Sep 9, 1895
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Born in Gads Hill, Ontario to William and Annie
(nee Horne) Seip
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Jan 11, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, SR (Saskatchewan Regiment) under the MSA in Regina, Saskatchewan
Ø Number 4090194
Ø Next of kin given as William
Seip, father, Gads Hill, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farm Labourer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Lutheran
Ø Posted to the 4th
Regimental Draft
He was noted as a Defaulter
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Jan 15, 1918
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Regina, Saskatchewan
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Feb 2, 1918
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Admitted to the Grey Nuns Hospital in Regina with
a diagnosis that reads Quinsy, an abscess on the tonsils
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Mar 13, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Apr 9, 1918
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Halifax, Nova Scotia
as part of the depot’s 4th Draft
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Apr 19, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Bramshott where the entire draft was absorbed into the 15th
Reserve Battalion
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Jun 4, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 12 Canadian General Hospital
in Bramshott with a diagnosis that reads Mumps
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Jun 26, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Sep 11, 1918
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Transferred to the 5th Battalion
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Sep 12, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 5th
Battalion
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Sep 16, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Sep 28, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
while still at the reinforcement camp
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Oct 2, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Seip joined the 21st Battalion east of Arras, France
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Oct 11, 1918
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There is no mention in the service file as to
when he was wounded, however, the 21st Battalion was involved in
heavy combat during the capture of Iwuy, France on this date. It is likely when Private Seip received a
glancing scalp wound and evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before
being transported to a casualty clearing station
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Oct 12, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 18 General Hospital in
Camiers, France
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Oct 15, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Princess Elizabeth
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Norfolk War Hospital in Thorpe
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 5, 1918
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Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Nov 29, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
Granted 12 days sick leave
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Dec 27, 1918
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Attached to Military District No. 12 Wing in
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Jan 12, 1919
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Embarked the SS Empress of Britain in Liverpool
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Jan 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Regina, Saskatchewan where he was Taken On Strength of Military District
No. 12 Casualty Company
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Jan 27, 1919
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Granted leave until February 10, 1919
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Feb 13, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Regina, Saskatchewan
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Regina, Saskatchewan
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box 56, Lancer, Saskatchewan
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Feb 11, 1941
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Married to Annie Emily Dirk in Medicine Hat,
Alberta
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Mar 30, 1949
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Alfred Henry Seip died in Cabre, Saskatchewan and was buried in
Lancer, Saskatchewan Cemetery
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