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Jul 12, 1864
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Born in Guelph, Ontario
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Nov 3, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59691 (temporary number 1106)
Ø Next of kin given as Kathleen Murray, wife, 25 Johnson St.,
Kingston, Ontario
o Later noted as Katherine Murray
Ø Previous occupation given as Teamster
o Later noted as Coachman
Ø Previous military experience given as 6 years in Canadian Field
Artillery and 1 year in the Ordnance Corps
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “E” Company
o This was later reorganized into “C” Company
o Later posted to the Transport Section
He lied about his age, stating he was born 10 years earlier in 1874.
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Dec 4, 1914
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Corporal
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Mar 31, 1915
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The Transport Section, along with horses and
wagons, proceeded to England as an advance party to arrange for the arrival
of the full battalion.
The remainder of the battalion arrived in Devonport,
England May 15, 1915 and reunited with the Transport Section in the West
Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent where the battalion continued training
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Jul 1, 1915
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Confirmed in the rank of Corporal
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Sep 12, 1915
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The Transport Section, along with the Machine Gun
Section and part of the Signal Section embarked for France as an advance
party for the battalion.
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Sep 15, 1915
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The main body of the 21st Battalion
disembarked in Boulogne, France and joined up with the advance party and
proceeded to St. Omer
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Jul 3, 1916
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Transferred to the 10th Canadian
Infantry Brigade Sub Staff and proceeded to England
L/Col WSP Hughes announced 10 days later, July
13, 1916, that he had been promoted to Brig/Gen and was leaving the battalion
to take command of the 10th Brigade in England
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Aug 10, 1916
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The 10th Brigade Headquarters
proceeded to France with the 4th Canadian Division
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Jan 8, 1917
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Admitted to the King George Hospital in London while on leave
with a diagnosis that reads Hydrocele
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for
pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 19, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Bromley
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Feb 23, 1917
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Transferred to the West Cliff Eye and Ear
Hospital. After eye tests, glasses
were ordered to correct defective vision
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Mar 8, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the
General Depot in Shorncliffe
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Mar 29, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot)
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Apr 12, 1917
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Transferred to the CRTD (Canadian Railway Troops Depot)
in Purfleet
He was then attached to the CAI & RD
(Canadian Ammunition Inspection and Repair Depot) for duty
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May 5, 1917
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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May 12, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Liverpool
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May 21, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Quebec City, Quebec
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May 26, 1917
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Medical Board in Quebec City notes
Ø Man suffers from defective
vision, a contusion to his right knee and is over age
Ø His vision is slightly
improved with glasses
Ø His right knee becomes swollen
and painful when he walks any distance.
Claims he was kicked by a horse in France
Ø Has varicose veins in his
right leg that appeared after he was injured by the kick from the horse
Ø Board recommends he receive
treatment at a convalescent home
Proceeded to Kingston, Ontario where he was
admitted to the Richardson Convalescent Home
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May 30, 1917
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To be treated as an Out Patient of the Richardson
Convalescent Home in Kingston
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Jun 23, 1917
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Medical Board in Kingston notes that an elastic
stocking has been provided for his Synovitis in right knee and the Varicose
Veins. The board recommends he be
discharged from service with a 1/5th disability
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Sep 30, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Corporal
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 25 Johnson St., Kingston, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 25 Johnson St.,
Kingston, Ontario
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May 30, 1941
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William Murray died in Kingston as reported by
his widow, Mrs. Ida Murray, 35 Johnson St., Kingston, Ontario
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