Jun 6, 1895

Born at Kintore Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jun 5, 1915

Attested into the 35^th Battalion at Niagara Camp, Ontario 

Ø      Number 405643

Ø      Next of Kin given as Alex Stephen (father) of 19 Christie St., Toronto Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as “Teamster”

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Presbyterian

Oct 14, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama at Montreal for England

Oct 25, 1915

Disembarked at Plymouth England

Dec 7, 1915

Admitted to Bramshott Military Hospital with influenza

Dec 14, 1915

Discharged from hospital

Apr 1, 1916

SOS (Struck Off Strength) 35^th Battalion on posting to 21^st Battalion and embarked for France

Apr 2, 1916

TOS (Taken On Strength) CIB (Canadian Infantry Base Depot)

Apr 18, 1916

Proceeded to join unit

Apr 20, 1916

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field

Jul 31, 1916

Attached to the 4^th Canadian Trench Mortar Battery

Oct 8, 1916

Admitted to No 12 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) then transferred to the Corps rest station at Warloy with PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin), which later became known as Trench Fever

Oct 11, 1916

Transferred to No 8 CFA

Oct 13, 1916

Discharged from hospital to duty via RTO (Regimental Training Officer) at Puchevillers

Jul 17, 1917

Admitted to the No 4 CFA  – sick

Jul 24, 1917

At duty from hospital

Jul 29, 1917

Granted 10 days leave

Aug 14, 1917

At duty from leave

Sep 24, 1917

Admitted to No 6 CFA with Tonsillitis

Sep 26, 1917

Transferred to No 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)

Sep 28, 1917

Transferred to No 46 Stationary Hospital at Etaples France, with Diphtheria

Oct 6, 1917

Ceases to be attached to 4^th TMB (Trench Mortar Battery)

Dec 31, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Ville de Liege, and posted to EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)

Jan 1, 1918

Admitted to Military Hospital at Woking

Feb 19, 1918

Transferred to Bearwood Hospital

Mar 26, 1918

Discharged from hospital

Apr 16, 1918

Shown on strength of Depot Company, EORD

Apr 25, 1918

SOS EORD on posting to the CFC (Canadian Forestry Corps)

Apr 29, 1918

TOS 54^th District, 124^th Company, CFC at Sunningdale

Sep 16, 1918

SOS to 56^th District of CFC

Oct 23, 1918

Admitted to St Edmunds Military Hospital with Influenza 

Ø      Complained of feeling weak

Ø      Headaches and pains in chest

Ø      Temp of 103 deg

Ø      Pulse feeble

Ø      Night of 24^th, mild delirium

Ø      Night of 25^th, restless, somewhat violent and delirious

Ø      Night of 26^th violent night and admits to having used 5 grams of Cocaine daily

Ø      27^th marked delirium and very violent

Ø      28^th still somewhat violent but very feeble  -  died at 6.50 am

Oct 28, 1918

Died at St Edmunds Military Hospital of Influenza 

Ø      Letter from the Officer in Charge of the hospital is in the file addressed to “The Staff Officer, Medical Research Committee, British Museum, London.

Ø      This letter points out that Pte J Stephen confessed to using 5 grams of Cocaine when he could obtain it

Ø      The letter also explains that a note was sent to the Officer Commanding the 124^th Company, CFC, asking that he investigate the source of Cocaine in his unit.

Buried at Bury St. Edmunds Cemetery, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Note that the number on the dog tag is in error.  It reads 405645 instead of the correct 405643

British War Medal, Victory Medal, Death Plaque and Scroll, and the Memorial Cross were all sent to the family at 19 Christie St., Toronto Ontario