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Jul 9, 1894
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Born in Upper Mill, Yorkshire, England to Robert
and Alice (nee Lawton) Thornton
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Jun 5, 1915
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Attested into the 35th Battalion CEF
in Niagara, Ontario
Ø Number 405125
Ø Next of kin given as Alice
Thornton, mother, Upper Mill, Yorkshire, England
Ø Previous occupation given as
Clerk
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to “B” Company
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Oct 16, 1915
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Embarked the SS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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Oct 25, 1915
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Disembarked in Plymouth, England and proceeded to
Shorncliffe
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Jan 1, 1916
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Reported to be absent
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Jan 3, 1916
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Reported for duty and sentenced to 7 Days Field Punishment
No. 2 and forfeited 10 day’s pay for his absence
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May 5, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling and posted to the Signals Section
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Oct 27, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Oct 28, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and Taken On Strength the 21st
Battalion
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Nov 8, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, Private Thornton
joined the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion
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Dec 8, 1916
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While with the entrenching battalion, he was
slightly wounded, but did not require hospital treatment
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Dec 12, 1916
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After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private
Thornton finally joined the 21st Battalion at the front,
south-west of Hill 70
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Jan 17, 1917
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During a large trench raid at Calonne, France, Private Thornton
received a shrapnel wound to his left arm that caused a compound fracture of
his left arm and he was evacuated to a nearby field ambulance for first aid
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Jan 21, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 4 General Hospital in
Camiers, France
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Jan 24, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Newhaven
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Norfolk War Hospital, Thorpe, Norwich
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 25, 1917
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X-Ray shows compound fracture of left radius and
3-4 small pieces of shrapnel at the site of the fracture.
Surgery was later performed to remove the
shrapnel
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Feb 16, 1917
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Transferred to the VAD (Volunteer Aid Detachment)
Hospital in East Dereham
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Apr 28, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Monks Horton
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May 1, 1917
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital in Ramsgate
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Jul 11, 1917
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Discharged from hospital with sick leave. Reported to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot in Seaford on completion of his sick leave
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Aug 28, 1917
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Appointed to the rank of Acting Corporal with pay
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Feb 15, 1918
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Appointed to the rank of Acting Sergeant with pay
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Apr 11, 1918
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Attached to the CASC (Canadian Army Service
Corps)
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Oct 1, 1918
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Graded for pay as a Clerk 1st Class
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Oct 18, 1918
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To be employed as Orderly Room Clerk, Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot, Seaford
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Nov 7, 1918
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Ceased to be Orderly Room Clerk and transferred
to the CMGCRD (Canadian Machine Gun Corps Regimental Depot) and shown on the
Administrative Staff in Seaford with Orderly Room Clerk pay
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May 25, 1919
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Attached to “P” Wing in Witley pending return to
Canada
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Aug 18, 1919
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Medical Exam in Witley notes
Ø Lower third of left arm is
deformed due to fracture of radius bone
Ø Bone displacement causes
outward displacement of left hand
Ø Left arm and wrist weakness is
a result of the fracture
Ø Condition is permanent but he
can resume his former occupation
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Aug 20, 1919
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Attached to “R” Wing Witley pending return to
Canada
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Sep 6, 1919
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Embarked the SS Minnekahda in London
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Sep 14, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Toronto, Ontario
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Sep 17, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Sergeant
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 391 Kingswood Road, Toronto, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 194 Bingham Ave., Toronto, Ontario
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Sep 15, 1921
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Married to Margaret Elsie Dyson in Toronto,
Ontario
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Nov 23, 1973
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Charles Wilfred Thornton died in Ottawa, Ontario
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