Oct 19, 1891

Born in South Shields, Durham, England

Nov 6, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 59950 (temporary number 813)

Ø  Next of kin given as Mrs. Goodhall, mother, Bowmanville, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Cook

o   Also noted as Rubber Tire Maker

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Church of England

Ø  Posted to “G” Company

o   This was later reorganized into “D” Company

The 21^st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.

Dec 13, 1914

Admitted to Kingston Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Inflamed Tonsils

Dec 16, 1914

Discharged to duty from hospital

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

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

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

May 22, 1916

Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Neurasthenia (shell shock) and transferred the same day to the 2^nd Division Rest Station

May 28, 1916

Discharged to duty from the rest station and rejoined the 21^st Battalion resting in the “B” Camp at La Clytte, Belgium

Jun 2, 1916

Admitted to the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Neurasthenia

Jun 4, 1916

Transferred to the 2^nd Division Rest Station

Jun 16, 1916

Rejoined the 21^st Battalion in the front lines near Voormezeele, Belgium on the Ypres Salient

Jun 19, 1916

Transferred to the No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance to be employed as a Cook

Jan 6. 1917

Admitted to the No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin) sometimes referred to as Trench Fever.  He was transferred the same day to the No. 18 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)

Jan 9, 1917

Transferred via the AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 20 General Hospital in Camiers, France

Jan 15, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St. Andrew

On arrival in England, he was admitted to the 1^st Northern General Hospital in Newcastle on Tyne, then transferred to the 25^th Durham VA Royal Infirmary affiliated hospital in Sunderland

Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital

Mar 1, 1917

Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Monks Horton

Mar 10, 1917

Transferred to General Depot in Shorncliffe for pay purposes while in hospital

Apr 4, 1917

Discharged from hospital and transferred to the CAMCD (Canadian Army Medical Corps Depot) in Westenhanger

May 7, 1917

Posted to the No. 9 Canadian Stationary Hospital in Bramshott for duty

May 31, 1917

Posted to the ADMS (Assistant Director of Medical Services) Sub Staff in Bramshott

Jun 28, 1917

Admitted to the No. 12 Canadian General Hospital in Bramshott with a diagnosis that reads NYD (Not Yet Determined).  This was then changed to read Myalgia then to Influenza

Jul 30, 1917

Discharged to duty from hospital

Nov 23, 1917

Posted to the No. 12 Canadian General Hospital in Bramshott for duty

Jun 29, 1918

Admitted to the No. 12 Canadian General Hospital in Bramshott with a diagnosis that reads Influenza and moderate Emphysema

Jul 6, 1918

Discharged to duty from hospital

Jul 15, 1918

Admitted to the No. 12 Canadian General Hospital in Bramshott with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis

Aug 5, 1918

Transferred to the Canadian Army Medical Corps Depot for pay purposes while in hospital

Aug 30, 1918

Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Epsom

Oct 14, 1918

Transferred to the No. 4 Canadian General Hospital in Basingstoke

Dec 30, 1918

Declared to be AWL (Absent Without Leave) at 2359 hrs

Jan 2, 1919

Reported for duty at 1930 hrs

Jan 3, 1919

Forfeited total of 4 days pay for his absence

Jan 20, 1919

Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Kirkdale

Feb 24, 1919

Embarked the Hospital Ship Essequibo in Liverpool

Mar, 7, 1919

Disembarked in Portland, Maine, USA and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario

Mar 8, 1919

Admitted to the Queen’s University Hospital in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Bronchitis

Mar 10, 1919

Granted leave until March 24, 1919

Apr 15, 1919

Transferred to the Military District No. 3 Casualty Company in Kingston

Apr 17, 1919

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  War Service Badge Class “A” issued number 246217

Ø  War Service Badge Class “B” issued number C55583

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge Box 189 Bowmanville, Ontario

Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box 189 Bowmanville, Ontario

Aug 11, 1919

Married to Celia Irving in Bowmanville, Ontario

Jun 1, 1921

Shown as a patient of the Mowatt Hospital, Kingston, Ontario

Jan 29, 1958

Charles William Black Tait died while a patient of the Sunnybrook Veterans Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the Bowmanville Cemetery, Bowmanville, Ontario