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Sep 3, 1891
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Born at Hawkesbury Ontario
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Jun 28, 1917
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Attested into the 4th Divisional
Signals Training Depot at Toronto Ontario
Ø Number 2265928
Ø Next of kin given as Mary Phillips (mother) of Balderson Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Student
Ø Previous military experience given as COTC at McGill University for 1
year
Ø Religion given as Church of England
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Nov 24, 1917
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Embarked the SS Megantic at Halifax Nova
Scotia
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Dec 7, 1917
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Disembarked at Liverpool England
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Dec 8, 1917
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TOS (Taken On Strength) the CETD (Canadian
Engineers Training Depot) at Seaford
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Dec 19, 1917
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SOS (Struck Off Strength) the CETD on transfer
to the 7th Reserve Battalion
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Feb 15, 1918
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SOS 7th Reserve Battalion on
transfer to the 6th Reserve Battalion
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Apr 11, 1918
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SOS 6th Reserve Battalion on
posting to PPCLI (Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry) and embarked for
France
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Apr 12, 1918
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Arrived at 3rd CBD (Canadian Base
Depot) at Havre France and TOS the PPCLI
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Apr 14, 1918
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Left for CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement
Camp)
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Apr 15, 1918
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Arrived at CCRC
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Jun 5, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jun 6, 1918
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TOS 21st Battalion
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Jun 8, 1918
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field assigned to “D” Coy
The following is
from the 21st Battalion War Diary:
“A
draft of twenty Other Ranks arrived from the 3rd Divisional Wing, CCRC. These Other Ranks had been despatched from England
as reinforcements for Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.”
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Aug 26, 1918
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Wounded in neck by shrapnel and admitted to No
8 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) then transferred to the 42nd CCS (Casualty
Clearing Station) then transferred to No 20 “AT” (Ambulance Transport)
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Aug 27, 1918
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Admitted to No 22 General Hospital at Camiers
France then transferred to 2nd Stationary Hospital at Abbeville
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Aug 31, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Princess Elizabeth
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Sep 1, 1918
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Admitted to 2nd Western General
Hospital at Manchester with a shrapnel wound to neck and septic sores on both legs and
thighs.
Posted to EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot)
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Sep 4, 1918
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Transferred to Bank Meadow Hospital at Ardwick
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Sep 10, 1918
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Transferred to the Military General Hospital
at Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Oct 31, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and is On Command to
Segregation Camp at Kimmel Park, Rhyl
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Nov 22, 1918
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Ceases to be On Command to Segregation Camp
and now On Command to 1st CCD (Casualty Convalescent Depot)
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Dec 18, 1918
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Posted to 6th Reserve Battalion
from 1st CCD
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Dec 27, 1918
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On Command to MD #3 (Military District) at
Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Jan 9, 1919
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Embarked the SS Olympic at Southampton
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Jan 10, 1919
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TOS Sub Depot at Ottawa
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Jan 17, 1919
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Disembarked at Halifax Nova Scotia and granted
leave with subsistence until February 3, 1919
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Feb 10, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF at Ottawa Ontario
Ø Intended residence on Discharge – Balderson Ontario
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May 6, 1926
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British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to
Balderson Ontario
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