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Oct 25, 1884
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Born in Picton, Ontario
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Nov 11, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59741 (temporary number 104)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. JL Nelson, 373 Brown St., Rochester,
New York, USA
Ø Previous occupation given as Iron Worker
o Later noted as Riveter
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Posted to “A” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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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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Jun 13, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for being absent
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Jun 23, 1915
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Admitted to the St. Martins Plain Tent Hospital
with a diagnosis that reads Gonorrhea
Transferred the same day to the Military
Workhouse Hospital in Newcastle on Tyne
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Jun 28, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jul 12, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Military Hospital,
Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Gonorrhea and Rheumatism
On admission it was noted that this is an ongoing
case of Gonorrhea from an infection 9 years earlier that was never
cured. It is also noted that his legs
and feet are painful from Rheumatism
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Aug 11, 1915
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Transferred to the Bevan House Hospital
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Aug 24, 1915
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Granted a day pass until 4.00 pm from hospital,
however he did not return
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Aug 25, 1915
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Returned to the hospital from overstaying his
pass at 1.00 pm
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Sep 1, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company while in hospital
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Sep 7, 1915
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Medical Board recommends he be returned to Canada
for discharge
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Sep 14, 1915
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While Private Nelson was in hospital in England,
the 21st Battalion proceeded to France
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Sep 24, 1915
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Embarked the SS Missanabie in Liverpool
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Oct 3, 1915
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Disembarked in Quebec City, Quebec
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Oct 8, 1915
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Discharged from the CEF in Quebec City, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “B”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Kingston, Ontario
Although he was entitled to the British War
Medal, it was never issued to him
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Apr 11, 1947
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John Leo Nelson died in Rochester, New York, USA
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