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Dec 14, 1891
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Born in Dresden,
Ontario.
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Jul 11, 1910
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Married to Annie
in Chatham, Ontario.
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Oct 28, 1915
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Attested into
the 70th Battalion in London, Ontario
Ø Number 124253
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Annie Smale, wife, 26 Delaware Ave.,
Chatham, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “B” Company
His last
employer was George Bartlett, Grocer, Chatham, Ontario.
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Nov 3, 1915
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Admitted to the
London Military Hospital diagnosed with Chronic Gonorrhea.
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Nov 23, 1915
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Discharged to
duty from hospital.
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Jan 20, 1916
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Forfeited 3
day’s pay for being absent from January 17 to January 19, 1916.
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Mar 9, 1916
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Forfeited 4
day’s pay for being absent from March 5 to March 8, 1916.
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Mar 10, 1916
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Admitted to the
London Military Hospital diagnosed with Gonorrhea.
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Apr 7, 1916
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Discharged to
duty from hospital.
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Apr 20, 1916
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Forfeited 3
day’s pay for being absent from April 17 to April 19, 1916.
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Apr 24, 1916
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Embarked the RMS
Lapland at Halifax Nova Scotia
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May 5, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to Shorncliffe
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Jul 6, 1916
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The 70th
Battalion was absorbed into the 39th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling.
Forfeited 3
days pay for being AWL (Absent Without Leave) from July 3 to July 5, 1916. This was in addition to being sentenced to 14 days
Field Punishment #2 for his absence.
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Aug 19, 1916
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Admitted to the
Military Hospital in Shorncliffe diagnosed with VDS (Venereal Disease Syphilis).
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Aug 22, 1916
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Transferred to
the Canadian Hospital at Etchinghill.
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Sep 9, 1916
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Discharged to
duty from hospital but continued to report to the hospital as an outpatient until October
16, 1916.
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Jan 4, 1917
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Transferred to
the newly formed 6th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling.
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Jan 20, 1917
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Awarded 15 days
Field Punishment #2 and forfeited 2 day’s pay for absence.
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Mar 5, 1917
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion.
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Mar 6, 1917
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength)
the 21st Battalion.
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Mar 31, 1917
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Left the CBD to
join the 2nd Entrenching Battalion.
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Apr 2, 1917
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion in Hersin, France as part of a draft of 53 reinforcements destined
for the 21st Battalion.
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Apr 16, 1917
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Left the entrenching
battalion to join the 21st Battalion.
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Apr 17, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the support trenches near Vimy Ridge and was assigned to “D”
Company.
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Nov 3, 1917
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On the
battalion’s first day in the front line at Passchendaele, Private Smale was killed
overnight November 3/4 by an artillery shell. After
the fighting had ceased, his body could not be located and he is honoured on the walls of
the Menin Gate, Ypres, Belgium for those who were killed in action in Belgium and have no
known Grave.
Following the
war the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and
Memorial Cross were sent to his widow, Mrs. Annie Smale, 27 Adelaide St., N., Chatham,
Ontario.
A second
Memorial Cross was sent to his mother, Mrs. Thomas Smale, 233 Second Ave., Detroit,
Michigan, USA.
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