Dec 22, 1895

Born at Haliburton Ontario

Jan 15, 1916

Attested at Parry Sound Ontario into the 162^nd Battalion 

Ø      Number 657347
Ø      Next of kin given as “James Russell” (father) of Dorset Ontario
Ø      Occupation given as “Bushman”
Ø      No previous military service recorded
Ø      Religion given as “Presbyterian”

May 28, 1916

Transferred to the 109^th Battalion

Jul 9, 1916

Will made out leaving everything to his mother, Jennie Russell of Dorset Ontario

Jul 24, 1916

Embarked the SS Olympic at Halifax

Jul 31, 1916

Disembarked at Liverpool England

Oct 5, 1916

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Oct 6, 1916

Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Details)

Oct 20, 1916

Left for unit

Oct 22, 1916

Joined 21^st Battalion in the field

Jan 17, 1917

Wounded in left leg and right hand and elbow and sent to Field Ambulance then to No 6 Casualty Clearing Station

Jan 20, 1917

Sent to 12 A.T. ?

Jan 21 1917

Admitted to No 4 General Hospital at Camiers France with a gun shot wound in right arm and left leg

Feb 6, 1917

Transferred to Bradford War Hospital

Feb 7, 1917

Transferred to CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) and then - Invalided to Shoreham on Sea, England aboard the HS Dieppe

Mar 8, 1917

Transferred to Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Epsom

Mar 10, 1917

SOS the CCAC

Mar 11, 1917

TOS the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) at Seaford

Apr 20, 1917

Discharged from hospital and placed on command of the 3^rd Canadian Convalescent Depot

Jul 6, 1917

Discharged from 3^rd CCD and TOS the 6^th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

Jul 9, 1917

SOS EORD on posting to 6^th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

Aug 1, 1917

Admitted to Ravens Croft Hospital (Canadian Military Hospital at Eastbourne, Sussex)

Sep 7, 1917

Part of middle finger of right hand was amputated.

Oct 13, 1917

Discharged hospital  - SOS 6^th Reserve Battalion and TOS EORD and on command to 3^rd Canadian Convalescent Depot at Seaford for “PT etc”

Nov 9, 1917

Admitted to No 14 Canadian General Hospital at Eastbourne  

Ø      painful stump after amputation of middle finger right hand
Ø      complains of finger turning blue in the cold

Nov 30, 1917

Discharged from 3^rd CCD and sent to EORD

Dec 8, 1917

Medical board at 14^th Canadian General Hospital found no disability other than painful stump of amputated finger and declared him fit for duty.

Dec 15, 1917

Admitted to hospital at Seaford

Jan 14, 1918

Discharged from hospital and on command of 3^rd CCD for “PT etc”

Feb 20, 1918

SOS the EORD on posting to the 6^th Reserve Battalion then same day was SOS 6^th Reserve Battalion and sent back to the EORD at Seaford

Mar 6, 1918

Awarded the “Good Conduct Badge”

Apr 11, 1918

Posted to 21^st Battalion – arrived at 2^nd CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Details)

Apr 14, 1918

Left for CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)

Apr 16, 1918

Arrived at CC Rein C

May 1, 1918

Pay assignment of $15 started to his mother, Mrs Jennie Russell of Dorset Ontario

May 5, 1918

Left to join unit

May 7, 1918

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field

May 28, 1918

Admitted to 4^th Canadian Field Ambulance CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) and then transferred

May 29, 1918

Admitted to No 5 Canadian Field Ambulance with Dermatitis

Jun 2, 1918

Discharged to duty and joined unit in the field

Aug 28, 1918

Reported wounded and taken prisoner of war – SOS 21^st Battalion accordingly

Dec 6, 1918

Repatriated POW on arrival at Dover and TOS EORD.

Jan 7, 1919

Medical exam at Witley reported “Health and physical condition good”. – no mention of amputation of finger or difficulty with wounded leg.

Jan 15, 1919

On command at Canadian Concentration Camp Rhyl

Jan 16, 1919

Attached to CCC Kinmel Park for return to Canada

Feb 1, 1919

Embarked SS Carmania at Liverpool for Canada – TOS No 2 District Depot, Toronto  - Pay assignment of $15 per month to his mother was stopped

Feb 8, 1919

Disembarked the Carmania at Halifax

Feb 13, 1919

Leave granted with substance, to February 27, 1919

Feb 27, 1919

Medical Board at Exhibition Camp Toronto Ontario 

Ø      Next of kin given as “Jennie Russell (mother) of Dorset Ontario, was previously listed as James Russell (father)
Ø      Former occupation given as “Carpenter” – was listed previously as “Bushman”
Ø      Partial loss of function in left leg
Ø      Partial loss (amputation) or middle finger right hand
Ø      Left leg expected to be healed in 6 months
Ø      Given category “B2”

Mar 5, 1919

Discharged from the CEF at Toronto Ontario, and transportation was provided to Huntsville Ontario – He was entitled to 183 days of War Service Gratuity

Feb 24, 1920

A correspondence sent to Pte Russell at Dorset Ontario is stamped as “Not Called For”, and is subsequently re-addressed to Parry Sound and then to Bracebridge.  It was apparently never picked up by anyone.

Feb 10, 1922

British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to Cutler Ontario