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Jan 9, 1885
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Born in Willenhall,
Staffordshire, England to John Henry and Mary Ann (nee Rutter) Pagett
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Nov 4, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59770 (temporary
number 560)
Ø Next of kin given
as Sarah Pagett, wife, 44 Lafayette Ave., Peterborough, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Brass Finisher
Ø Previous military
experience given as 6 years in the 3rd South Staffordshire
Regiment in England
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
Ø Assigned to “E”
Company
o This was later
reorganized into “C” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Dec 4, 1914
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Promoted to the provisional
rank of Corporal
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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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Jul 1, 1915
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Confirmed in the rank of Corporal
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Sep 1, 1915
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Medical report indicates that
he sprained his right ankle and foot while training in May and the pain is
getting progressively worse. It is
also noted that he suffers from Flat Feet
Reverted to the rank of
Private
Transferred to the COC
(Canadian Ordnance Corps) in Ashford
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Apr 21, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance
Corporal
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Jun 8, 1916
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks
Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease
Gonorrhea)
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Jun 21, 1916
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Transferred to the Cherry
Hinton Military Hospital in Cambridge
Forfeited 60¢ per day for the 13 days in hospital in Cambridge
as punishment for becoming infected
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Jul 27, 1916
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Jul 29, 1916
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Attached to the COC in
Shorncliffe
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Sep 8, 1916
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks
Military Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Jaundice
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Nov 6, 1916
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Discharged from hospital
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Feb 24, 1917
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Reverted to the rank of
Private
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Jul 13, 1917
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Oct 1, 1917
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To draw pay as Clerk Class 1
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Feb 4, 1918
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Appointed to the rank of
Acting Corporal with pay
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Nov 1, 1918
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Attached to COC Sub Depot in
Pluckley
Appointed to the rank of
Acting Sergeant while employed as Sergeant Clerk
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Jun 16, 1919
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To draw subsistence allowance
of $1.50 per day
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Nov 16, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 2 CDD
(Canadian Discharge Depot) but remained attached to the sub depot in Pluckley
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Feb 1, 1920
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Transferred to the COC Depot
in London
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Feb 29, 1920
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Transferred to the CEF
Headquarters in London
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Sep 29, 1920
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Embarked the SS Grampian in
Southampton
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Oct 10, 1920
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Disembarked in Quebec City,
Quebec
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Oct 12, 1920
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Discharged from the CEF in
Quebec City, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge
Sergeant
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 125 ½ Lock St., Peterborough, Ontario
Shown
with his wife and 2 children at time of discharge
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There is no Medals Card in the
service file to indicate if any medals were sent to him following his
discharge. However, his only medal
entitlement would have been the British War Medal as he never served in
France.
Arthur Pagett died in
Peterborough in 1948 and is buried with his wife in the Little Lake Cemetery,
Peterborough
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Arthur
Pagett is honoured on the Memorial Wall
in Peterborough, Ontario
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