Feb 17, 1892

Born in Manchester, England to James and Sarah (nee Arrowsmith) Roberts

Apr 14, 1904

Embarked the SS Tunisian in Liverpool as a British Home Child in the care of Rev. Robert Wallace

Apr 23, 1904

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Belleville, Ontario

Nov 6, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 59841 (temporary number 804)

Ø  Next of kin given as Miss H. Roberts219 George St., Belleville, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Stationary Engineer

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Wesleyan

Ø  Posted to No. 4 Company

o   To be employed as an Armourer

The 21^st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.

Mar 11, 1915

Proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec to attend the Armourer’s Course at the Ross Rifle Factory.  He completed the course and received the Armourer’s Certificate

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

Jun 2, 1915

Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Rheumatism.  This was later changed to read Myalgia

On admission, he complained of pain in legs, ankles and arms.  He is unable to march, and when working, his pain increases and joints swelled.  A heart murmur was detected and VDH (Valvular Disease of the Heart) was added to the diagnosis

Jun 8, 1915

Medical Board at Shorncliffe notes

Ø  Patient suffers from heart disease with a systolic murmur

Ø  Claims he suffered from Scarlet Fever as a child

Ø  Board recommends he be discharged from military service

Jun 23, 1915

Discharged to duty from hospital

Jun 25, 1915

Struck Off Strength of the 21^st Battalion pending return to Canada for discharge

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Liverpool

Jul 3, 1915

Disembarked in Quebec City, Quebec

Jul 7, 1915

Discharged from the CEF in Quebec City, Quebec

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  Entitled to War Service Badge Class “B”

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge Box 293 Bowmanville, Ontario

Following the end of the war, the British War Medal was sent to him at 52 Wright Ave., Toronto, Ontario

Jun 18, 1918

Married to Lillian Maddocks in Toronto, Ontario

Oct 28, 1927

Edward Roberts died while a patient of the Christie St. Hospital in Toronto, Ontario of Valvular Disease of the Heart and was buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Toronto