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Apr 23, 1889
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Born at
Beamsville Ontario
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Aug 18, 1916
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Signed
Officer’s Declaration at Toronto Ontario for the MD#2 Officer’s Draft
Ø Rank of Lieutenant
Ø Next of kin given as Janet Mary Osborne (mother) of Beamsville Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Banker
Ø Previous military service given as 6 months with the 13th
Regiment, Royal Regiment, Hamilton Ontario
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
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Aug 23, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Aug 30, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and posted to the General List of Officers at Shorncliffe
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Oct 26, 1916
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Embarked at
Folkestone for France
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Oct 27, 1916
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Arrived at CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Oct 31, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The 21st Battalion was in the Reserve Trenches at Calonne
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Nov 5, 1916
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Proceeded on the
Lewis Gun Course
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Nov 15, 1916
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Rejoined
Battalion from course
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Dec 12, 1916
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Attached to the
Composite Battalion
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Jan 21, 1917
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Rejoined 21st
Battalion from the Composite Battalion
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Mar 4, 1917
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Admitted to No 6
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) diagnosed with Tonsillitis and transferred same day to No
42 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) which housed the Officer’s Rest Station
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Mar 5, 1917
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Transferred to
No 12 Stationary Hospital at St Pol diagnosis changed to read Diphtheria
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Mar 9, 1917
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Transferred via
No 24 AT (Ambulance Transport)
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Mar 10, 1917
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Admitted to No
24 General Hospital at Etaples
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Mar 31, 1917
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Stad Antwerpen
Posted to the
General List of Officers while in hospital
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Apr 1, 1917
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Admitted to No 4
London General Hospital
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Apr 11, 1917
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Medical Board at
Shorncliffe declares him fit for Home Service only after 1 month of convalescence.
Discharged
from hospital and granted sick leave until May 2, 1917
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May 3, 1917
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Posted to the
Depot Company of the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regiment Depot) at Seaford
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Jul 25, 1917
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Struck off the
establishment of the 21st Battalion
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Nov 17, 1917
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Appointed to be
Officer Commanding the Depot Company, EORD
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Dec 22, 1917
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Relinquishes
appointment as OC Company and appointed Acting Asst Adjutant of the EORD
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Feb 11, 1918
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Granted leave
until February 21, 1918
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Feb 13, 1918
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Married and next
of kin changed to read Mrs Mary Hodgson Osborne (wife) of East Blatchington, Seaford
England
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Feb 24, 1918
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At duty from
leave
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Mar 8, 1918
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Appointed to
position of Adjutant of EORD
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Apr 9, 1918
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Relinquishes
appointment as Adjutant
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Sep 1, 1918
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Placed On
Command to No 3 CCD (Canadian Command Depot) at Seaford
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Oct 1, 1918
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Ceases to be On
Command and is Seconded to No 3 CCD
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Nov 27, 1918
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Ceases to be
Seconded to No 3 CCD and is attached to BCRD (British Columbia Regimental Depot)
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Jan 21, 1919
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Ceases to be
attached to BCRD and is detached to the OMFC HQ (Overseas Military Force of Canada) at
Argyll House, London
To be Acting
Captain while employed as Asst Secretary to the Honourable Minister
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Jun 12, 1919
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To be Temporary
Captain
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Aug 15, 1919
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Ceases to be
attached to OMFC on embarking the SS Melita at Liverpool
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Aug 22, 1919
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Disembarked at
Montreal Quebec
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Aug 24, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF
Proposed
residence on discharge – PO Box 100, Beamsville Ontario
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Feb 9, 1920
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Name Brought to
Notice of the Secretary of State for War for valuable services rendered during the War as
per the War Office Communiqué No 22771
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Sep 1, 1920
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Shown as a Lieut
in “B” Coy, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
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Jun 28, 1921
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British War
Medal and Victory Medal sent to PO Box 100, Beamsville Ontario
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Oct 28, 1930
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Medical Board at
Hamilton Ontario notes:
Ø Shows marked weakness of left leg from hip down with partial loss of
function and atrophy
Ø Frequent feeling of coldness of leg
Ø Although some symptoms were present prior to service in France,
condition worsened after suffering attack of Diphtheria
Ø Condition is considered to be permanent
Ø Recommend Electro Therapy
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Nov 12, 1930
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Shown to be a
Capt in the 2nd Reserve Battalion, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
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Jun 18, 1940
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Joined the 2B
(Niagara Peninsula) Company of the Home Guard CASF as a Lieutenant.
Below is a
portion of the newspaper account from the Hamilton Spectator making the announcement
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Nov 30, 1940
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Discharged from
the Home Guard
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Dec 6, 1961
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Deceased at
Beamsville Ontario
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