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Sep 10, 1894
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Born at
Leicester England
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Jan 18, 1916
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Attested into
the 135th Battalion at London Ontario
Ø Number 802743
Ø Next of kin given as Sarah Perkins (step mother) of 12 Orchard St
London Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Sailor
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
The Battalion
trained at Camp Borden Ontario
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Aug 4, 1916
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Admitted to the
Camp Borden Military Hospital with a lacerated hand
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Aug 8, 1916
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Discharged to
duty from hospital
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Aug 18, 1916
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Left Camp Borden
by train for Halifax Nova Scotia
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Aug 21, 1916
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Embarked the RMS
Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Aug 30, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to the Witley Camp
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Oct 15, 1916
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Transferred to
the 116th Battalion at Bramshott
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Dec 22, 1916
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Posted to the 21st
Battalion
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Dec 23, 1916
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at Le Havre France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Dec 25, 1916
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Admitted to the
No 7 Stationary Hospital at Havre diagnosed with Influenza
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Jan 1, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and posted to “A” Company at the CBD for those recovering from wounds
and illness
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Jan 18, 1917
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Left the CBD to
join the 2nd Entrenching Battalion
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Jan 21, 1917
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion at Hersin
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Feb 24, 1917
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Left the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion to join the 21st Battalion
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Feb 26, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the front line trenches near Thelus, with the Battalion Headquarters in
Maison Blanche
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Apr 9, 1917
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During the
advance on Vimy Ridge, Pte Perkins was Killed in action
Thelus Military Cemetery
Thelus France
Following the
war the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to his step mother, Sarah Perkins,
at 12 Orchard St, London Ontario
The Plaque
(Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, Charles Perkins, at the same
address
There was no
Memorial Cross issued, as his mother had pre-deceased him
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