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Mar 17, 1894
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Born at Cobourg
Ontario to Bennet and Mary (nee Wellington) Throop
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59983 (temporary number 356)
Ø Next of kin given as Maria Throop (mother) of Cobourg Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Waiter
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Salvation Army
Ø Assigned to “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp near Hythe, Kent
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Aug 31, 1915
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Admitted to the
Risboro Tent Hospital at St Martins Plains with a diagnosis of Gonorrhea
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Sep 1, 1915
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Transferred to
the Cambridge Military Hospital
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to the 21st
Battalion Depot Company while in hospital
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Sep 11, 1915
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Discharged to
duty from hospital
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Sep 14, 1915
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Posted to “D”
Company and Embarked the St Seiriol at Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
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Oct 7, 1915
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Received
shrapnel wounds to his right thigh while Standing To in the front line trench near Hill
63, which is between Bailleul and Ploegsteert Belgium
Admitted to
the Field Ambulance and then transferred to No 8 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) at
Bailleul
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Oct 9, 1915
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Transferred via
No 3 AT (Ambulance Train)
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Oct 10, 1915
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Admitted to No 1
Canadian General Hospital at Etaples
Surgery
performed to remove 2 pieces of shrapnel described as being the size of a 2 shilling coin. The wound was described as being “foul and
dirty”
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Oct 15, 1915
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Brighton
Posted to the
39th Reserve Battalion while in hospital
Admitted to
the Edmonton Military Hospital
While here he
was struck with a severe bout of Bronchitis
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Feb 15, 1916
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Posted to the
CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) while in hospital
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Feb 19, 1916
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Transferred to
the Hillingdon House Convalescent Hospital at Uxbridge
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Apr 26, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital restricted to Light Duty
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May 3, 1916
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On Command to
the CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) at Folkestone
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May 4, 1916
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Pension Board at
Prior Park Bath recommends that he be granted a pension for a period of 6 months on
discharge at the rate of $192 per annum.
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May 12, 1916
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Liverpool
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May 20, 1916
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Disembarked at
Montreal Quebec
The Quebec
Medical Board makes note of his wounds and of his Bronchial condition and recommends 6
months in a Convalescent Hospital.
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May 26, 1916
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Arrived at
Kingston Ontario and admitted to the Elmhurst Convalescent Home
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Jun 11, 1916
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Married to Della
Thompson at Kingston Ontario
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Jul 1, 1916
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Shown on the
payroll of the Casualty Company for MD #3 at Kingston Ontario
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Sep 7, 1916
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Medical Board at
Kingston notes his wounds and that he walks with a decided limp, and only with the use of
a cane. The Board recommends discharge from
the CEF on account of unfitness for service
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Oct 7, 1916
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Discharged from
the Elmhurst Hospital
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Oct 24, 1916
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Discharged from
the CEF at Kingston Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Cobourg Ontario
Ø Discharged as Medically Unfit
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Dec 7, 1917
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Medical Board at
Cobourg Ontario notes
Ø Makes note of shrapnel wounds and of his Bronchitis
Ø Notes that he is poorly nourished and underweight (5’8” and
130 lbs)
Ø He works for the Hydro Electric Company reading meters, but has been
unable to work since November 1st
Ø He is married with one child
Ø He has an aging, dependent mother who is in the Rockwood Mental
hospital in Kingston
Ø His disability is a result of his service at the front
Ø Due to his current health being as a result of his service, and
financial hardship, the Board recommends a 40% Pension for Disability
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Apr 21, 1921
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1914-15 Star,
British War Medal, and Victory Medals sent to him at PO Box 2, James St, Cobourg Ontario
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Rember that he walks with a limp and uses a cane!
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Jun 13, 1961
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Died at the
Peterborough Hospital
Norwood-Asphodel
Cemetery
Norwood ON
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