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Apr 26, 1895
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Born in Prince Edward County, Ontario to Nelson
and Jane (nee Salter) Storms
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Jun 20, 1914
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Shown as a member of “D” Company, 16th
Prince Edward Regiment, Canadian Militia with the rank of Private
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Nov 11, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59927 (temporary number
693)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. N
Storms, mother, Bongard Post Office, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farmer
Ø Previous military experience
given as 1 year in the 16th Regiment
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Posted to “F” Company
o
This
was later reorganized into “C” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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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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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion
proceeded to St. Omer
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May 28, 1916
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Granted 9 days leave. This was then extended to June 7, 1916
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Nov 11, 1916
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Jan 17, 1917
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During the 21st Battalion’s trench
raid at Calonne, France, west of Lens, Private Storms received a shrapnel
wound that entered left side of his nose and exited near his right ear. He was evacuated to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian
Field Ambulance) for first aid before being transported to the No. 6 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) where emergency surgery was performed to repair
some of the damage. His jaw was
fractured and there was much damage to the right side of his face.
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Jan 21, 1917
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Transferred via the No. 12 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 4 General Hospital in Camiers, France and placed on
the seriously ill list. While here,
surgery was performed to remove his left eye
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Jan 28, 1917
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Placed on the dangerously ill list
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Feb 12, 1917
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Returned to the seriously ill list
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Feb 13, 1917
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Removed from the seriously ill list
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Feb 14, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Brighton
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Northumberland War Hospital in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for
pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 13, 1917
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital in Ramsgate
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Apr 16, 1917
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Transferred to the Westcliffe Canadian Ear and
Eye Hospital in Folkestone
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May 12, 1917
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Transferred to the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe where he was placed in isolation due to a contagious infection in
his wound
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May 30, 1917
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Fitted with an artificial eye
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May 31, 1917
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Transferred to the Westcliffe Canadian Ear and
Eye Hospital in Folkestone
A new artificial eye had to be ordered
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Jun 8, 1917
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New artificial eye supplied
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Jun 11, 1917
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Transferred to the Ontario Military Hospital in
Orpington
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Oct 17, 1917
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Surgery performed to remove a piece of shrapnel
from behind his right eye
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Jan 5, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian General
Hospital, Kirkdale, Liverpool
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Feb 4, 1918
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Invalided to Canada aboard the Hospital Ship
Araguaya
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Feb 16, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Feb 21, 1918
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Admitted to the Queen’s Military Hospital in
Kingston
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May 7, 1918
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Medical exam in Kingston notes
Ø Man suffered a shrapnel wound
to his face that fractured his jaw and caused much damage to right side of
face
Ø Left eye has been removed and
has an artificial eye in place
Ø Teeth are out of line due to
the fracture
Ø Cannot bite or chew anything
hard on right side of mouth
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May 16, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
while still a hospital patient
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “B”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Glenora, Ontario
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May 20, 1918
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Discharged from the Kingston hospital
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at the Fort Qu’Appelle
Sanatorium, Fort Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan
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May 9, 1969
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Lawrence Russell Storms died in MacDowell,
Saskatchewan and was buried in the Prince Albert Memorial Cemetery, Prince
Albert, Saskatchewan
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