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Nov 16, 1883
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Born in Bancroft, Ontario to John and Mary (nee
Creighton) Siddons
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Dec 7, 1916
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Attested into the 254th Battalion CEF
in Belleville, Ontario
Ø Number 1093121
Ø Next of kin given as Mary
Siddons, mother, Bancroft, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Carpenter
Ø No previous miliary experience
given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The battalion trained in the Belleville, Ontario
area
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Nov 11, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Nov 14, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Nov 17, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC Rein C (Canadian
Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart, France
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Dec 2, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Siddons joined the 21st Battalion resting in the Suburban Camp
near Villers au Bois, France and was posted to “D” Company
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Jun 4, 1918
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While in the front line south of Arras, France,
Private Siddons received a shrapnel wound and was evacuated to the British
2/1 Field Ambulance for first aid before being transported to the No. 7 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station)
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Jun 27, 1918
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Discharged from the casualty clearing station
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Jul 3, 1918
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After leaving the casualty clearing station,
Private Siddons rejoined the 21st Battalion resting in Fosseux,
France
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Aug 28, 1918
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While advancing towards Canal du Nord on the
south side of the Arras – Cambrai
Road, south east of Vis en Artois, France, Private Siddons received a wound
to his face and was evacuated to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for
first aid. He was transferred the same
day to the No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station
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Aug 29, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 5 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 26 General Hospital in Etaples, France
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Aug 31, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 Convalescent Depot in
Etaples
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Sep 1, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 12 Convalescent Depot in
Aubengue, France
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Sep 10, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 10 Convalescent Depot in
Ecault, France. He was transferred the
same day to the No. 1 Convalescent Depot in Boulogne, France with a foreign
body in his eye
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Sep 13, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5 Large Rest Camp in the
St. Martin’s Camp, Ostrohove, France
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Sep 17, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
Canadian Infantry Base Depot in Etaples
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Sep 24, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 7 Canadian General Hospital
in Etaples with a Contused right eye
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Sep 28, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 Convalescent Depot in
Etaples
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Sep 30, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 12 Convalescent Depot in
Aubengue, France
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Oct 15, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5 Large Rest Camp in the
St. Martin’s Camp, Ostrohove, France
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Oct 17, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
Canadian Infantry Base Depot in Etaples
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Oct 23, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Oct 28, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Siddons rejoined the 21st Battalion in billets in Auberchicourt,
France
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Nov 10, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Dec 1, 1918
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in
Barvaux, Belgium from leave
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Dec 5, 1918
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Promoted to the rank of Corporal
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the
Occupying Force and proceeded to Siegburg
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Mar 9, 1919
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Proceeded to Namur, Belgium on Guard Duty
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Mar 29, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 4 Canadian Field Ambulance
with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis
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Mar 30, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 53 Casualty Clearing
Station
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Apr 3, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian Records List while in
hospital as the 21st Battalion proceeded to England
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Apr 11, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 32 Stationary Hospital in
Wimereux, France
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Apr 12, 1919
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Listed as “Walking Sick” and transferred to the
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot for pay purposes
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Apr 18, 1919
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Invalided to England
Admitted to the No. 16 Canadian General Hospital
in Orpington, Kent
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May 13, 1919
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
Granted 12 days sick leave
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May 26, 1919
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Rejoined the 6th Reserve Battalion in
Seaford from sick leave
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May 30, 1919
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Medical exam notes that he suffers from blurred
vision. Patient states it has been
blurry since he suffered a concussion on August 28, 1918 from a shell
explosion
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Jun 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Aquitania in Southampton
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Jun 19, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3 Casualty Company
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Jun 23, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Corporal
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 213246
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Bancroft, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Bancroft, Ontario
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Jun 16, 1920
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Married to Christina Sharp in Belleville, Ontario
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May 30, 1961
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Alexander John Siddons died while a patient of
the St. Michaels, Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the
Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Toronto
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