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Jul 16, 1891
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Born in Norwich, England to
Walter and Harriet (nee Nulle) Rose
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 951
Ø Next of kin given as Harriet Rose, mother, Norwich,
England
Ø Previous occupation given as Groom
Ø Previous military experience given as Army
Service Corps in England
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to the Transport Section
Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Dec 9, 1914
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Married to May Wilson in Kingston,
Ontario
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Apr 10, 1915
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Sentenced to 5 days detention
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Apr 16, 1915
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Struck Off Strength of the 21st
Battalion as “not likely to become an efficient soldier.”
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Aug 14, 1915
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Attested into the 5th
Battery, Canadian Field Artillery in Kingston
Ø Number 300281
Ø Next of kin given
as May Rose, wife, 428 King St., Kingston, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Groom
Ø Previous military experience
given as Army Service Corps in England
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
Ø Posted to the 33rd
Battery, 9th Brigade
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Aug 21, 1915
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Declared to be AWL (Absent
Without Leave)
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Aug 22, 1915
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Part II Order dated September
12, 1915 declared him to be illegally absent on August 12, 1915 and Struck
Off Strength as a Deserter
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Oct 12, 1915
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Attested into the Canadian Mounted
Regiment Depot in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 226509
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. May Rose, wife, 112½ Montreal St., Kingston
Ø Previous military
experience given as Army Service Corps in England and the 21st
Battalion CEF
Ø Previous occupation
given as Groom
Ø Religion given as Church
of England
Promoted to the rank of
Sergeant
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Jan 26, 1916
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Reverted to the rank of
Private
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Apr 2, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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Apr 11, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool and
proceeded to Shorncliffe
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Jun 22, 1919
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A Court of Inquiry held in
London, England found him to be illegally absent and Struck Off Strength as a
Deserter
He had served in differing
units in England and France with a checkered record.
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