Jun 14, 1890

Born in Camden East, Ontario to James and Eliza (nee Copeland) Shane

Nov 17, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 59873 (temporary number 116)

Ø  Next of kin given as Mrs. E.J. Shane, mother, 457 Princess St., Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Teamster

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Church of England

Ø  Posted to “A” Company

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

Dec 7, 1914

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

Dec 9, 1914

Discharged to duty from hospital

Feb 19, 1915

Forfeited 2 days pay for being absent

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

Jul 19, 1915

Reported to be AWL (Absent Without Leave)

Jul 22, 1915

Forfeited 4 days pay and restricted to half pay for 1 month for his absence

Sep 8, 1915

Reported to be Absent Without Leave

Sep 12, 1915

Sentenced to 10 days Detention and forfeited 5 days pay for his absence

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

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

Oct 15, 1915

Sentenced to 5 days Field Punishment No. 2 for being absent from the 1:45 pm parade.  It should be noted that the battalion was forming up in La Clytte, Belgium to move into the front line trench.  He was 1 of 24 men absent from the parade

Apr 9, 1916

During fighting at the St. Eloi Craters in Belgium, Private Shane received a shrapnel wound to his left knee and was evacuated to a casualty clearing station

Apr 10, 1916

Transferred to the No. 3 Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne, France

Apr 17, 1916

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Cambria

On arrival in England, he was admitted to the County of London War Hospital in Epsom where surgery was performed to remove a piece of shrapnel from his left leg

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

Jun 28, 1916

Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom

Jul 12, 1916

Discharged from hospital and attached to the 39^th Reserve Battalion for 4 weeks of Base Duty

Aug 29, 1916

Attached to the 1^st CCD (Canadian Command Depot) for 4 weeks of Physical Training at the St. Leonard’s Hospital in Stonehaven, Scotland

Mar 1, 1917

Transferred to the Canadian Military Hospital in Hastings for ongoing treatment of his left leg and foot

Mar 10, 1917

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

Apr 17, 1917

Discharged to duty from hospital and reported to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford

May 24, 1917

Transferred to the 6^th Reserve Battalion in Seaford

Jun 28, 1917

Sentenced to 21 days Field Punishment No. 2

While serving the sentence, he forfeited 5 days pay for being absent from the defaulter’s pack drill

Aug 27, 1917

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Aug 28, 1917

Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength the 21^st Battalion

Sep 6, 1917

After leaving the base depot, Private Shane rejoined the 21^st Battalion resting in Villers au Bois, France

Oct 7, 1917

Attached to the 4^th CIB (Canadian Infantry Brigade) for duty as a Batman

Jul 30, 1918

Private Shane fell off of a transport vehicle and twisted and bruised his left knee.  He was admitted to the No. 42 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) with a diagnosis that reads ICT (Inter Connective Tissue) infection of his left knee

Aug 1, 1918

Transferred via the No. 22 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 54 General Hospital in Aubengue, France

Aug 10, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Denis

On arrival in England, he was admitted to the Kitchener Military Hospital in Brighton

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

Nov 15, 1918

Transferred to the Princess Patricia Canadian Red Cross Hospital in the Cooden Camp, Bexhill

Dec 13, 1918

Discharged from hospital and transferred to the 6^th Reserve Battalion in Seaford and granted 10 days sick leave

Jan 3, 1919

Attached to Military District No. 3 in Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada

Jan 19, 1919

Embarked the SS Aquitania in Liverpool

Jan 23, 1919

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Feb 17, 1919

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 90134

Ø  War Service Badge Class “B” issued number C55353

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge 438 Princess St., Kingston, Ontario

Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 438 Princess St., Kingston, Ontario

Dec 14, 1929

Married to Martha Tomczok in Kingston, Ontario

Jun 27, 1949

The 1949 voter’s list shows Albert Shane living at 45 Clarence Street, Kingston, with Miss Alzadie Huffman.  She had previously married Charles Boomhower at the age of 15.  Albert and Alzadie would later marry

Sep 9, 1961

Albert Cecil Shane died while a patient of the Kingston General Hospital and was buried in the Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston