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Jul 22, 1893
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Born in West Ham, London, England to Walter and
Charlotte (nee Botham) Stoat
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Mar 28, 1907
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Embarked the SS Kensington with his parents and 3
siblings
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Apr 7, 1907
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The family disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia
and proceeded to Brockville, Ontario
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Nov 3, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59925 (temporary number
30)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Charlotte Stoat, mother, 262 Brock St. W., Brockville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Wood Worker
o
Later
noted as Chauffeur
Ø Previous military experience
given as 2 years in the 5th Field Battery, Artillery and 4 years
in the 41st Brockville Rifles, Canadian Militia
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to “A” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Nov 20, 1914
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue
training
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Jun 21, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe with blood in his stool and suffering from abdominal pain when
passing stool
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Jun 26, 1915
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Discharged to duty
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Sep 1, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company
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Sep 11, 1915
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Admitted to Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe with blood in his stool and suffering from abdominal pain. A tumor was found to be attached to his
colon and the diagnosis was changed to read Tuberculous Peritonitis of
plastic type
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Sep 20, 1915
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Transferred to the Shorncliffe Military Hospital
with a diagnosis that reads Abdomen Tumor.
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve Battalion
for pay purposes while in hospital
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Sep 29, 1915
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Discharged to duty with the 39th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling
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Oct 29, 1915
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Embarked the SS Missanabie in Liverpool
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Nov 7, 1915
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Disembarked in Quebec City, Quebec
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Mar 24, 1916
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Noted as refusing convalescent home treatment
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Jul 6, 1916
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Medical exam held at the Niagara, Ontario Camp
notes
Ø Suffers pain in lower left
side of abdomen
Ø Pain is increased by pressure
and walking
Ø Has lost 50 lbs since onset
Ø Has some bleeding of the bowel
Ø Recommended for discharge from
service as he refuses treatment
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Sep 11, 1916
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “B”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge, Parry Sound, Ontario
He was discharged as Medically Unfit and is noted
as refusing to accept Sanitorium Treatment
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Nov 20, 1916
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Attested into the No. 2 Overseas Army Service
Corps Training Depot CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Number 513379
Ø Next of kin given as Charlotte
Stoat, mother, 14 Pine St., Brockville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Chauffeur
Ø Previous military experience
given as1 ¾ years in the 21st Battalion CEF, 2 years in the 5th
Field Battery, Artillery and 4 years in the 41st Brockville Rifles,
Canadian Militia
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
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Dec 18, 1916
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Admitted to the Exhibition Camp Hospital in
Toronto with a diagnosis that reads Ulcer of the Bowel
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Feb 8, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Feb 10, 1917
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Readmitted to the Exhibition Camp Hospital in
Toronto with a diagnosis that reads Ulcer of the Bowel
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Feb 23, 1917
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Transferred to the Military District No. 2
Casualty Company in Toronto while in hospital
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Feb 24, 1917
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Transferred to “D” Unit MHCC (Military Hospital Commission of
Canada) in Toronto while in hospital
Transferred to the Spadina Military Hospital
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Mar 20, 1917
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Transferred to the Ontario Military Convalescent Hospital,
Whitby, Ontario
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May 31, 1917
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Sentenced to 120 hours detention for misconduct
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Jun 20, 1917
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To be treated as an outpatient of the Whitby hospital
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Aug 24, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Residence on discharge was not
given
Following the end of the war, the British War
Medal was sent to him at 17 Perth St., Brockville, Ontario
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Dec 5, 1917
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Re-admitted to the Spadina Military Hospital in
Toronto
Posted to “D” Unit MHCC (Military Hospital
Commission of Canada) in Toronto while receiving further treatment for Ulcer
of the Bowel
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Dec 28, 1917
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Discharged from hospital
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Jan 3, 1918
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Readmitted to the Spadina Military Hospital in
Toronto
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Feb 7, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and SOS “D” Unit
Military Hospital Commission of Canada
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Feb 6, 1919
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After returning to England, Walter Stoat married Rosetta
Victoria Giles in London, England
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May 5, 1922
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Walter and his wife Rosetta returned to Canada
and settled in Brockville, Ontario
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Apr 17, 1978
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It was reported to Veterans Affairs Canada that
Walter Henry Stoat died on this date.
No location or cause of death was reported
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Walter Stoat’s father, Walter Stoat Sr. also served
in the CEF and both are honoured and remembered on a plaque in the St.
Lawrence Anglican Church in
Brockville, Ontario
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