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Aug 4, 1891
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Born Aubrey John Leal in Coe Hill, Ontario.
Later he was adopted by Allen and Mary (nee
Coleman) Tivy and his surname was changed to Tivy
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59989 (temporary number
233)
Ø Next of kin given as Allen W.
Tivy, Coe Hill, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
o
Later
noted as Locomotive Fireman
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to “B” Company
o
This
was later reorganized into “A” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Dec 7, 1914
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Admitted to Kingston Hospital with a diagnosis
that reads Inflamed Tonsils
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Dec 10, 1914
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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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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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion
proceeded to St. Omer
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May 20, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal with pay
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Sep 16, 1916
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During the fighting on the Somme at the sugar
factory south of Courcelette, France, Lance Corporal Tivy received a bullet
wound to his right leg above the ankle and was evacuated first to a field
ambulance for first aid, then to a casualty clearing station
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Sep 19, 1916
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Invalided to England, aboard the Hospital Ship
Jan Breydel
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the No.
2 London General Hospital in Chelsea
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 23, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jan 3, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the
Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre in Hastings
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Jan 5, 1917
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Attached to the CCD (Canadian Command Depot) for
physical training and exercise at St. Leonard’s Hospital
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Feb 2, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the CRTD (Canadian Railway Troops Depot) in Purfleet
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Feb 3, 1917
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Reverted to the rank of Sapper at his own request
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Feb 4, 1917
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Transferred to the 5th Battalion
Canadian Railway Troops in Purfleet
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Feb 12, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Railway Troops Depot
in Purfleet
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Feb 22, 1917
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Transferred to the 4th Battalion
Canadian Railway Troops in Purfleet
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Feb 24, 1917
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The 4th Battalion Canadian Railway
Troops proceeded to France
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Jul 6, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave to England
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Jul 11, 1917
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Married to Francis May Copeland in Brixton Hill,
England with permission
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Mar 21, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave to England
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Apr 15, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion from leave
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Apr 29, 1918
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Promoted to the rank of Corporal
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Jul 21, 1918
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Granted leave until August 4, 1918
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Aug 14, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion from leave
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Dec 25, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian Railway Troops Depot
and proceeded to England. On arrival
in England, he was attached to the 1st Canadian Command Depot
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Jan 13, 1919
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Ceased to be attached and reported to the
Canadian Railway Troops Depot in Purfleet
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Jan 21, 1919
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Reprimanded for being absent on January 17, 1919
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Feb 7, 1919
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Reported to be absent
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Feb 11, 1919
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Reported for duty
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Feb 12, 1919
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Received a severe reprimand and forfeited 5 days
pay for his absence
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Apr 14, 1919
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Attached to No. 1 CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot)
in Buxton pending return to Canada
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May 24, 1919
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Embarked the SS Metagama in Liverpool with his
wife Francis
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Jun 2, 1919
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Disembarked in Quebec City, Quebec
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Jun 5, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Quebec City, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge Corporal
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 302668
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Toronto, Ontario
Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at the Coe Hill Ontario
Post Office
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Nov 4, 1925
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Married to Florence “Flossie” Eleanor Hennessy in
Tweed, Ontario
Aubrey’s first wife Francis, died and was buried
in the St. Michael’s Cemetery in Coe Hill, Ontario. I could find no date for her death
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Feb 17, 1958
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Aubrey John Tivy died in Coe Hill, Ontario and
was buried in the St. Michael’s Anglican Cemetery, Coe Hill, Ontario
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