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Oct 11, 1897
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Born at Ottawa Ontario Canada
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Apr 1, 1917
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Attested into the 5th
Divisional Ammunition Column at Ottawa Ontario with rank of Gunner
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Number
2043074
next of kin given as James Murphy (father) of 528 Bay St., Ottawa
Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Clerk
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No
previous military experience given
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Religion
given as Roman Catholic
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Apr 6, 1917
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Particulars of Family Form filed:
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Stated
to be single
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Father
alive – James Murphy of 528 Bay St., Ottawa Ontario
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Mother
alive – Elizabeth Murphy of 528 Bay St., Ottawa Ontario
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No
children
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Jun 27, 1917
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Appointed to rank of Acting Bombardier
(artillery equivalent to Corporal)
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Jul 1, 1917
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Promoted to rank of Bombardier
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Jul 3, 1917
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Granted leave until July 9, 1917
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Aug 15, 1917
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Appointed to rank of Acting Sergeant
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Aug 28, 1917
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Admitted to Petawawa Hospital with
Diarrhea
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Sep 4, 1917
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Recovered and discharged to unit
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Sep 7, 1917
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Granted leave until September 12, 1917
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Sep 12, 1917
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Leave extended to September 17, 1917
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Oct 17, 1917
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SOS (Struck Off Strength) on transfer
to the 74th Depot Battery at Ottawa and reverts
to rank of Gunner
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Oct 20, 1917
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SOS on transfer to the Signal Training
Depot at Ottawa and rank changed to read Pte
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Nov 24, 1917
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Embarked the SS Megantic at Halifax
Nova Scotia
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Dec 7, 1917
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Disembarked at Liverpool England
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Dec 8, 1917
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TOS (Taken On Strength) the CETD
(Canadian Engineers Training Depot) at Seaford
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Dec 19, 1917
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TOS 7th Reserve
Battalion at Seaford
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Feb 15, 1918
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TOS 6th Reserve
Battalion at Seaford
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Apr 11, 1918
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Posted to the PPCLI
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Apr 12, 1918
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Arrived at 3rd
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in France and TOS PPCLI
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Apr 15, 1918
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Arrived at CCRC (Canadian Corps
Reinforcement Camp) at Le Havre
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Jun 5, 1918
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Transferred to 21st
Battalion
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Jun 8, 1918
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Joined 21st
Battalion in the field
The following is from the 21st
Battalion War Diary:
“A draft of twenty
Other Ranks arrived from the 3rd Divisional
Wing, CCRC. These
Other Ranks had been despatched from England as reinforcements for
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.”
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Aug 10, 1918
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Admitted to the 8th
Australian Field Ambulance then transferred to No 53 CCS (Casualty
Clearing Station) with wound to left hand
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Aug 11, 1918
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Transferred via No 23 AT (Ambulance
Transport)
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Aug 12, 1918
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Admitted to No 16 General Hospital
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Aug 22, 1918
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Discharged from hospital to the No 3
Convalescent Depot at Le Treport France
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Aug 25. 1918
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Discharged from Convalescent depot on
transfer to CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) and assigned to
“A” Company for rehabilitation
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Aug 31, 1918
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Arrived at CCRC
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Sep 3, 1918
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Left CCRC to join unit
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Sep 5, 1918
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion in the field
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Oct 11, 1918
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Admitted to No 9 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) then transferred to No 1 CCS with a gun shot wound to left
hand
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Oct 12, 1918
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Transferred via No 17 AT
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Oct 13, 1918
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Admitted to No 26 General Hospital at
Etaples France
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Oct 19, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the
Hospital Ship Ville de Liege
Posted to EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) while in hospital
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Oct 20, 1918
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Admitted to Chester War Hospital
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Jan 27, 1919
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Transferred to Granville Canadian
Special Hospital at Buxton
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Mar 18, 1919
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Surgery performed to amputate middle
finger of left hand
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Jun 19, 1919
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Transferred to No 5 Canadian General
Hospital at Liverpool
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Jul 14, 1919
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Essequibo
at Liverpool
Posted to MD (Military District) # 3
at Kingston Ontario
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Jul 25, 1919
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Disembarked at Portland Maine USA and
proceeded to Kingston Ontario
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Jul 26, 1919
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Posted to QMH (Queen’s
Military Hospital) Casualty Company at Kingston Ontario
Granted leave with subsistence until
August 9, 1919
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Aug 20, 1919
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Transferred to Fleming Military
Hospital at Ottawa Ontario
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Sep 30, 1919
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Transferred to QMH Casualty Company at
Kingston Ontario
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Oct 1, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF as Medically
Unfit at Kingston Ontario
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War
Service Badge Class “A” issued No 214839
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War
Service Badge Class “B” issued No 6533
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Proposed
residence on discharge - 528 Bay St., Ottawa Ontario
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Oct 28, 1921
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British War Medal and Victory Medal
sent to 528 Bay St., Ottawa Ontario
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