Mar 19, 1882

Born in Kingston, Ontario to Henry and Margaret (nee Fawcett) Spriggs

Sep 29, 1908

Married to Accie Pearl Lemmon in Kingston, Ontario

Nov 10, 1914

Officer’s Declaration on enlistment into the 21^st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank Lieutenant

Ø  Next of kin given as Accie P. Spriggs, wife, 181 Alfred St., Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Manager, Bell Telephone Company

Ø  Previous military experience given as 14^th Battalion and 16^th Regiment

Ø  Religion given as Church of England

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

Aug 20, 1915

During training, Lieutenant Spriggs fell while climbing a fence and suffered pain in his groin. Two days later he reported to the Medical Officer and was diagnosed with a hernia and admitted to the Shorncliffe Military Hospital where he was fitted with a truss and discharged to duty

Sep 14, 1915

When the 21^st Battalion embarked for France, Lieutenant Spriggs remained in England and was attached to the 39^th Reserve Battalion

Oct 29, 1915

Appointed to be Assistant Adjutant of the 39^th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling

Dec 17, 1915

Embarked the SS Metagama in Liverpool

Dec 26, 1915

Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick

Apr 8, 1916

Attended the Port Hope, Ontario Hospital to be treated for Influenza and discharged the same day

Sep 15, 1916

Officer’s Declaration on enlistment into the 136^th Battalion CEF in Valcartier Quebec

Ø  Rank Captain

Ø  Next of kin given as Accie P. Spriggs, wife, Box 84 Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Manager Bell Telephone Company

Ø  Previous military experience given as 5 years with the 14^th Regiment PWOR, 2 years with the 16^th Prince Edward Regiment and 1 year, 2 months in the 21^st Battalion CEF

Ø  Religion given as Anglican

Sep 25, 1916

Embarked the SS Corsican in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Oct 6, 1916

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp where the battalion was absorbed into the 39^th Reserve Battalion to continue training

Dec 5, 1916

Proceeded to France on Escort Duty to deliver reinforcements to the base depot.  He returned to England on the next available ship

Jan 4, 1917

Attached to the newly formed 6^th Reserve Battalion in East Sandling.

Jan 31, 1917

Transferred to the 6^th Reserve Battalion for full duty

Mar 2, 1917

The 6^th Reserve Battalion moved to Seaford to train reinforcements for the front

Mar 22, 1917

Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) and attached to the 2^nd Canadian Command Depot

Mar 23, 1917

Appointed to be Adjutant of the 2^nd Canadian Command Depot

Apr 11, 1917

Taken On Strength of the Permanent Cadre of the 2^nd Canadian Command Depot

Jul 21, 1917

Admitted to the Canadian Military Hospital in Bramshott where he was diagnosed with a Hernia

Jul 26, 1917

Surgery performed to repair the Hernia

Aug 22, 1917

Discharged from hospital

Granted sick leave until September 22, 1917

Nov 8, 1917

Embarked the SS Olympic in Liverpool

Nov 14, 1917

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia proceeded to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of the 1^st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment

Apr 1, 1918

Appointed to be Adjutant 1^st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment

May 4, 1918

Transferred to the 1^st Canadian Tank Battalion of the CMGC (Canadian Machine Gun Corps) Headquarters

Jun 3, 1918

Embarked the SS Cassandra in Montreal, Quebec

Jun 21, 1918

Disembarked in England and proceeded to Bramshott where he the entire battalion was placed in segregation to ensure there were no cases of influenza in the group

On being released from segregation, the 1^st Canadian Tank Battalion proceeded to the Bovington Camp, Dorset to continue training

Oct 26, 1918

Proceeded to France as an Instructor

Nov 11, 1918

Returned to England from tour of instruction in France

Dec 30, 1918

Reported to the Headquarters OMFC (Overseas Military Force of Canada) in Argyle House, London pending return to Canada

Dec 31, 1918

Embarked the SS Scandinavian in Liverpool

Jan 10, 1919

Disembarked in Sant John, New Brunswick and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 3

Jan 27, 1919

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Captain

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge, The Bell Telephone, Picton, Ontario

Following his discharge, the British War Medal was sent to him c/o The Bell Telephone, Picton, Ontario

Sep 3, 1936

William Anthony Gordon Spriggs died at home in Cornwall, Ontario of a heart attack and was buried in the Cataraqui Cemetery in Kingston