Mar 8, 1889

Born in Kingston, Ontario to William Allan and Eliza (nee Morrow) Stroud

Jan 1, 1906

Appointed Signals Officer for Military District No. 3 in Kingston, Ontario

Oct 7, 1908

Conducted the annual inspection of signalers of the 57^th Regiment at Peterborough, Ontario.  Rank shown as Lieutenant

Jul 30, 1913

Married to Anna Alberta Guild in Kingston, Ontario

Nov 9, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank Lieutenant

Ø  Next of kin given as Anna Alberta Stroud, wife, 330 University Avenue, Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Advertisement Compositor at the Kingston Daily Standard newspaper

Ø  Previous military experience given as Canadian Militia

Ø  Religion given as Church of England

Ø  Appointed to position of Signaling Officer

The battalion trained in the Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries

Dec 25, 1914

Granted 4 days leave

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

Jun 13, 1915

Proceeded on course at East Sandling on the use of new signaling devices

Here he is in a practice trench (centre) giving instructions on
how to use a trench telephone

Jun 26, 1915

Granted 3 days leave

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer

Dec 14, 1915

Granted 9 days leave to England

Dec 24, 1915

Rejoined the battalion from leave

Promoted to rank of Captain

Feb 9, 1916

Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Hernia and transferred the same day to the No. 2 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)

Feb 10, 1916

Transferred to the No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital in Boulogne, France

Feb 17, 1916

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Andrew

 
On arrival in England he was admitted to the Miss Pollock’s Canadian Red Cross Hospital

Posted to the General List of Officers and attached to the 39^th Reserve Battalion for pay purposes while in hospital

Feb 29, 1916

Transferred to the Beachborough Park Hospital in Shorncliffe

Mar 4, 1916

Surgery performed to remove Appendix and repair a Hernia

May 20, 1916

Discharged from hospital and granted sick leave

Transferred to the 39^th Reserve Battalion and posted to the Headquarters Company while on leave to Canada

Jun 6, 1916

Attached to the CETD (Canadian Engineers Training Depot) in Crowborough

Jan 31, 1917

Transferred to the CETD (Canadian Engineers Training Depot) in Crowborough

Feb 21, 1917

Attached to the General Officer Commanding office in London

Feb 26, 1917

Rejoined the CETD Depot in Crowborough

Mar 25, 1917

Appointed Instructor at the Canadian Signaling School

Jul 6, 1917

Attached to the Bramshott Camp for 3 days

For the next 5 months he was attached to various camps in England instructing signaling techniques to the troops preparing to go to the front.

Aug 7, 1917

Brought to the notice of the Secretary of State for War for valuable services rendered in connection with the war per W.O.
Comm. 7-8-17

Dec 19, 1917

Appointed Instructor at the Canadian Signals School in Sussex

Jan 1, 1918

Appointed to rank of Acting Major while employed as an instructor

For the next 12 months he travelled to various camps to instruct signaling techniques to different battalions training for front line action

Dec 1, 1918

Transferred to the 1^st CERB (Canadian Engineers Training Battalion) pending return to Canada

Dec 16, 1918

Transferred to the HQ OMFC (Headquarters Overseas Military Force of Canada) for duty with the Trans-Atlantic Staff to be Commanding Officer of the No. 14 Permanent Conducting Staff

Dec 23, 1918

Embarked the SS Tunisian in Liverpool in command of the troop escort

Jan 3, 1919

Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and proceeded to Montreal, Quebec

Jan 24, 1919

Disembarked the SS Scandinavian in Liverpool as the Commanding Officer of the No. 14 Permanent Conducting Staff, Canadian Military Forces

Feb 10, 1919

Embarked the SS Royal George in Liverpool in command of the troop escort

Feb 20, 1919

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Mar 22, 1919

Embarked the SS Regina in Liverpool in command of the troop escort

Mar 30, 1919

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia

May 7, 1919

Embarked the SS Orduna in Liverpool in command of the troop escort

May 15, 1919

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Dec 6, 1919

Embarked the SS Saxonia in London in command of the troop escort

Dec 18, 1919

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario

Mar 16, 1920

Posted to the Casualty Company at #3 District Depot in Kingston, Ontario

Mar 18, 1920

Discharged from the CEF with the rank of Major

Apr 1, 1920

Transferred to the Reserve of Officers List

Oct 1, 1922

Transferred from the Reserve of Officers to the Princess of Wales’ Own Regiment with the rank of Captain and appointed Musketry Officer

 He was later promoted to the rank of Major

Jul 1, 1930

Transferred to the Ontario Regiment in Oshawa, Ontario where he was promoted again to the rank of Major and placed in command of “A” Company

Oct 15, 1930

Qualified Visual Telegraphy Class 1 at the Royal Canadian School of Signals, Oshawa, Ontario

Oct 14, 1935

1935 voter list shows him living at 82 Wood St., Oshawa, Ontario and his occupation is listed as Superintendent

He was elected as President of the Oshawa Club of the 21^st Battalion Association

Dec 4, 1939

Albert Moulder Stroud died of a heart attack at the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario.  His death certificate records that he had only been there for 4 hours.  His residence at the time of death is listed as Oshawa, Ontario and he was employed as a Printer Superintendent at the Alger Press Ltd. there. 

His remains were transported to Kingston and buried in the Cataraqui Cemetery