May 2, 1877

Born at Biserabia Russia

Mar 8, 1916

Attested into the 136^th Battalion at Port Hope Ontario 

Ø      Number 805568

Ø      Next of kin given as Maria Punchke (wife) of Basarabski Russia

o       Also noted is Mr LE Domonchke (brother-in-law) of 111 John St, Toronto Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Labourer

o       Later noted as Chauffeur

Ø      Previous military experience given as 3 years Russian Army

Ø      Religion given as Roman Catholic

Jul 9, 1916

Admitted to Valcartier Temporary Hospital, diagnosis NYD (Not Yet Determined) later amended to read Myalgia

Jul 12, 1916

Discharged from hospital – cured

Jul 20, 1916

Particulars of Family form states 

Ø      Wife’s name Maria Punchke of Basarabski Russia

Ø      Has 2 dependent daughters, aged 12 and 8 years

Ø      Father not alive

Ø      Mother (Sophia Punchke) alive in Russia

Aug 22, 1916

Admitted to Valcartier Temporary Hospital, diagnosis Diarrhea

Aug 29, 1916

Discharged from hospital

Sep 25, 1916

Embarked the SS Corsican at Halifax

Oct 6, 1916

Disembarked at Liverpool England 

TOS (Taken On Strength) 39^th Reserve Battalion

Oct 31, 1916

Admitted to Moore Barracks Hospital at Shorncliffe with acute appendicitis

Nov 14, 1916

Discharged from hospital

Jan 4, 1917

TOS 6^th Reserve Battalion

Feb 1, 1917

SOS (Struck Off Strength) on transfer to 21^st Battalion and proceeded to France

Feb 2, 1917

Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Depot) France and TOS 21^st Battalion

Feb 5, 1917

Reported as being AWL (Absent Without Leave) at 9.00 pm

Feb 6, 1917

Reported in from being AWL at 4.00 am

Feb 8, 1917

Fined 5 days pay for being AWL and in addition forfeits 1 days pay under Royal Warrant

Feb 21, 1917

Left CBD for the 2^nd Entrenching Battalion

Feb 24, 1917

Arrived at 2^nd Entrenching Battalion

Mar 5, 1917

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field

Apr 9, 1917

Wounded by machine gun bullet to left arm and shoulder, as well as shrapnel wound to left temple during attack at Vimy Ridge

Apr 12, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St Andrew

Admitted to No 2 Australian Hospital 

SOS on transfer to EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)

Apr 14, 1917

TOS EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) and admitted to 3^rd London General Hospital at Wandsworth

May 11, 1917

Transferred to Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Bromley

Jun 4, 1917

Discharged from hospital and attached to 3^rd CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) for Physical Training at St Leonard’s

Aug 7, 1917

Ceases to be attached to 3^rd CCD

Aug 28, 1917

On Command to CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) pending return to Canada

Sep 15, 1917

SOS CDD on proceeding to Canada and embarked the SS Metagama at Liverpool 

Sep 26, 1917

Disembarked at Montreal Quebec

Oct 28, 1917

Admitted to Convalescent Hospital Toronto

Nov 26, 1917

Transferred to Whitby Military Hospital

Dec 11, 1917

Awarded the Cross of St George, 4^th Class, by decree of the Russian Government, London Gazette #30476

Jan 23, 1918

Transferred to the Newmarket Military Hospital (now Pickering College) with a mental deficiency

Mar 2, 1918

Medical Board at Newmarket Military Hospital notes the following: 

Ø      “This patient has self centered delusions:  he imagines his blood vessels are ruptured and that he has many and varied diseases and complaints.  He apparently has hallucinations of touch, complains of headaches and dizziness.  Judgment and insight poor.”

Ø      Diagnosed as Dementia Praecox

Ø      Admitted to this hospital as a mental case

Ø      Disability declared to be 100% due to mental condition

Ø      If the mental condition clears up, his disability would be 30% due to wounds to arm and shoulder

Ø      His condition is thought to be permanent

Ø      He would not benefit from treatment, but must be maintained in hospital for Mental Cases

Ø      Recommended that he discharged from Army as Incurably Insane and placed in Category “E”

Mar 23, 1918

Discharged from the CEF 

Ø      Discharged as Insane

Ø      Residence on discharge “D” Unit MHCC

Jan 23, 1923

British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to Westminster Hospital, London Ontario

Oct 11, 1928

Deceased