Jan 22, 1884

Born in Renfrew County, Ontario to William and Mary (nee Frivalt)

Oct 19, 1914

Shown on the payroll of the 42^nd Lanark and Renfrew Regiment with the rank of Private

Nov 6, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 59871 (temporary number 1073)

Ø  Next of kin given as William Seigel, father, Renfrew County, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Farmer

Ø  Previous military experience given as 42^nd Lanark and Renfrew Regiment

Ø  Religion given as Wesleyan

Ø  Posted to “D” Company

o   This was later reorganized into “B” Company

The 21^st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.

Feb 19, 1915

Appointed to the position of Garrison Provost Sergeant

Apr 8, 1915

Admitted to the Queen Street Military Hospital in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis

Apr 11, 1915

Discharged to duty from hospital

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer

Reverted to the rank of Private

Sep 25, 1915

Admitted to the No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Orchitis

Oct 3, 1915

Transferred to the Division Rest Station

Oct 6, 1915

Transferred to the North Midland Division Casualty Clearing Station in Mont des Cats, France and the diagnosis was changed to read Epididymitis

Oct 9, 1915

Discharged to duty from the casualty clearing station and rejoined the 21^st Battalion in La Clytte, Belgium

Dec 8, 1915

Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal with pay

Jan 11, 1916

Promoted to the rank of Corporal

Apr 9, 1916

When he was partially buried by a shell explosion during fighting at the St. Eloi Craters in Belgium, Corporal Seigel had his left knee bent sideways to the point that the ligaments and tendons were stretched and torn to the point of him being unable to walk.  He was evacuated to the No. 10 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) before being loaded on the No. 23 AT (Ambulance Train).  He was then transported to the No. 3 Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne, France

Apr 28, 1916

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Newhaven

On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Edmonton Military Hospital in Edmonton, north London

Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes

Jun 2, 1916

Surgery was performed to repair ligament and tendon damage

Aug 8, 1916

Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital, Woodcote Park, Epsom

Aug 31, 1916

Discharged from hospital and attached to the 39^th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling for light duties

Oct 10, 1916

Medical Board notes

Ø  There is extensive damage to ligaments and tendons of left knee due to being bent sideways when a shell exploded near him and caved in the trench wall

Ø  Man walks with a cane and must wear a “mechanical device” around his left knee

Ø  His knee gives way if he does not wear the brace

Ø  Board recommends that he discharged from service as medically unfit

Nov 3, 1916

Reported to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre in West Sandling

Nov 4, 1916

Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada

Nov 17, 1916

Embarked the SS Corsican in Liverpool

Nov 27, 1916

Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario

Dec 3, 1916

Admitted to the Elmhurst Military Convalescent Home in Kingston

Mar 6, 1917

To be treated as an Out Patient of the Elmhurst Convalescent Home

Mar 8, 1917

Admitted to the Elmhurst Convalescent Home as an In Patient

May 16, 1917

Transferred to the Fettercairn Convalescent Home north of Kingston

Jun 2, 1917

Transferred to the Elmhurst Convalescent Home as an In Patient

Jun 15, 1917

To be treated as an Out Patient of the Elmhurst Convalescent Home

Jun 18, 1917

Medical exam in Kingston notes that the patient suffers from DAH (Disordered Activity of the Heart).  He suffers from slight dizzy spells and had an irregular heart beat

Aug 31, 1917

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Corporal

Ø  Entitled to War Service Badge Class “A”

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge, Cobden, Ontario

Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Miles and Centre St., Cartier, Ontario

Jun 5, 1918

Married to Mary Louise Lemke in Pembroke, Ontario

May 25, 1925

John Seigel was fatally injured by a train locomotive in the Canadian Pacific Railway Yard in Cartier, Ontario and he died shortly after in hospital.  He was later buried in the Zion United Cemetery, Laurentian Valley Twp, Renfrew County