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Feb 20, 1892
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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Feb 19, 1917
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Attested into the 254th Battalion CEF
in Trenton, Ontario
Ø Number 1093326
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Carrie Russell, mother, 3844 N. 27th St., Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, USA
Ø Previous occupation given as
Tinsmith
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
The battalion trained in the Belleville, Ontario
area
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May 8, 1917
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Next of kin changed to Mrs. David Jones,
grandmother and guardian of his daughter, Box 812, Oshawa, Ontario
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May 15, 1917
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Sentenced to 2 days Detention and forfeited 4
day’s pay for an unrecorded offence
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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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Sep 22, 1917
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Admitted to the Canadian Military Hospital in
Hastings with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Oct 7, 1917
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Transferred to the Barnwell Military Hospital in
Cambridge
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Oct 19, 1917
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Transferred to the Cherry Hinton Military Hospital in Cambridge
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Jan 1, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Apr 11, 1918
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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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Apr 16, 1918
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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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May 12, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Tighe joined the 21st Battalion in the front line on the eastern
edge of Mercatel, France
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Oct 11, 1918
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During the liberation of the town of Iwuy,
France, Private Tighe received a bullet wound that passed through his chest,
fracturing ribs and causing other internal injuries. He was evacuated to the No. 9 CFA (Canadian
Field Ambulance) for first aid
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Oct 12, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Oct 14, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 20 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 22 General Hospital in Camiers, France
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Oct 31, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Princess Elizabeth
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Coulter Hospital, London, a part of the Queen Alexandra’s Military Hospital
in Millbank, London
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 1, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Bear Wood, Wokingham
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Jan 4, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 4 Canadian General
Hospital in Basingstoke
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Mar 18, 1919
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Granted 10 days sick leave
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Apr 28, 1919
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Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital
in Epsom
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May 23, 1919
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Embarked the SS Megantic in Liverpool
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Jun 3, 1919
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Disembarked in Quebec City, Quebec and proceeded
to Whitby, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 2
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Jun 4, 1919
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On arrival in Whitby, he was admitted to the
Whitby Military Hospital
After being assessed, he was granted leave until
June 18, 1919 when he was admitted to the hospital
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Jun 25, 1919
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Transferred to the St. Andrews Military Hospital
in Toronto, Ontario
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Aug 30, 1919
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Discharged from hospital and reported Military
District No. 2 Depot Casualty Company in the Exhibition Park, Toronto
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Sep 5, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 389473
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 4038 N. 27th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 835 Fayette St., Baltimore, MD, USA
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Jul 3, 1951
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Charles Tighe died in Baltimore, MD, USA
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