Mar 24, 1896

Born in Mount Chesney, Ontario to Henry and Sarah (nee Barr) Sears

Oct 29, 1917

Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act) of 1917 held at Kingston, Ontario

Jan 23, 1918

Conscripted into the 1^st Depot Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 3056321

Ø  Next of kin given as Henry Sears, father, Mount Chesney, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Blacksmith

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Presbyterian

Ø  Posted to the 3^rd Regimental Draft

Feb 21, 1918

The 3^rd Regimental Draft embarked the SS Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Mar 4, 1918

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6^th Reserve Battalion to continue training

Aug 9, 1918

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21^st Battalion

Aug 15, 1918

After leaving the base depot, Private Sears joined the 21^st Battalion in Fouquescourt, France

Aug 27, 1918

While advancing south of the Arras – Cambrai Road just east of Vis en Artois, France, Private Sears received a shrapnel wound to his face that fractured his lower jaw and knocked out several teeth.  He was evacuated to a nearby field ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty clearing station

Aug 30, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Pieter de Coninck

On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Reading War Hospital

Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital

Oct 19, 1918

Transferred to the Queen Mary’s Sidcup Hospital, London

Oct 29, 1918

Transferred to the No. 16 Canadian General Hospital (Ontario Military Hospital) in Orpington

Dec 12, 1918

Transferred to the No. 5 General Hospital in Kirkdale, Liverpool

Dec 29, 1918

Embarked the Hospital Ship Araguaya in Liverpool

Jan 10, 1919

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 3

Jan 13, 1919

Admitted to the Queen’s University Military Hospital in Kingston

Apr 9, 1919

Discharged from hospital

Apr 17, 1919

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 246218

Ø  War Service Badge Class “B” issued number C55585

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge Mount Chesney, Ontario

He was discharged to the SCR (Soldier’s Civil Re-establishment) Department for continuing care

Following his discharge, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at RR #1, Glenburnie, Ontario

Jun 11, 1919

Married to Louise May Silver in Kingston, Ontario

Apr 18, 1978

William George Sears died while a patient of the Kingston General Hospital, Kingston Ontario and was buried in the Glenhaven Memorial Gardens in Kingston