William
Payne
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Mar 19, 1884
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Born in Lambourne, Berkshire,
England
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Aug 23, 1915
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Attested into the 35th
Battalion CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Number 404882
o This number was
later changed to 405382
Ø Next of kin given
as Alice Payne, mother, Eastbury, Berkshire, England
Ø Previous occupation
given as Labourer
Ø Previous military
experience given as 12th York Rangers
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
Ø Assigned to “C”
Company
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Oct 16, 1915
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Embarked the SS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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Oct 25, 1915
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Disembarked in Plymouth,
England
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Apr 1, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Apr 2, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength)
the 21st Battalion
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Apr 20, 1916
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Payne joined the 21st Battalion in the front line near
Voormezeele, Belgium
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Sep 16, 1916
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After the 21st
Battalion captured the sugar refinery at Courcelette the previous day, the
men moved on to capture the sunken road trench just beyond the refinery. It was during this attack that Private
Payne received a shrapnel wound to his left shoulder. He was evacuated first to a field ambulance
for first aid before being transported to a nearby casualty clearing station
for treatment
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Sep 18, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 2
Canadian General Hospital in Le Treport for further treatment
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Sep 22, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Asturias
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the No. 1 Western General Hospital in Fazakerley, Liverpool
Posted to the CCAC (Canadian
Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 31, 1916
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Transferred to the Hillingdon
House CCH (Canadian Convalescent Hospital) in Uxbridge to continue his
recovery
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Nov 13, 1916
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Discharged from the
convalescent hospital and reported to the casualty assembly centre in
Shoreham
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Nov 24, 1916
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Attached to the CCD (Canadian
Convalescent Depot) for 6 weeks of Physical Training at St. Leonard’s Hospital
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Jan 9, 1917
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Transferred to the CCTB
(Canadian Corps Training Battalion) in Hastings
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Jan 24, 1917
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Transferred to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion in East Sandling.
Soon after the formation of the battalion, it moved to Seaford to
continue training reinforcements for the front
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Mar 6, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion and arrived at the Canadian Base Depot in the Rouelles Camp, Havre,
France as part of a draft of 26 reinforcements from England and TOS the 21st
Battalion
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Apr 2, 1917
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After leaving the base depot
he joined the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin, France
as part of a draft of 53 reinforcements destined to join the 21st
Battalion
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Apr 16, 1917
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After leaving the entrenching
battalion Private Payne rejoined the 21st Battalion in the support
trenches east of Vimy Ridge
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May 9, 1917
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Private Payne’s company was
under the command of the 20th Battalion in the front line near
Arleux en Gohelle, east of Vimy Ridge, France when they attempted a counter
attack which failed. Private Payne was
killed during this action. His remains
were never recovered from the battlefield and his name is honoured on the
Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France.
Following the war the British
War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross
were sent to his mother, Mrs. Alice Payne, Eastbury, Berkshire, England
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