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Dec 7, 1898
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Born in
Wellington, Ontario to an unknown father and Amanda
“Mandy” Smith
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Mar 29, 1915
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Attested into the
39th Battalion in Picton, Ontario
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Number 412681
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Next of kin given
as Mrs. Amanda Spencer, mother, Consecon, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Carpenter
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Later noted as
Clerk
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Previous military
experience given as 1 camp of instruction
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Religion given as
Wesleyan
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Posted to
“A” Company
On
attesting, he gave his birth year as 1896, not his actual birth year of
1898
The
battalion trained in the Belleville, Ontario area
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Jun 17, 1915
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Embarked the SS
Missanabie in Montreal, Quebec
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Jul 3, 1915
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Disembarked in
Plymouth, England and proceeded to Shorncliffe and then on to Lydd to
continue training
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Sep 24, 1915
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The 39th
Battalion moved to West Sandling for further training
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Nov 9, 1915
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Transferred to the
21st Battalion
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Nov 10, 1915
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Arrived at the CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and Taken On
Strength of the 21st Battalion
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Nov 14, 1915
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After leaving the
base depot, Private Smith joined the 21st
Battalion resting in Ridgewood, Belgium and posted for duty with the
battalion’s Medical Officer
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May 7, 1916
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Admitted to the
No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with defective vision
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May 8, 1916
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Transferred to the
Division Rest Station
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May 10, 1916
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Proceeded to the
Ophthalmic Centre Base
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May 12, 1916
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After leaving the
Ophthalmic Centre, he joined the Canadian Base Depot in the Rouelles
Camp, Havre
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Jun 10, 1916
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After leaving the
base depot, Private Smith rejoined the 21st
Battalion
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Jan 17, 1917
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During a trench
raid at Calonne, France, Dorwin Smith received a slight wound to his
cheek and was evacuated to the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance for first
aid
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Jan 18, 1917
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Discharged from
the field ambulance and rejoined the 21st
Battalion resting in Calonne, France
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Mar 29, 1917
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Awarded the Good
Conduct Badge
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Apr 27, 1917
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While being
relieved from the front line at Vimy Ridge, France, Private Smith
received severe shrapnel wounds to his left leg and was evacuated to a
field ambulance for first aid
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Apr 28, 1917
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Transported to the
casualty clearing station in Bailleul, France.
While at the casualty clearing station, his
leg was amputated above the ankle
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Apr 30, 1917
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Transferred to the
No. 13 General Hospital in Boulogne, France
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May 2, 1917
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Andrew
On
arrival in England, he was admitted to the King George Hospital,
Stanford St., London. On
admission his leg was noted as being very dirty and septic.
Transferred
to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while
in hospital
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May 23, 1917
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Placed on the
seriously ill list
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Jun 11, 1917
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A second
amputation was performed, this time above the knee
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Jun 28, 1917
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Taken off the
seriously ill list
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Aug 24, 1917
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Transferred to the
Granville Canadian Special Hospital in Ramsgate
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Aug 31, 1917
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Transferred to the
Lord Derby War Hospital in Warrington
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Sep 27, 1917
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Transferred to the
No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Kirkdale, Liverpool
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Nov 19, 1917
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Embarked the
Hospital Ship Araguaya in Liverpool
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Nov 30, 1917
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Disembarked in
Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Toronto, Ontario
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Dec 12, 1917
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To be treated as
an outpatient of the North Toronto Military Convalescent Hospital
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Dec 18, 1917
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Admitted as an
inpatient of the North Toronto Military Hospital
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Dec 23, 1917
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To be treated as
an outpatient of the North Toronto Military Convalescent Hospital
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Apr 18, 1918
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Posted to the
Davisville Hospital Section in Toronto
While
at the Davisville Hospital he was fitted with an artificial leg
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Jun 3, 1918
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Granted indefinite
leave
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Oct 18, 1918
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Transferred to No.
3 District Depot in Kingston and admitted to the Queen’s
Military Hospital in Kingston
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Oct 30, 1918
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Forfeited 6 days
pay for being absent from 9:30 pm October 25
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Nov 12, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital and posted to the Casualty Company in Kingston
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Nov 20, 1918
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Discharged from
the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Rank on discharge
Private
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Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
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Proposed residence
on discharge Consecon, Ontario
Following
the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory
Medals were sent to him at Consecon, Ontario
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Mar 13, 1926
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Married to Bertha
Irene Mattis in Consecon, Ontario
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Jun 2, 1970
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Reported to
Veterans Affairs to have died on this date and he was buried in the
Carrying Place Cemetery, Carrying Place, Ontario
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