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Jul 13, 1882
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Born in Croydon, England
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Sep 10, 1905
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Married to Martha Elizabeth
Smith in Clapham, England
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59906 (temporary number 117)
Ø Next of kin given as Martha Stanley, wife, No. 3
Cottage, Royal Military College, Kingston
Ø Previous occupation given as Waiter
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Later noted as
Servant and as Valet at RMC
Ø Previous military experience given as 14th
Regiment PWOR and Royal Field Artillery
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “A” Company
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Later posted to the
Headquarters Transport Section
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Mar 31, 1915
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The Transport Section, along
with horses and wagons, proceeded to England as an advance party to arrange
for the arrival of the full battalion.
The battalion arrived in
Devonport, England May 15, 1915 and reunited with the Transport Section in
the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent where the battalion continued
training
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Sep 12, 1915
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The Transport Section, along
with the Machine Gun Section and part of the Signal Section embarked for
France as an advance party for the battalion.
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Sep 15, 1915
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The main body of the 21st
Battalion disembarked in Boulogne, France and joined up with the advance
party and proceeded to St. Omer
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Jan 21, 1916
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Attached to 4th
Canadian Infantry Brigade Headquarters to be employed as a Groom
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Apr 21, 1916
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Private Stanley requested that
he be permanently transferred to the Headquarters Sub Staff, 4th
Canadian Infantry Brigade and requested employment as a Batman to a Staff
Captain
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May 3, 1916
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His transfer was a approved
and he was transferred to the 4th CIB (Canadian Infantry Brigade)
Headquarters to be employed as a Batman to Staff Captain Reginald J. Brook
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Jun 4, 1916
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Granted 8 days leave
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Oct 4, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Sep 22, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave to the
United Kingdom
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Apr 4, 1919
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Transferred to the CRL
(Canadian Reserve List) and reported to Le Havre, France
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Apr 24, 1919
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Proceeded to England
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May 8, 1919
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Transferred to HQCCC
(Headquarters Canadian Concentration Camp) and attached to “N” Wing in Witley
pending return to Canada
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May 22, 1919
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Ceased to be attached and
transferred to “N” Wing in Witley
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May 31, 1919
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Rejoined the Headquarters
Staff at Canadian Concentration Camp
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Jul 13, 1919
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Transferred to “H” Wing in
Witley
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Aug 11, 1919
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Transferred to the CDD
(Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Aug 14, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 11
Canadian General Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads NYD (Not
Yet Determined) and transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital.
The diagnosis was later changed to read NAD (No Active Disease)
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Aug 21, 1919
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Discharged from hospital and
transferred to the Canadian Discharge Depot in Buxton
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Sep 2, 1919
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Embarked the SS Minnedosa in
Liverpool with his wife and 3 children
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Sep 10, 1919
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Disembarked in Quebec City,
Quebec
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Sep 11, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Quebec City, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 322567
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge General Post Office, Kingston, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 33
Main St., Kingston, Ontario
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Oct 4, 1941
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Benjamin Stanley died in
Kingston, Ontario and was buried in the Cataraqui Cemetery, Kingston
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