May 12, 1896 |
Born at Coburg
Ontario
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Nov 6, 1914 |
Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59855 (temporary number 466)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs James Rollings (mother) of Coburg Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Knitter
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “D” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
|
May 6, 1915 |
Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
|
May 15, 1915 |
Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp near Hythe Kent
|
Sep 14, 1915 |
Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkestone
|
Sep 15, 1915 |
Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
|
Sep 14, 1916 |
Admitted to No
10 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with shrapnel wounds to left arm. Transferred same day to No 4 CFA
|
Sep 15, 1916 |
Transferred to
No 44 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station), then transferred via No 15 AT (Ambulance Train) and
admitted to No 8 Stationary Hospital at Wimereux
|
Sep 17, 1916 |
Transferred to
No 1 Convalescent Depot
|
Sep 18, 1916 |
Declared Fit and
discharged from hospital
|
Sep 21, 1916 |
Arrived at CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) at Boulogne
|
Oct 16, 1916 |
Rejoined the 21st
Battalion in the field
|
Nov 6, 1916 |
Awarded the Good
Conduct Badge
|
Dec 2, 1916 |
Granted 10 days
leave
|
Apr 9, 1917 |
Received a
severe bullet wound in his left leg at the Battle of Vimy Ridge
|
Apr 12, 1917 |
Transferred to
No 13 Stationary Hospital at Boulogne
|
Apr 23, 1917 |
Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship St Denis
Posted to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
|
Apr 24, 1917 |
Admitted to No 2
Northern Hospital at Becketts Park, Leeds
|
Apr 29, 1917 |
Surgery
performed to remove bullet from his leg
|
May 25, 1917 |
Transferred to
the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park, Epsom
|
Jul 4, 1917 |
Discharged from
hospital and posted to the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
|
Dec 20, 1917 |
Posted to the 21st
Battalion
|
Dec 22, 1917 |
Arrived at No 2
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Dec 26, 1917 |
Arrived at CCRC
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
|
Jan 9, 1918 |
Admitted to No 5
CFA with a diagnosis of VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
|
Jan 10, 1918 |
Transferred to
No 10 CFA, then transferred same day to No 18 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
|
Jan 12, 1918 |
Transferred via
No 20 AT (Ambulance Train)
|
Jan 14, 1918 |
Admitted to No
51 General Hospital at Etaples
|
Feb 3, 1918 |
Discharged from
hospital and TOS “A” Company at No 2 CIBD
60¢ per day withheld from his pay for the time in hospital as punishment
for his case of Gonorrhea, a total of 20 days
|
Feb 14, 1918 |
Arrived at CCRC
|
Feb 19, 1918 |
Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
|
Apr 2, 1918 |
Appointed to
rank of Lance Cpl to replace L/Cpl Clarke 412201, who had been promoted
|
May 13, 1918 |
Appointed to
rank of Acting Cpl, with pay, to replace Cpl Brown 144904, who had been admitted to hospital
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May 29, 1918 |
Promoted to rank
of Cpl to replace Cpl Brown 144904, who had been invalided to England
|
Aug 28, 1918 |
Received
shrapnel wounds to his neck and admitted to No 8 CFA, then transferred same day to the
CCS.
|
Aug 29, 1918 |
Transferred via
No 23 AT
|
Aug 30, 1918 |
Admitted to No
22 General Hospital at Camiers
|
Sep 1, 1918 |
Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Princess Elizabeth
Admitted to
the Midlands Hospital at Fort Pitt, Chatham
Posted to the
EORD while in hospital
|
Sep 4, 1918 |
Transferred to
No 11 Canadian General Hospital at Shorncliffe where a diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
was added to his shrapnel wounds
|
Sep 22, 1918 |
Transferred to
Canadian Special Hospital at Lenham Kent
|
Oct 14, 1918 |
Embarked the
Hospital Ship Araguaya
SOS (Struck
Off Strength) the OMFC (Overseas Military Force of Canada)
|
Oct 26, 1918 |
Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston Ontario
|
Oct 30, 1918 |
Admitted to
Queen’s University Military Hospital at Kingston
|
Oct 31, 1918 |
Medical Board at
Kingston recommends that he be discharged as Medically Unfit but to continue treatment as
an ISC (Invalided Soldiers Commission) patient
|
Nov 13, 1918 |
Transferred to
the Mowat Sanitarium at Kingston
|
Nov 14, 1918 |
Discharged from
the CEF
Ø Proposed residence on discharge – Cobourg Ontario
Ø To receive treatment as an ISC patient
Ø Rank on discharge Cpl
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Jan 24, 1919 Awarded
the Military Medal per London Gazette #31142
This was for
his actions during the heavy fighting on Aug 8, 1918.
Below is from the 21st Battalion War Diary
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Feb 15, 1922 |
Died at Cobourg
Ontario and his death was attributed to his wartime service
Union Cemetery
Cobourg ON
Prior to his death
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Cobourg. Following his death, the Plaque (Death Penny) and
Scroll were sent to his father, James Rollings, Albert St, Cobourg, and the Memorial Cross
was sent to his mother, at the same address |