Dec 28, 1895
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Born in Fenelon
Falls, Ontario to Robert Washington and Mary (nee Connell) Northey
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Jun 4, 1915
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Attested into the
54th Battalion CEF in Vernon, British Columbia
at the 102nd Rocky Mountain Rangers Regimental
recruiting office
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Number 442164
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Next of kin given
as Washington Northey, father, Fenelon Falls, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Bank Clerk
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No previous
military experience given
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Religion given as
Methodist
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Assigned to the
battalion’s 1st Regimental Draft
On
attesting he gave his birth date as December 27, 1896, not that shown
on his birth registration, December 28, 1895
Thomas
Arthur Northey had 2 brothers who served with the 21st
Battalion, Alexander
Northey
59752, and James Henry Northey
59753. All 3 served
as Scouts in the battalion
Shown
below with his brother James on the left
![](http://21stbattalion.ca/photosmn/northey_jh-left-at-right.jpg)
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Jul 21, 1915
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Embarked the SS
Corsican in Montreal, Quebec
![](http://21stbattalion.ca/ships/Corsican-04.jpg)
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Aug 3, 1915
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Disembarked in
Glasgow, Scotland. On
arrival he was posted to the 30th Reserve
Battalion at Shorncliffe to continue his training
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Sep 8, 1915
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Transferred to the
21st Battalion
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Sep 9, 1915
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the West Sandling Camp near Hythe and was assigned to
“C” Company as a Scout
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St
Seiriol in Folkestone
![](http://21stbattalion.ca/ships/St_Seiriol.jpg)
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in
Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Oct 24, 1916
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Attached to the 4th
CIB (Canadian Infantry Brigade) Headquarters to be employed as a Scout
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Jan 5, 1917
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Granted 10 days
leave
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Feb 7, 1917
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Admitted to the
No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads VDG
(Venereal Disease Gonorrhea). He
was transferred the same day to the No. 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) for treatment
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Feb 12, 1917
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Transferred via
the No. 17 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 39 General
Hospital in Havre
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Jun 4, 1917
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Discharged to duty
from hospital
Awarded the Good
Conduct Badge
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Jun 8, 1917
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Admitted to the
No. 51 General Hospital in Etaples with a diagnosis that reads Venereal
Disease. This
appears to be a complication from the original infection
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Jul 5, 1917
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Discharged to duty
at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples from
hospital and forfeited 60¢ per day (139
total days) while in hospital as punishment for contracting Venereal
Disease
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Jul 27, 1917
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After leaving the
base depot, he joined the 2nd Entrenching
Battalion in Hersin
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Aug 20, 1917
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After leaving the
entrenching battalion he rejoined the 21st
Battalion in billets in Fosse 10, near Villers au Bois, France
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Nov 11, 1917
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During a gas
attack on the Passchendaele front, Arthur Northey was overcome by
Mustard Gas and was given first aid by the Medical Officer
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Nov 12, 1917
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Evacuated to the
No. 13 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for treatment.
He was transferred the same day, first to the
No. 11 CFA, then to the No. 6 CFA
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Nov 13, 1917
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Transferred to the
No. 3 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) then later in the day he was
transferred via the No. 16 Ambulance Train and admitted to the No. 57
General Hospital in Boulogne for treatment
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Nov 24, 1917
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Arthur Northey was
invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis
![](http://21stbattalion.ca/ships/ST_Denis-01.jpg)
On arrival in
England he was admitted to the Colchester Military Hospital in Essex
County for treatment of his gas exposure
Posted to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Feb 7, 1918
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Transferred to the
Military Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Parke, Epsom
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Mar 4, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital and attached to the 3rd CCD (Canadian
Convalescent Depot) to continue his recovery
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Sep 12, 1918
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On being
discharged from the convalescent depot, he was posted to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Feb 22, 1919
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Posted to No. 2
Wing in Kinmel Park, Rhyl, Wales for preparation for his return to
Canada
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Mar 15, 1919
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Embarked the SS
Royal George in Liverpool
![](http://21stbattalion.ca/ships/RoyalGeorge-03.jpg)
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Mar 25, 1919
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Disembarked in
Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Toronto, Ontario
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Mar 27, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
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Rank on discharge
Private
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War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 133849
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Proposed residence
on discharge Fenelon Falls, Ontario
Following his
discharge, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were
sent to him at Fenelon Falls, Ontario
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Apr 20, 1920
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Married to
Margarete “Rita” Baile in Camrose, Alberta
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Jun 1, 1921
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The 1921 Census
shows him living in Camrose, Alberta with his wife, Margarete, and his
occupation is listed as Property Clerk
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Dec 17, 1944
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Arthur’s
son, Robert Arthur Northey, was killed in action in Italy while serving
with the 48th Highlanders of Canada. On enlisting for WW2, he
gave his home address as 2775 Clinton St., Burnaby, British Columbia. His next of kin was listed
as Thomas Arthur Northey, father, and his occupation was listed as
Warehouseman
![](http://21stbattalion.ca/photosmn/northey_at-son.jpg)
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Jun 1, 1962
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The 1962
voter’s list shows Arthur living at 2118½ 41st
Avenue West, Vancouver South, British Columbia with his wife Margarete
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Aug 5, 1963
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Died in
Vancouver’s Shaughnessy Hospital of Carcinoma of the left
Kidney (Cancer). His
remains were cremated and buried in the Mountain View Cemetery,
Vancouver, British Columbia
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