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Mar 22, 1889
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Born in London, England to William and Clara (nee
Wilderspin) Pond
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Feb 17, 1911
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Embarked the SS Corsican in Liverpool
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Feb 25, 1911
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Peterborough, Ontario
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Nov 2, 1912
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Married to Margaret H Reed in Norwood, Ontario
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Jul 29, 1913
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His wife Margaret died giving birth to his son
Gordon
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59806 (temporary number 332)
Ø Next of kin given as Clara Bateson, mother, 104
Lench Road, Walthamstow, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” 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 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion
proceeded to St. Omer
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Feb 25, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal with pay
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Apr 6, 1916
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While the 21st Battalion was being relieved from the
front line near Voormezeele, Belgium during the night of April 5/6, Private
Pond received a shrapnel wound to his back and he was evacuated to a field
ambulance for first aid before being transported to the casualty clearing
station
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Apr 7, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 2 Canadian Stationary
Hospital in Outreau, France where shrapnel was removed and the wound was
cleaned. It was described on admission
as “large and dirty”.
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Apr 11, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Jan
Breydell
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Queen Mary’s Royal Naval Hospital, Southend on Sea
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Feb 8, 1917
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Declared fit for light duties
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Feb 13, 1917
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Transferred to the Drill Hall in Chatham for
physical exercise
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Feb 20, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Apr 16, 1917
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Attached to the 3rd CCD (Canadian
Command Depot) for Physical Training at St. Leonard’s Hospital
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Nov 1, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Nov 8, 1917
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Nov 17, 1917
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Embarked the SS Saxonia in Liverpool
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Nov 30, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario
On arrival in Kingston, he was posted to the No.
3 Special Service Company
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Jan 21, 1918
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Medical exam at Fort Henry, Kingston notes
Ø Man suffers from weakness in
his back due to shrapnel wound
Ø Has bouts of Tachycardia
(rapid heart beat)
Ø Complains of burning sensation
in his back radiating to his hips
Ø His condition my improve in 1
year
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Jan 31, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Lance
Corporal
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge General Delivery, Peterborough, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 261 Perry St.,
Peterborough, Ontario
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Jun 8, 1919
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Married to Evelyn Rosina Mary Francis in
Peterborough, Ontario
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Jun 29, 1961
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Arthur George Pond died in Peterborough, Ontario
and was buried in the Little Lake Cemetery in Peterborough
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Arthur George Pond
is remembered on the Wall of Honour in
Peterborough, Ontario
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