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Jun 28, 1897
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Born in Hillier, Ontario to Herbert and Annie
(nee Stiles) St. Peter
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Sep 12, 1916
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Married to Violet Julia Butters in Hillier,
Ontario
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Nov 18, 1916
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Attested into the 254th Battalion CEF
in Wellington, Ontario
Ø Number 1093025
Ø Next of kin given as Violet
St. Peter, wife, Hillier, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farmer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
The battalion trained in the Belleville area
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Jun 24, 1917
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Admitted to the Canadian Military Raven’s Croft
Hospital in Seaford with a diagnosis that reads Measles
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Jul 7, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Sep 18, 1917
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Admitted to the Rochester Row, London, Military
Hospital with a diagnosis that reads NYD (Not Yet Determined)
This was later changed to read Gonorrhea
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Oct 11, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Nov 10, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian General Military
Hospital in Eastbourne to have the small toe on his right foot amputated
On examination the decision was made not to
perform an amputation, but the medical board recommended special boots be
fitted
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Nov 26, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and attached to the 3rd
Canadian Convalescent Depot for PT (Physical Training)
Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) for pay purposes while attached to the convalescent depot
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Jan 31, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Mar 28, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Mar 29, 1918
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France as part of a draft of 50 reinforcements from
England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Apr 3, 1918
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After leaving the base depot he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart as part of a
draft of 98 reinforcements destined to join the 21st Battalion
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Apr 12, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private St.
Peter joined the 21st Battalion in the front line east of
Blairville, France
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Aug 26, 1918
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During the battalion’s attack on the Minorca
Trench, north of the Cojeul River, Private St. Peter received a shrapnel
wound to his forehead and was given first aid at the No. 5 CFA (Canadian
Field Ambulance) before being transported to the No. 42 CCS (Casualty
Clearing Station) for treatment
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Aug 27, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 9 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 7 Canadian General Hospital in Etaples
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Aug 31, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 Convalescent Depot to
continue his recovery
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Sep 1, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 12 Convalescent Depot
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Sep 9, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 10 Convalescent Depot
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Sep 13, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance
Rest Camp
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Sep 17, 1918
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Discharged from the rest camp and transferred to
the Canadian Infantry Base Depot in Etaples and posted to “A” Company for
those recovering from wounds and illness
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Sep 25, 1918
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After leaving the base depot he rejoined the
reinforcement camp in Aubin St. Vaast
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Sep 27, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private St.
Peter rejoined the 21st Battalion bivouacked in an area near
Riencourt, France
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Oct 11, 1918
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During the 21st Battalion’s attack
south west of the town of Avesnes-le-Sec, severe resistance was encountered
when the enemy counter attacked with tanks.
During the intense fighting, Private St. Peter was wounded and
evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being transferred to the
No. 30 Casualty Clearing Station for treatment
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Oct 12, 1918
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Private Howard Herbert St. Peter died of his
wounds while at the casualty clearing station and was buried in the nearby
Boisleux-au-Mont Cemetery. This was
later renamed the Bucquoy Road British Cemetery.
There is also a grave marker in the Orser Cemetery, Picton, Ontario to honour his loss
Following the war, the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his
widow, Mrs. Violet St. Peter, Hillier, Ontario
A second Memorial Cross was sent to his mother,
Mrs. Peter Rolson, R.M.D. #8, Picton, Ontario
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Howard Herbert St.
Peter is remembered on the
War Memorial in Picton, Ontario
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