Feb 8, 1896

Born at Birmingham England to Walter and Ada (nee Paterson) Pardoe

May 27, 1911

Embarked the SS Megantic along with his parents and 4 siblings at Liverpool England

Jun 4, 1911

Disembarked at Montreal Quebec and proceeded to Niagara Falls Ontario

Feb 14, 1915

Admitted to the Welland Ontario County Hospital diagnosed with Appendicitis

The admission card shows that he is a Private in the 44^th Regiment

Mar 2, 1915

Discharged to duty from hospital

Mar 26, 1915

Attended a 10 day course of instruction.  There is no indication in the file what type of course this was

Sep 21, 1915

Married to Annie Nora Eva Wardell at Fort Erie Ontario

Nov 2, 1915

Attested into the 98^th Battalion at Welland Ontario 

Ø      Number 210701

Ø      Next of kin given as Annie Nora Eva Pardoe, wife, of Bridgeburg Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Tinsmith

Ø      Previous military experience given as 15 months in the 44^th Regiment, with attendance at 2 Camps

Ø      Religion given as Church of England

Ø      Assigned to “C” Company 

He Attested with the rank of Corporal

Jun 8, 1916

Fined 3 days pay along with a forfeiture of an additional 3 days pay for being AWL (Absent Without Leave) for 3 days

Jul 8, 1916

Embarked the SS Lapland at Halifax Nova Scotia

Jul 19, 1916

Reduced to rank of Private for inefficiency and appointed to the provisional rank of Lance Corporal

Jul 25, 1916

Disembarked at Liverpool England and proceeded to the Otterpool Camp.  On arrival there he was again appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal

Sep 8, 1916

An exam at the West Cliff Canadian Eye and Ear Hospital determined that he required glasses

Oct 3, 1916

Reverted to rank of Pte at his own request in order to proceed to France and a fighting Battalion

Oct 4, 1916

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Oct 5, 1916

Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at the Rouelles Camp, Havre France as part of a draft of 132 reinforcements from England 

TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21^st Battalion

Oct 14, 1916

Left the CBD to join the Battalion

Oct 16, 1916

Joined the 21^st Battalion in billets at Divion

Apr 9, 1917

During the advance on Vimy Ridge, he was killed in action

He was buried near where he fell.  At the end of the war, the Graves Registration Commission attempted to relocate all of the battlefield burials into more organized cemeteries.  The exhumation party could not locate Pte Pardoe’s remains.  This was likely the result of the area being shelled for over a year after his burial, meaning that the ground was constantly being churned up by exploding shells. 

In 1929 his widow was informed that he would be commemorated on the Vimy Ridge Memorial

Following the war the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his widow at 199 Ronan Ave, Toronto Ontario

A second Memorial Cross was sent to his mother, Mrs AE Pardoe, at 28 North Main St, Niagara Falls Ontario