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Oct 28, 1892
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Born in Brantford, Ontario to George and
Charlotte “Lottie” (nee Mack) Perks
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Nov 11, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59791 (temporary number 797)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Perks, mother, 542 Gilmour St.,
Peterborough, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Bank Clerk
Ø Previous military experience given as 59th Regiment
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “G” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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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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Sep 1, 1915
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Admitted to the St. Martin’s Plain Hospital with
a diagnosis that reads Gonorrhea
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company while in hospital
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Sep 4, 1915
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Transferred to the Barnwell Military Hospital
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Sep 6, 1915
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Transferred to the Cambridge Military Hospital
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Sep 14, 1915
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The 21st Battalion embarked for France
while Private Perks remained in hospital
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 25, 1915
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Discharged to duty with the 39th Reserve Battalion from hospital
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Jan 3, 1916
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Influenza and Rheumatism
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Jan 14, 1916
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Transferred to the Monks Horton Convalescent
Hospital for continuing treatment of his Gonorrhea infection
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Mar 27, 1916
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Discharged to duty with the 39th
Reserve Battalion
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Jun 16, 1916
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Medical Board in West Sandling notes
Ø Man is run down and has lost
10 lbs
Ø Man needs outdoor exercise
Ø Board recommends 12 weeks of
Base Duty
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Jun 25, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) and remained attached to the 39th Reserve
Battalion for 12 weeks of Base Duty
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Aug 14, 1916
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis
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Aug 21, 1916
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Transferred to the Shorncliffe Military Hospital
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Oct 13, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital and reported to
the 39th Reserve Battalion
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Oct 14, 1916
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Ceased to be attached to the 39th
Reserve Battalion and reported to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre
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Oct 23, 1916
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Nov 12, 1916
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Embarked the SS Mauretania in Liverpool
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Nov 17, 1916
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Quebec City, Quebec
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Mar 14, 1917
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Proceeded to Kingston, Ontario and admitted to
the Elmhurst Convalescent Home as an Out Patient
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Mar 28, 1917
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Admitted to the Elmhurst Convalescent Home as in
In Patient
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May 16, 1917
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Transferred to the Fettercairn Convalescent Camp,
north of Kingston, at Chaffey’s Lock on the Rideau Canal
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Oct 15, 1917
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Transferred to the Elmhurst Convalescent Home in
Kingston
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Dec 31, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank in discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “C”
Ø Proposes residence on
discharge 530 Gilmour St., Peterborough, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the British War
Medal was sent to him at 530 Gilmour St., Peterborough, Ontario
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Sep 28, 1929
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Married to Dorothy Grace Wood in Toronto, Ontario
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Feb 4, 1970
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Walter Mack Perks died in Peterborough, Ontario
and was buried in the Little Lake Cemetery, Peterborough
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Walter Perks is
remembered on the Wall of Honour in Peterborough, Ontario
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