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Sep 8, 1892
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Born in Birmingham, England
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Feb 26, 1914
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Embarked the SS Ascania in Southampton
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Mar 8, 1914
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Toronto, Ontario
On the embarkation roll, he gave his religion as
Jewish
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Mar 15, 1915
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 60001 (temporary number
1337)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Doris
B. Tuchman, mother, Montague House, Monument Road, Birmingham, England
Ø Previous occupation given as
Silversmith
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
On attesting, he initially gave his religion as Jewish, then it
was crossed out and Church of England was noted.
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 10, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Military Hospital
in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Synovitis of Left Knee
On admission he claimed that he twisted his knee
2 months previous playing football and it has bothered him off and on since
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Jul 14, 1915
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Transferred to the Bevan Military Hospital in Sandgate
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Aug 20, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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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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Dec 19, 1915
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a dislocated knee that happened when he fell while in the
trenches near Voormezeele, Belgium. He
was transferred the same day to the DRS (Division Rest Station) at the No. 6
Canadian Field Ambulance
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Dec 23, 1915
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Transferred to the No. 8 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Dec 25, 1915
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Transferred via the No. 14 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 13 General Hospital in Boulogne, France
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Dec 26, 1915
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Jan
Breydel
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the VAD
(Volunteer Aid Detachment) Hospital in Herne Bay
Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 28, 1916
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital in Ramsgate and loose cartilage in his knee is noted
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Feb 15, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Apr 15, 1916
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Refused to have surgery to repair the damaged
cartilage in his knee
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Apr 17, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and attached to the
CASCTD (Canadian Army Service Corps Training Depot) to be employed with the D
of S&T (Department of Supply and Transport)
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Sep 5, 1916
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Granted leave to Canada until October 17, 1916
Address on leave 1139 Dovercourt Rd., Toronto, Ontario
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Sep 6, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Liverpool
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Sep 11, 1916
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Toronto, Ontario
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Oct 24, 1916
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Struck Off Strength of the OMFC (Overseas Military
Force of Canada) on being retained in Canada
Taken On Strength the #3 Special Service Company
in Kingston, Ontario
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Nov 16, 1916
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Admitted to the Ongwanada Hospital in Kingston with
a diagnosis that reads Scabies
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Nov 27, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Feb 28, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Acting
Sergeant
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge was not given
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 114 Pembroke St., Toronto,
Ontario
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Apr 10, 1960
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Joseph Tuchman, aka Reginald Tuckman, died in
Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the York Cemetery, Toronto
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