battalion,
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Kingston on being retained in Canada on
Compassionate Grounds
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Nov 7, 1917
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Promoted to the rank of Sergeant
There is no record of his employment for the next
12 months
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Nov 29, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in Belleville, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Sergeant
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 48 Ordnance St., Kingston, Ontario
Following his discharge, the 1814-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 157 Montreal St.,
Kingston
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