Howard Herbert St. Peter


Jun 28, 1897

Born in Hillier, Ontario to Herbert and Annie (nee Stiles) St. Peter

 

Sep 12, 1916

Married to Violet Julia Butters in Hillier, Ontario

 

Nov 18, 1916

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

 

May 29, 1917

Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia

 

  

Jun 9, 1917

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion to continue training

 

Jun 24, 1917

Admitted to the Canadian Military Raven’s Croft Hospital in Seaford with a diagnosis that reads Measles

 

Jul 7, 1917

Discharged to duty from hospital

 

Sep 18, 1917

Admitted to the Rochester Row, London, Military Hospital with a diagnosis that reads NYD (Not Yet Determined)

 
This was later changed to read Gonorrhea

 

Oct 11, 1917

Discharged to duty from hospital

 

Nov 10, 1917

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

 

Nov 26, 1917

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

 

Jan 31, 1918

Discharged from hospital care and transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford

 

Mar 28, 1918

Transferred to the 21st Battalion

 

Mar 29, 1918

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

 

Apr 3, 1918

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

 

Apr 12, 1918

After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private St. Peter joined the 21st Battalion in the front line east of Blairville, France

 

Aug 26, 1918

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

 

Aug 27, 1918

Transferred via the No. 9 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 7 Canadian General Hospital in Etaples

 

Aug 31, 1918

Transferred to the No. 6 Convalescent Depot to continue his recovery

 

Sep 1, 1918

Transferred to the No. 12 Convalescent Depot

 

Sep 9, 1918

Transferred to the No. 10 Convalescent Depot

 

Sep 13, 1918

Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance Rest Camp

 

Sep 17, 1918

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

 

Sep 25, 1918

After leaving the base depot he rejoined the reinforcement camp in Aubin St. Vaast

 

Sep 27, 1918

After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private St. Peter rejoined the 21st Battalion bivouacked in an area near Riencourt, France

 

Oct 11, 1918

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

 

Oct 12, 1918

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

 

Howard Herbert St. Peter is remembered on the
War Memorial in Picton, Ontario

 

 



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