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Jan 24, 1885
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Born in Orillia, Ontario to William and Margaret
(nee Hussey) Staunton
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Sep 21, 1914
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Attested into the 15th Battalion CEF
in Valcartier, Quebec
Ø Number 27428
Ø Next of kin given as M.R.
Staunton, 80 Pine St., Port Arthur, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Railroad Brakeman
o
Later
noted as an Electrician
Ø Previous military experience
given as 57th Regiment for 11 years
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to “D” Company
Appointed to the provisional rank of Corporal
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Oct 3, 1914
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Embarked the SS Megantic in Quebec City, Quebec
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Oct 15, 1914
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Disembarked in Plymouth, England and proceeded to
Salisbury Plain
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Nov 24, 1914
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Admitted to the Bulford Manor Hospital with a
diagnosis that reads Varicose Veins. Surgery was performed to repair his legs
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Dec 19, 1914
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Discharge to duty from hospital
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Feb 11, 1915
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Embarked the SS Mount Temple in Avonmouth
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Feb 15, 1915
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Disembarked at St. Nazaire, France and proceeded
to Hazebrouck, France
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May 7, 1915
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While the battalion was in billets in Bailleul,
France, Corporal Staunton was out on a work party and received a bullet wound
to his left foot. He was evacuated to
England and admitted to the York Military Hospital in Yorkshire
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Jun 14, 1915
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the
17th Reserve Battalion in Bramshott
Granted sick leave until June 21, 1915
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Jun 23, 1915
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Granted sick leave until June 30, 1915
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Aug 9, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling
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Aug 12, 1915
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Appointed to the rank of Acting Corporal
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Feb 3, 1916
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Reverted to the rank of Private and transferred
to the 21st Battalion
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Feb 5, 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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Apr 8, 1916
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Attached to the 4th Canadian Infantry
Brigade Trench Mortar Battery for temporary duty
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Sep 9, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Newhaven
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Fort Pitt Military Hospital in Chatham with a diagnosis that reads swollen
glands
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Sep 10, 1916
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Transferred to the Auxiliary Hospital in
Gravesend
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Sep 22, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Military Convalescent
Hospital in Epsom
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Oct 6, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the
39th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling
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Oct 26, 1916
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Tubercular Glands. Chronic Bronchitis was later added to the
diagnosis
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Dec 1, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the
Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre in Hastings
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Dec 5, 1916
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Dec 29, 1916
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Embarked the SS Missanabie in Liverpool
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Jan 7, 1917
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec
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Jan 9, 1917
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Medical Board notes his Chronic Bronchitis and
Tubercular Glands and recommends he be treated in a Convalescent Home
Transferred to Toronto, Ontario where he was
Taken On Strength of Military District No. 2 and admitted to the Spadina
Military Hospital
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Apr 1, 1917
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To be treated as an out-patient of the Spadina
Military Hospital
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May 31, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Lance
Corporal
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 20 Benson St., Peterborough, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 854 George St.,
Peterborough, Ontario
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Nov 28, 1917
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Married to Florence Marie McCormack in Vivian, Ontario
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Apr 4, 1938
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Harvey James Staunton died in Peterborough,
Ontario hospital after he fell from the roof of a CNR freight train
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