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Apr 12, 1879
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Born in Northampton, England to Frederick and
Mary (nee Wareing) Timpson
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Jun 1, 1912
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Embarked the SS Teutonic in Liverpool with his
wife Emily (nee Wilmer) and 5 children
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Jun 9, 1912
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec
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Jan 12, 1915
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59986 (temporary number
1215)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Emily Timpson, wife, 305 Montreal St., Kingston, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Shoemaker
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to the Headquarters
Section
o
Appointed
to the position of Sergeant Shoemaker
On attesting he gave his birth date as April 12, 1897, not his
actual birth date of April 12, 1879
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue
training
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Jul 14, 1915
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Reduced to the rank of Private for Misconduct
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Sep 8, 1915
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Posted to “C” Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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Fined $6.00 for being drunk.
The battalion embarked for France however Private
Timpson was posted to the Depot Company and remained in England for medical
reasons as he was unable to march.
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling
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Oct 1, 1915
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To receive 50¢ per day working pay as a Cook
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Mar 8, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre)
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May 13, 1916
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Reported to be AWL (Absent Without Leave)
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May 18, 1916
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Sentenced to 12 days Field Punishment No. 2 and
forfeited a total of 18 day’s pay for his absence
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Jun 6, 1916
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Attached to the 39th Reserve Battalion
for Base Duty
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Jun 15, 1916
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Reported to be Absent Without Leave
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Jun 20, 1916
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Sentenced to 25 days Field Punishment No. 2 and
forfeited a total of 30 day’s pay for his absence
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Aug 11, 1916
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Medical exam notes that his right leg is 2 inches
shorter than the left and is unable to march.
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Jan 4, 1917
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Attached to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling.
Shortly after the battalion’s formation, it moved to Seaford to train
reinforcements for the front
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) and remained attached to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Oct 23, 1917
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Ceased to be attached to the 6th
Reserve Battalion and joined the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Oct 31, 1917
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in
Buxton pending return to Canada
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Nov 6, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Liverpool
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Nov 14, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Dec 1, 1917
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Posted to the Military District No. 3 Special
Service Company in Kingston
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Feb 6, 1918
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Sentenced to 14 days detention for neglect of
duty
Transferred to the 1st Depot Battalion
Eastern Ontario Regimental in Kingston with the rank of Quartermaster
Sergeant
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May 8, 1918
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Admitted to the Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston
with a Contusion
He was admitted in a semi comatose state. He had been very violent at his unit prior
to admission “apparently suffering from the DTs having consumed a
considerable about of whiskey”.
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May 18, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jul 2, 1918
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Admitted to the Ongwanada Hospital in Kingston
with a diagnosis that reads Rheumatism
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Jul 4, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jul 18, 1918
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Admitted to the Queen’s University Military
Hospital in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Calcules of Bladder (bladder
stones)
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Aug 24, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Dec 1, 1918
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Transferred to the 3rd Battalion
Canadian Garrison Regiment in Kingston
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Jan 14, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 3 District Depot in
Kingston
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Feb 10, 1919
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Transferred to Dispersal Station “H” to be
employed in the Cookhouse
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Mar 21, 1919
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Admitted to the Queen’s University Military
Hospital in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Calcules of Bladder
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May 31, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital and posted to
the District No. 3 Casualty Company
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Jun 5, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Sergeant
Ø War Service Badge Class “B”
issued number C55733
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 247½ Earl St., Kingston, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
was sent to him at 205 Brock Ave., Toronto, Ontario
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Jul 17, 1929
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John George Frederick Timpson died of a ruptured
stomach ulcer at home in Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the Park Lawn
Cemetery, Toronto
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