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Mar 1, 1889
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Born in McLean, Ontario to
William and Eliza (nee Brown) Rawley
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Dec 22, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59820 (temporary number 1193)
Ø Next of kin given as Mr. William Rawley, father,
McLean, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Dairy Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Posted to the Depot Company Transport Section
Prior to his enlistment,
Samuel Rawley had been living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Mar 31, 1915
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The Transport Section, along
with horses and wagons, proceeded to England as an advance party to arrange
for the arrival of the full battalion.
The battalion arrived in
Devonport, England May 15, 1915 and reunited with the Transport Section in
the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent where the battalion continued
training
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Apr 23, 1915
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To receive extra duty pay as
Cook to the Transport Section
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May 16, 1915
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Ceased to draw pay as a Cook
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Aug 19, 1915
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Posted to the Headquarters
Company Transport Section
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Sep 12, 1915
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The Transport Section, along
with the Machine Gun Section and part of the Signal Section embarked for
France as an advance party for the battalion.
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Sep 15, 1915
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The main body of the 21st
Battalion disembarked in Boulogne, France and joined up with the advance
party and proceeded to St. Omer
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Oct 24, 1915
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Attended the field hospital in
La Clytte, Belgium with a diagnosis that reads Pharyngitis, a sore throat. He was discharged to the care of the
battalion’s Medical Officer the same day
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Dec 22, 1916
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Jan 2, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Jan 17, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion in
Calonne, France from leave
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Jun 12, 1917
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Admitted to Canadian Field
Ambulance with an unrecorded illness
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Jun 19, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion from
the field ambulance
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Oct 28, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Nov 9, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion in
Passchendaele, Belgium from leave
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Sep 19, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Sep 25, 1918
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Married to Bertha Evans in
Tooting Graveney, England
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Oct 3, 1918
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Granted extension of leave
until October 6, 1918
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Oct 11, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion near
Avesnes le Sec, France from leave
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Oct 12, 1918
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Permission was granted for his
marriage
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion
crossed the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the Occupying Force and
proceeded to Seigburg
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Mar 10, 1919
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Transferred to the CGBD
(Canadian General Base Depot) in Etaples, France
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Mar 11, 1919
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Proceeded to England and
posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) pending return to
Canada on Compassionate Grounds
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Mar 26, 1919
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Attached to the 1st
CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Apr 11, 1919
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Embarked the SS Grampian in
Liverpool with his wife
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Apr 20, 1919
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Disembarked in Saint John, New
Brunswick
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Apr 23, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Saint John, New Brunswick
Ø Rank on discharge
Acting Sergeant
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 131749
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Kingston, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 1332
Baronne St., New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
This was the address for Brown’s Dairy
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Nov 26, 1919
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Admitted to the Sydenham
Military Hospital in Kingston under the care of the SCR (Soldiers Civil
Re-establishment) Department with a diagnosis that reads Lumbago
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Oct 6, 1927
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Samuel and his wife moved to
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
In 1941, he registered for the
WW2 USA draft and listed his employer as the Gridley Dairy Co., Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
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Jan 12, 1943
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Samuel Rawley became a
Naturalized Citizen of the USA
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Apr 12, 1954
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Samuel Jacob Rawley died in
Miami, Gila County, Arizona, USA and was buried in the Pinal Cemetery,
Central Heights, Gila County, Arizona
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