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Sep 28, 1887
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Born in Chelsea, Ontario to John and Ellen “Ella”
(nee O’Neil) Sweeney
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Dec 6, 1915
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Attested into the 87th Battalion
Grenadier Guards, CEF in Timmins, Ontario
Ø Number 178073
Ø Next of kin given as John
Sweeney, Chelsea, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Miner
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
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Dec 31, 1915
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Forfeited 6 days pay for an unrecorded offence
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Mar 27, 1916
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Admitted to the St. Johns Military Hospital in
St. Johns, Quebec with a diagnosis that reads Varicose
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Apr 5, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
Forfeited 45 days pay and sentenced to 1 day Detention
for an unrecorded offence
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Apr 20, 1916
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Transferred to the 148th Battalion CEF
in St. Johns, Quebec
Ø Number 842077
Ø Next of kin given as John
Sweeney, Chelsea, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Miner
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Posted to “C” Company
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May 1, 1916
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Forfeited 29 days pay for an unrecorded offence
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May 3, 1916
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Discharged from the CEF in Montreal, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge not known
His conduct is noted as “Bad”
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Sep 2, 1916
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Attested into the 207th Battalion CEF
in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 246680
Ø Next of kin given as Mr. John
Sweeney, father, Old Chelsea, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Miner
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
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Sep 20, 1916
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Discharged from the CEF in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Discharged as being Medically
Unfit (flat feet)
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Old Chelsea, Quebec
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Mar 2, 1917
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Attested into the 252nd Battalion CEF
in Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 1087240
Ø Next of kin given as John
Sweeney, father, Chelsey, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Miner
Ø Previous military experience
given as Grenadier Guards
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Posted to “B” Company
The battalion trained in the Lindsay, Ontario
area
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Aug 3, 1917
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for being absent
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Sep 3, 1917
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Sentenced to 15 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
being absent
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Oct 17, 1917
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Admitted to the Wandsworth Detention Barracks to
serve his sentence
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Nov 14, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Nov 17, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC Rein C (Canadian
Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart, France
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Dec 2, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Sweeney joined the 21st Battalion resting in the Suburban Camp at
Villers au Bois, France
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May 31, 1918
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While in the front line at Neuville Vitasse,
France, Private Sweeney received shrapnel wounds to his right leg and was
evacuated to the No. 4 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid before
being transported to the No 3 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) where surgery
was performed to remove shrapnel.
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Jun 2, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 25 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 9 USA General Hospital in Rouen, France
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Jun 5, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Guildford Castle
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the No.
4 Canadian General Hospital in Basingstoke
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Sep 9, 1918
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Transferred to the Princess Patricia Canadian Red
Cross Hospital in the Cooden Camp, Bexhill
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Oct 28, 1918
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital in Buxton
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Jan 2, 1919
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Forfeited a total of 12 days pay for being absent
from the hospital from December 25 until December 31, 1918
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Jan 7, 1919
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Discharged from hospital care and posted to the
Depot Company of the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Witley
Granted 12 days sick leave
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Mar 18, 1919
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Transferred to Military District No. 3 Wing in
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Mar 25, 1919
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Embarked the SS Scotian in Liverpool
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Apr 4, 1919
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military
District No. 3 Sub Depot
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Apr 5, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 237235
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Old Chelsea, Quebec
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Cobalt, Ontario
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Jun 1, 1926
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Married to Elizabeth McGee in Timmins, Ontario
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