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Jul 30, 1889
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Born in Northport, Prince
Edward County, Ontario to Byron and Anna Eliza “Minnie” (nee McCoy) Rose
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Oct 15, 1917
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Medical examination held under
the MSA (Military Service Act) of 1917 in Belleville, Ontario
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Jan 11, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st
Depot Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston,
Ontario
Ø Number 3055971
Ø Next of kin given
as Byron Rose, father, RMD #5, Napanee, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Divinity Student at Albert College
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as
Methodist
Ø Assigned to the 3rd
Regimental Draft
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Feb 21, 1918
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The 3rd Regimental
Draft embarked the SS Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and proceeded to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Aug 17, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 18, 1918
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a draft of 262
reinforcements from England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 23, 1918
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After leaving the base depot
he joined the CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast
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Aug 28, 1918
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After leaving the
reinforcement camp, Private Rose joined the 21st Battalion as part
of a draft of 55 reinforcements and was assigned to “A” Company
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Sep 17, 1918
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While advancing on the Canal
du Nord, along the Arras – Cambrai Road, Private Rose was struck by shrapnel
from an artillery shell and killed instantly less than 3 weeks after joining
the battalion. He was buried a short
time later in the Dominion British Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, France
Following the war, the British
War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs.
Byron Rose, Napanee, Ontario
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny)
and Scroll were sent to his father, Byron Rose, at the same address
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Arthur
Rose is honoured on the War Memorial in
Napanee, Ontario
He is
also remembered with a grave marker in the family plot
in the Riverview Cemetery in Napanee
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