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Oct 27, 1894
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Born in Quebec to David and Marcellina (nee
Shartraw) Olmstead
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Oct 22, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Ottawa, Ontario
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Feb 4, 1918
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Conscripted into the 2nd Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 4025047
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. D.
Olmstead, mother, Portage du Fort, Quebec
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to the 2nd
Regimental Draft
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Mar 24, 1918
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Embarked the SS Grampian in Halifax, Nova Scotia
as part of the 2nd Regimental Draft of the 2nd Depot Battalion, EOR
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Apr 3, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion to
continue training
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Aug 17, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 18, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and was Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 23, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Aug 28, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Olmstead joined the 21st Battalion on the south side of the Arras
– Cambrai Road, south east of Vis en Artois, France and was posted to “B”
Company
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the
Occupying Force and proceeded to Sieburg
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Feb 5, 1919
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Attached to the 11th British Division
APM (Assistant Provost Martial) for duty in Denain, France
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Feb 15, 1919
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in
Ham-Sur-Sambre, Belgium
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Mar 9, 1919
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Proceeded to Gendron, Belgium for guard duty
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia in Havre, France
On arrival in England, he was attached to “P”
Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario by train
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May 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 277447
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Shawville, Quebec
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Smokey Falls, Ontario
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