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Feb 10, 1898
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Born in Deseronto, Ontario to Alfred and Lucinda
(nee Patton) Smith
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Jan 1, 1916
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Attested into the 155th Battalion CEF
in Deseronto, Ontario
Ø Number 636186
Ø Next of kin given as Alfred
Smith, father, Deseronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area
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Oct 17, 1916
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Embarked the SS Northland in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Bramshott
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Dec 5, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Dec 6, 1916
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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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Dec 8, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, Private Smith
joined the 21st Battalion in Bully Grenay, France
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Apr 9, 1917
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During the capture of Vimy Ridge, France, Private
Smith received shrapnel wounds to his face and neck. He was evacuated to a field ambulance for
first aid before being transported to a casualty clearing station where
surgery was performed to remove shrapnel from his cheek
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Apr 10, 1917
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Transported to the No. 32 Stationary Hospital in
Wimereux, France
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Apr 15, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St.
Denis
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Wharncliffe War Hospital in Sheffield
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jul 4, 1917
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Surgery performed to remove shrapnel
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Jul 26, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Aug 15, 1917
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Transferred to the Manor, County of London War
Hospital in Epsom
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Aug 29, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Oct 6, 1917
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Transferred to the Ontario Military Hospital in
Orpington
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Nov 7, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Bromley
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Nov 20, 1917
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Attached to the 3rd CCD (Canadian
Command Depot) for physical training and exercise
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Mar 14, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Jul 23, 1918
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Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot and remained attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion in
Seaford
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Oct 3, 1918
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Granted permission to marry
His next of kin was changed to Mrs. Rose Smith,
wife, 2 Street, 2 House, Bennett Lane, Sheffield, Yorkshire
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Nov 19, 1918
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Ceased to be attached to the 6th
Reserve Battalion
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Nov 23,1918
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Embarked the SS Aquitania in Southampton
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Nov 28, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Toronto, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 2
Casualty Company in the Exhibition Park
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Dec 2, 1918
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Granted leave until December 16, 1918
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Dec 16, 1918
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Granted leave until December 28, 1918
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Jan 20, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Deseronto, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Water Street, Napanee, Ontario
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Nov 24, 1919
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Married to Marie Aletha Baker in Napanee, Ontario
I found no resolution to his marriage in England
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Jan 21, 1956
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Wilbert Lyle Smith died while a patient of the
Sunnybrook Veterans Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the
Oshawa, Ontario Union Cemetery
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