Aug 28, 1888 |
Born at
Brentwood Essex, England
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Aug 4, 1915 |
Attested into
the 76th Battalion at the Niagara Camp, Ontario
Ø Number 142135
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Dishamp (friend) of Sudbury Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Laborer
Ø Previous military experience given as 3 years with the 97th
Regiment, the Algonquin Rifles
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to the Headquarters Company
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Jan 29, 1916 |
Married to Rosie
Renolds at Toronto Ontario
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Mar 20, 1916 |
Awarded 7 Days
CB (Confined to Barracks) for being AWL (Absent Without Leave) for 1 day
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Apr 23, 1916 |
Embarked the
Empress of Britain at Halifax Nova Scotia
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May 5, 1916 |
Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent
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Jun 28, 1916 |
Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Jun 29, 1916 |
Arrived at CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Jul 27, 1916 |
Left CBD to join
unit
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Jul 30, 1916 |
Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion was in the Micmac
Camp carrying on training exercises with special attention to bayonet fighting
He was assigned to No
6 Platoon, “B” Company
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Sep 15, 1916 |
Admitted to No 2
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis of Shell Shock
Transferred
same day to No 45 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) then transferred to the 1/1 Southern
Middlesex CCS
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Sep 17, 1916 |
Transferred via
AT 28 (Ambulance Transport)
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Sep 18, 1916 |
Admitted to No 1
Australian General Hospital at Rouen with Shell Shock
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Sep 29, 1916 |
Transferred to
No 2 Convalescent Depot
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Oct 23, 1916 |
Discharged from
hospital to the Base Depot at Harfleur and Assigned Class “A” at Base Depot
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Oct 25, 1916 |
Arrived at CBD
from Class “A”
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Oct 27, 1916 |
Left CBD to join
unit
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Oct 31, 1916 |
Rejoined the 21st
Battalion
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Dec 16, 1916 |
Admitted to No 5
CFA with diagnosis of Influenza
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Dec 21, 1916 |
Transferred to
No 4 CFA Rest Station
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Dec 31, 1916 |
Discharged from
4 CFA and rejoined the 21st Battalion in the field
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Jan 12, 1917 |
Admitted to No 4
CFA and transferred same day to the No 5 CFA CRS (Canadian Rest Station) diagnosed with
Influenza
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Jan 18, 1917 |
Discharged from
CRS to duty and rejoined the 21st Battalion
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Feb 10, 1917 |
Proceeded on
Pigeon Course
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Feb 15, 1917 |
Rejoined
Battalion from Pigeon Course
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Feb 24, 1917 |
Accidentally
shot in left foot when his rifle discharged while cleaning it.
Admitted to
No 6 CFA
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Mar 14, 1917 |
Transferred to
2/1st West Riding Casualty Clearing Station (this is a British Hospital at
Lillers, France) and put on the “dangerously ill” list
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Mar
20, 1917
Died of wounds and buried at the Lillers Communal
Cemetery France
Below is part
of the War Memorial at London Ontario
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Jan 9, 1918 |
Letter in file
indicates that his wife remarried and name is now Mrs Perrie De Loreto
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Jul 21, 1920 |
Death Plaque and
Scroll sent to Mrs Perrie De Loreto (widow) at 41 Palace St, Brantford Ontario
The Plaque and Scroll were returned
August 30, 1920
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Nov 16, 1920 |
War Service
Gratuity sent to his child (name not recorded) who was under the guardianship of his
grandmother, Mrs M Generaux, St James Park Post Office, London Ontario
There is a note attached that the
widow’s address is unknown
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Apr 6, 1922 |
British War
Medal and Victory Medal sent to Mrs Perrie De Loreto (widow) at 41 Palace St, Brantford
Ontario
These medals were returned May 3, 1922, with no explanation
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Oct 31, 1922 |
British War
Medal and Victory Medal re-sent to Mrs Perrie De Loreto (widow) c/o Mrs Philip Generaux,
625 Langarth St, London Ontario
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