Outline of Military Record  

October 1914 - Enlisted as private with 77^th Regiment 

Winter 1914 - 1915 - Qualified as Sgt. at Provisional School of Infantry, Hamilton 

August 1915 - Commissioned Lieutenant 77^th Regiment 

December 1915 - Qualified Lieutenant at School of Infantry, Toronto 

December 27, 1915 - Appointed to 129^th Battalion. Trained with this unit prior to embarkation 

July 1916 - Embarked for England.  Assigned to special draft of officers for further training at Canadian Military Training Centre, Shorncliffe, England 

October 1916 - Drafted into 21^st Battalion. Served in France and Belgium as Lewis Gun Officer, Platoon Commander and then Company Commander.  Took part in battles at Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele and Arras. 

April 9, 1917 - Awarded Military Cross at Battle of Vimy Ridge

March 1918 - Promoted to Captain 

August 15, 1918 - gassed at Foquescourt and invalided to Deauville, France 

September 25,   1918 - returned to active duty 

October 3, 1918 - wounded during shelling, Agnes Les Duisanis area, evacuated to England 

December 1, 1918 - Assigned to demobilization duty, Boulogne, France 

January 31, 1919 - Re-assigned to demobilization duty, Kemmel Park Camp, Rhyl, Wales 

June 1919 - Promoted to Major 

July 1919 - Repatriated to Canada.  Appointed Company Commander, 1^st Battalion Wentworth Regiment under Lt. Col. Clifford  

1923 - Appointed second in Command, 1^st Battalion Wentworth Regiment under Lt. Col. E.H. Greenwood 

1926 - promoted to Lt. Col. and appointed Battalion Commander 

1930 - received Volunteer Decoration for Long Service and transferred to Reserve of Officers 

1940 - 1945 Volunteer Civil Guard, Waterdown, Ontario

Information compiled by Steven Sawell, and reproduced with permission