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Oct 15, 1898
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Born in Marmora, Ontario to Howard and Asenath
(nee Bush) Preston
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Dec 15, 1916
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Attested into the 254th Battalion CEF
in Trenton, Ontario
Ø Number 1093153
Ø Next of kin given as Aseneth
Preston, mother, Trenton, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Student
o
Later
noted as Trainman
Ø Previous military experience
given as Trenton Cadets
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The battalion trained in the Belleville, Ontario
area
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Feb 15, 1917
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Admitted to the Ongwanada Military Hospital in
Kingston, Ontario with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis
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Feb 20, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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May 1, 1917
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Admitted to the Ongwanada Military Hospital in
Kingston, Ontario with a diagnosis that reads Inflamed Tonsils
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May 3, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Sep 2, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, Fance and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 16, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC Rein C (Canadian
Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Villers au Bois, France
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Oct 8, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, he joined
the 2nd CDRB (Canadian Division Reinforcement Battalion), a wing of the
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp
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Oct 18, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement battalion,
Private Preston joined the 21st Battalion in Ourton, France
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Nov 7, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Eczema in his legs and Impetigo. He was transferred the same day to the No.
3 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station).
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Nov 9, 1917
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Transferred via the No. 34 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 14 General Hospital in Wimereux, France
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Nov 11, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 25 General Hospital in
Hardelot, France
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Nov 18, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 1 Convalescent Depot in
Boulogne, France
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Nov 23, 1917
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Transferred to the No.3 Rest Camp in Boulogne
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Nov 26, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
No. 2 Canadian Infantry Depot in Etaples, France
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Dec 21, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the Canadian Corps
Reinforcement Camp in Calonne Ricouart, France
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Feb 8, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement battalion,
Private Preston rejoined the 21st Battalion in the front line at
Mericourt, France
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Mar 6, 1918
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Admitted to the Admitted to the No. 6 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of
Unknown Origin), a fever without a known cause. This was sometimes referred to as Trench
Fever
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Mar 8, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 4 Canadian Field Ambulance
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Mar 11, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 1 Canadian Casualty
Clearing Station in Ruitz, France
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Mar 13, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 16 Ambulance Train and
admitted to the No. 7 Canadian General Hospital in Etaples, France
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Mar 24, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 Convalescent Depot in
Boulogne, France
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Mar 29, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 11 Convalescent Depot in
Buchy, France
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Apr 12, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 3 Stationary Hospital in
Rouen, France and Eczema was added to the diagnosis
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Apr 13, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 2 Convalescent Depot in
Rouen, France
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Apr 30, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
base depot in Etaples, France
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May 7, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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May 12, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Preston rerejoined the 21st Battalion in the front line at
Mercatel, France
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Aug 11, 1918
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal
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Sep 24, 1918
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During the night September 23/24, while occupying
the front line just west of Canal du Nord, the Germans entered the lines
during a trench raid and Private Preston received a shrapnel wound to his
face and was evacuated to the British 2/1 London Field Ambulance for first
aid before being transported to a casualty clearing station. The wound caused the loss of his nose and a
portion of his face and a large portion of his jaw. He also lost vision in his left eye. Surgery was performed here to remove bone
fragments
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Sep 26, 1918
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Transferred to the 83rd Dublin General
Hospital in Boulogne, France
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Sep 28, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Cambria
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Queen’s Hospital in Sidcup
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 15, 1919
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Transferred to the Abbey Lodge Hospital,
Chislehurst, Kent
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Mar 17, 1919
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Transferred back to the Queen’s Hospital in
Sidcup
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May 10, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 16 Canadian General
Hospital in Orpington
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May 21, 1919
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Araguaya in Liverpool
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May 31, 1919
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Disembarked in Portland Maine, USA and proceeded
to Montreal, Quebec, Canada where he was admitted to the Ste. Anne de
Bellevue Hospital
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Jun 1, 1919
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Granted leave until June 16, 1919
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Aug 5, 1919
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Granted leave until September 5, 1919
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Sep 10, 1919
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Granted leave until October 8, 1919
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Dec 1, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 2 District Depot in
Toronto, Ontario and admitted to the DOMH (Dominion Orthopedic Military
Hospital)
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Jan 4, 1920
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Plastic surgery performed to improve the nose
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Jan 21, 1920
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Granted leave until February 21, 1920
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Feb 4, 1920
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Transferred to the Base Hospital in Toronto and
Erysipelas (a skin infection) was added to the diagnosis and placed in
isolation
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Feb 10, 1920
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Transferred to the St. Andrews Hospital in
Toronto
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Feb 17, 1920
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The transfer to St. Andrews Hospital was
cancelled and he was returned to the Dominion Orthopedic Military Hospital
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Feb 23, 1920
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Granted leave until April 23, 1920
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Apr 24, 1920
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Granted leave until June 23, 1920
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Jun 24, 1920
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Granted leave until August 23, 1920
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Jun 30, 1920
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Transferred to the General List of the No. 2
Detachment in Toronto, Ontario
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Sep 14, 1920
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Rhinoplasty Surgery performed to rebuild the
cartilage between his left ear and cheek and rebuild his nose
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Oct 8, 1920
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Lance
Corporal
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Hope St., Port Hope, Ontario
He was discharged to the care of the DSCR
(Department of Soldier Civil Re-establishment) to receive further in-patient
treatment
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 67 Dundas St., Belleville, Ontario
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Oct 29, 1920
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Discharged from hospital
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Aug 27, 1923
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Married to Alice Osborne in Bowmanville, Ontario
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May 13, 1945
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Judd Bailley died at home in Toronto, Ontario of
a heart attack and was buried in the Stockdale Cemetery, Stockdale, Ontario
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