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Aug 19, 1898
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Born in Bryson, Quebec to Albert and Elizabeth
(nee Telford) Thomas
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Aug 16, 1916
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Attested into the 242nd Battalion CEF
in Arnprior, Ontario
Ø Number 1048046
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Elizabeth Thomas, mother, Sand Point, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
o
Later
noted as Labourer in Sawmill
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “B” Company
He lied about his age, stating he had been born
in 1897, not his actual birth year of 1898
The battalion trained in the Montreal, Quebec
area
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Sep 25, 1916
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Admitted to the Montreal General Hospital with a
sore foot
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Sep 27, 1916
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Transferred to the Grey Nun’s Convalescent
Hospital in Montreal and the diagnosis was changed to read Arthritis in large
right toe
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Sep 30, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital and rejoined the
battalion
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Oct 1, 1916
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The 242nd Battalion was redesignated
as a Forestry Battalion while training in Montreal, Quebec
“B” Company became No. 19 Company, Canadian
Forestry Corps
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Oct 30, 1916
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Forfeited 6 days pay for being AWL (Absent
Without Leave)
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Nov 15, 1916
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for being Absent Without
Leave
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Nov 23, 1916
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Embarked the SS Mauretania in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Nov 30, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England
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Jan 2, 1917
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Disembarked in Havre, France and proceeded to Conches,
France
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Feb 1, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 1 Stationary Hospital in Rouen with a
diagnosis that reads NYD (Not Yet Determined). This was later changed to read VDS
(Venereal Disease Syphilis)
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Apr 26, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 2 Convalescent Depot in
Rouen, France
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May 1, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 1 Stationary Hospital in
Rouen and the diagnosis was changed to read VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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May 19, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
No. 6 Base Depot in Rouen
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May 24, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, Private Thomas
rejoined No. 19 Company in Conches, France
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Sep 14, 1917
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Transferred to No. 24 Company, Canadian Forestry
Corps
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Sep 15, 1917
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Granted 6 days leave to Paris
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Sep 21, 1917
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Rejoined the company from leave
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Apr 24, 1918
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Attached to Canadian Forestry Corps Central Group
Headquarters in Conches, France to be employed as a Clerk
To receive working pay as a Class 1 Clerk
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May 24, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian Forestry Corps
Central Group Headquarters in Conches for permanent duty
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Jun 29, 1918
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Granted 10 days leave to Paris
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Jul 6, 1918
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While on leave, he was admitted to the French
Canadian Saint Cloud Hospital in Paris with a diagnosis that reads Grippe.
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Jul 11, 1918
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Ceased to draw pay as a Clerk
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Jul 19, 1918
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After being discharged from hospital, he rejoined
the Canadian Forestry Corps Central Group Headquarters in Conches
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Oct 6, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion CEF
and reported to the CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St.
Vaast, France
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Jan 8, 1919
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While still at the reinforcement camp, he was transferred
to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) in Seaford, England before he
could join the 21st Battalion at the front
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Mar 8, 1919
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Mar 31, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian General Hospital
in Eastbourne with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Apr 24, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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May 9, 1919
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Transferred to Military District Wing No. 4 in
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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May 20, 1919
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Embarked the SS Regina in Liverpool
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May 28, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Montreal, Quebec where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 4
Dispersal Station “F”
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May 31, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Montreal, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 300617
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Arnprior, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Arnprior, Ontario
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Jul 23, 1945
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Sydney Thomas died while a patient of the
Westminster Hospital in London, Ontario of Broncho Pneumonia brought on by
Huntingdon’s Chorea. He was buried in
the Sand Point Cemetery, Sand Point, Ontario
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