Sep 23, 1881

Born at Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Apr 21, 1916

Attested into the Canadian Engineering Training Depot at Timmins Ontario 

Ø      Number 504953

Ø      Next of kin given as Mrs Margaret J Stokes (wife) of Schumacher Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Engineer

o       Later amended to read “Stationary Engineer”

Ø      Previous military experience given as 2^nd Battalion Scottish Rifles (active service)

Ø      Religion given as Church of England

Aug 7, 1916

On Particulars Of Family form, he is stated to have 3 dependants 

Ø      Wife – Margaret Jane Stokes

Ø      Son – Robert – 6 years

Ø      Son – William Henry – 5 years

Ø      Son – Thomas George -  3 months

Sep 11, 1916

Embarked the SS Scandinavian at Halifax Nova Scotia

Sep 22, 1916

Disembarked at Liverpool England

Sep 23, 1916

TOS (Taken On Strength) the CETD (Canadian Engineering Training Depot) at Shorncliffe

Sep 26, 1916

Eye glasses ordered at the West Cliff Canadian Eye and Ear Hospital and will be forwarded to him  

Declared fit for duty

Feb 28, 1917

Pay records indicate a forfeiture of 3 days pay, no reason given

May 26, 1917

TOS 6^th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

May 29, 1917

Last Will and Testament made out leaving everything to his wife of Schumacher Ontario

Jun 19, 1917

Sent as part of a draft for the 21^st Battalion

Jun 20, 1917

Arrived at No 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) France, and TOS 21^st Battalion

Jul 8, 1917

Arrived at 2^nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion

Aug 21, 1917

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field

Nov 5, 1917

Suffered from effects of gas shell

Nov 6, 1917

Treated at CCS at Poperinghe Belgium for gas exposure

Nov 9, 1917

Reported missing after action

Nov 13, 1917

Admitted to No 10 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) suffering from effects of gas and exposure

Nov 16, 1917

Transferred to No 22 General Hospital Camiers

Nov 19, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship HS Brighton

Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) – sick

Nov 20, 1917

Admitted No 52 General Hospital

Nov 21, 1917

Transferred to Princess Christian Military Hospital Surrey

Nov 28, 1917

Transferred to Military Convalescent Hospital Epsom

Jan 17, 1918

Transferred to No 11 Canadian General Hospital. Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe

Jan 26, 1918

Transferred to West Cliff Eye and Ear Hospital Folkestone

May 28, 1918

Transferred to No 5 Canadian Hospital at Kirkdale

Jun 6, 1918

Invalided to Canada aboard the Hospital Ship Llandovery Castle

Jun 16, 1918

Disembarked at Halifax Nova Scotia, Canada

Jun 21, 1918

Admitted to the Brant Military Hospital at Burlington with defective vision and a left Inguinal Hernia 

Posted to the Clearing Depot #2 District Depot

Jun 27, 1918

Posted to Hospital Section, Brant Military Convalescent Hospital

Jul 17, 1918

Medical History compiled at the Brant Military Hospital at Burlington Ontario notes the following: 

Ø      Patient suffers from poor eye sight caused by cataracts from unknown origin

Ø      Patient also suffers from a hernia caused from a fall at Passchendaele in November, 1917

Ø      Board determines that the eye sight will get worse

Ø      Board also determines that his hernia is permanent

Ø      Recommends that soldier be discharged as Medically Unfit

Jul 20, 1918

Discharged from hospital and posted to the Casualty Company

Aug 1, 1918

Discharged from the CEF at Toronto Ontario as Physically Unfit. 

Ø      Proposed address on discharge – Box 173 Schumacher Ontario

Jun 8, 1919

Died from the effects of gas poisoning at Vancouver British Columbia

Mountain View Cemetery
Vancouver BC

British War Medal, Victory Medal, Death Plaque, Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his son, Robert Stokes Esq., c/o Pension Commissioners District Office, Board of Trade, Vancouver British Columbia as his widow died shortly after Pte Stokes.