Dec 16, 1884

Born in Windsor, Ontario

May 1, 1916

Shown on the payroll of the 210^th Battalion in Medicine Hat, Alberta

May 5, 1916

Appointed to the provisional rank of Corporal

May 12, 1916

Appointed to the rank of Provisional Sergeant

May 18, 1916

Attested into the 210^th Battalion CEF in Medicine Hat, Alberta

Ø  Number 255603

Ø  Next of kin given as Emilie Clements, sister, Billings, Montana, USA

Ø  Previous occupation given as Seaman

Ø  Previous military experience given as USA Army

Ø  Religion given as Methodist

o   Later noted as Mormon

May 22, 1916

Appointed to the provisional rank of Company Sergeant Major

Jul 15, 1916

Reduced to the rank of provisional Sergeant for being AWL (Absent Without Leave)

Jul 19, 1916

Admitted to the Camp Hughes Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Syphilis

Aug 9, 1916

Discharged to duty from hospital

Sep 1, 1916

Granted leave until September 17, 1917.  At the end of his leave, it was extended until October 2, 1917 without pay.  On October 2^nd, his leave was extended until October 15, 1917 without pay.

Oct 14, 1916

Transferred to the 15^th Reserve Battalion in Bramshott and posted to “H” Company while on leave

Oct 15, 1916

Declared to be Absent Without Leave when he failed to report

Oct 19, 1916

Reduced to the rank of Private for while he was absent

Jan 1, 1917

Pay was stopped as he was sentenced to 12 months in hard labour in a civil court in Medicine Hat, Alberta

Aug 22, 1917

He does not appear on the sailing list for the 210^th Battalion when the battalion sailed in April, 1917.  There is no record in his file as to the date he arrived in England, however he was transferred to the 19^th Reserve Battalion in Bramshott with the rest of the 210^th Battalion on August 22, 1917. 

Nov 1, 1917

Granted permission to marry

Next of kin was later changed to Mrs. Annie Smith

Dec 30, 1917

Admitted to the No. 12 Canadian General Hospital in Bramshott with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin), a fever without a known cause.  This was noted as post inoculation

Jan 8, 1918

Discharged to duty from hospital

Jan 28, 1918

Admitted to the No. 12 Canadian General Hospital in Bramshott with a diagnosis that reads NYD Q (Not Yet Determined Venereal)

Feb 22, 1918

Transferred to the Canadian General Hospital in Witley and the diagnosis was changed to read VDS (Venereal Disease Syphilis).  This was to receive treatment for ongoing issues from his 1916 Syphilis infection

Mar 13, 1918

Transferred to the No. 12 Canadian General Hospital in Bramshott with a sprained ankle.  He claimed he sprained his ankle on a wet floor in the Witley hospital

Mar 22, 1918

Transferred to the Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom

May 15, 1918

Discharged from hospital

Jul 11, 1918

Admitted to the No. 12 Canadian General Hospital in Bramshott with a septal deflection in his nose

Jul 16, 1918

Discharged to duty from hospital when he declined to have surgery

Jul 22, 1918

Admitted to the No. 12 Canadian General Hospital in Bramshott with a septal deflection in his nose

Aug 1, 1918

Transferred to the Eye and Ear Hospital in Westcliffe where surgery was performed to make breathing easier

Aug 28, 1918

Discharged to duty from hospital

Sep 11, 1918

Transferred to the 5^th Battalion

Sep 12, 1918

Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 5^th Battalion

Sep 16, 1918

After leaving the base depot, he joined the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp in Aubin St. Vast, France

Sep 27, 1918

While still at the reinforcement camp, and before he could join the 5^th Battalion at the front, he was transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Oct 2, 1918

After leaving the base depot, Private Smith joined the 21^st Battalion south – west of Bourlon, France

Dec 13, 1918

The 21^st Battalion led the 2^nd Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the Occupying Force and proceeded to Sieburg

Feb 3, 1919

Sentenced to 7 days Field Punishment No. 1 and forfeited total of 12 days pay for being AWL (Absent Without Leave) from January 28 until February 1

Mar 21, 1919

Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford, England

On arrival in England, he was granted leave until April 4, 1919

May 20, 1919

Attached to 1^st CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada

Jul 28, 1919

Embarked the SS Adriatic in Liverpool with his wife

Aug 4, 1919

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Aug 8, 1919

Discharged from the CEF in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Ø  Rank on discharge Lance Corporal

Ø  War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 396823

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge Oroville, Washington, USA

Following his discharge, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Oroville, Washington, USA

Jan 29, 1966

Louis Isadore Smith died while a patient of the Shaughnessy Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia and was buried in the Victory Memorial Park, Surrey, British Columbia