Sep 17, 1896

Born at Beachburg Ontario to George and Margaret  (nee Thompson) Strutt

Nov 5, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion at Kingston Ontario 

Ø      Number 59932 (temporary number 471)

Ø      Next of kin given as Mrs G Strutt (mother) of Pembroke Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Student

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Wesleyan

o       Later recorded as Methodist

Ø      Assigned to “D” Company

o       This was later reorganized into “B” Company

o       At some point he was assigned to the “B” Company Machine Gun Section

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama at Montreal Quebec

May 15, 1915

Disembarked at Devonport England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp near Hythe Kent

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St Seiriol at Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked at Havre France and proceeded to St Omer

Nov 5, 1916

Awarded the Good Conduct Badge

Dec 8, 1916

Granted 10 days leave

Jan 17, 1917

Admitted to the Field Ambulance with shrapnel wounds to his left arm and right foot.  He was then transferred to the Casualty Clearing Station for further treatment

Jan 21, 1917

Transferred to the No 4, General Hospital at Camiers

Jan 24, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Newhaven

Posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) while in hospital 

Admitted to the Metropolitan Hospital in London. 

Feb 2, 1917

Surgery performed to remove shrapnel ball from his foot

Mar 10, 1917

SOS (Struck Off Strength) of CCAC and posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital

Mar 14, 1917

Transferred to the Hillingdon House Hospital at Uxbridge

Apr 6, 1917

Discharged from hospital and granted sick leave until April 16, 1917 

TOS (Taken On Strength) the 6^th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

Apr 16, 1917

Reported to the 6^th Reserve Battalion from leave

May 8, 1917

Admitted to the Military Hospital at Eastbourne with complications from his wounds

May 29, 1917

Discharged from hospital with a medical classification of A3 (A3 is for soldiers requiring therapy before returning to the front)

Nov 8, 1917

Posted to the EORD on medical classification of B3 (B3 is for sedentary work in England or Canada only)

Nov 23, 1917

On Command to CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) at Buxton pending return to Canada

Dec 7, 1917

Embarked the SS Justicia at Liverpool

Dec 19, 1917

Disembarked at New York City, New York, USA and proceeded to Kingston Ontario 

On arrival in Kingston he was posted to the No 3 Special Service Company

Feb 12, 1918

Discharged from the CEF at Fort Henry, Kingston Ontario 

Ø      Rank on discharge Private

Ø      Proposed residence on discharge Pembroke Ontario

Ø      War Service Badge Class “A” issued (number not recorded)

From the Daily British Whig newspaper, Kingston Ontario

Jul 31, 1918

Examined by Medical Board at Kingston Ontario

Sep 16, 1921

British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box 869 Pembroke Ontario

Aug 24, 1922 

A letter was delivered to him at 111 Frank St, Ottawa Ontario from the Dept of Militia and Defence, informing him about a grave in Belgium that identifies him as being buried there.

Sep 28, 1922

Married to Evangeline Booth Patterson at Ottawa Ontario 

Occupation given as Civil Servant  

Abbie and his wife Eva

1940

Canadian Voter’s List shows him living at 105 Strathcona Ave, Apartment #1, Ottawa Ontario and lists his occupation as Civil Servant 

It is noted that he retired from the Civil Service in 1952 and moved to Huntsville Ontario

Jul 8, 1960

Deceased at Toronto Ontario

 
This photo was taken the day before he died

Jan 16, 1980

A replacement set of medals were sent to Mrs Eva B Strutt at 31 Alrita Cres, Scarborough Ontario