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Sep 19, 1891
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Born in London, England to Joseph and Emily (nee
Andrews) Tuckwell
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Jul 26, 1913
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Embarked the SS Royal Edward in Avonmouth,
England
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Aug 2, 1913
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Disembarked on Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
Toronto, Ontario
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Nov 9, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 60004 (temporary number
695)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. E
Tuckwell, mother, 17 Shorncliffe Rd., Old Kent, London, England
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Posted to “E” Company
o
This
was later reorganized into “C” Company
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 5, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Phimosis
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Jul 24, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Aug 30, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for being absent
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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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Aug 29, 1916
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Attached to the 4th Field Company Canadian Engineers
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Sep 12, 1916
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Ceased to be attached and rejoined the 21st
Battalion east of Albert, France
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Dec 16, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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Jan 17, 1917
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During a large trench raid on the enemy line at
Calonne, France, Joseph Tuckwell received multiple shrapnel wounds to his
left arm and was evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being
transported the same day to No. 6 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station).
While at the casualty clearing station, his left
arm had to be amputated above the elbow due to the massive damage done
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Jan 21, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 20 General Hospital at Camiers,
France
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Jan 24, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship New
Haven
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Endell St. Military Hospital in London
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Feb 28, 1917
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital in Ramsgate
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jun 11, 1917
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Discharged hospital and embarked the Hospital
Ship Araguaya in Liverpool
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Jun 22, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Toronto, Ontario
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Jun 23, 1917
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Admitted to Military Convalescent Home in North
Toronto
While here he was fitted with a Carnes artificial
arm
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Jul 12, 1917
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To be treated as an out patient of the
convalescent home
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Jul 17, 1917
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Re-admitted to the North Toronto Convalescent
Home for care of his amputated arm
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Aug 22, 1917
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To be treated as an out patient of the North
Toronto Convalescent Home
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Sep 22, 1917
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Re-admitted to the North Toronto Convalescent
Home
for care
of his amputated arm
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Nov 2, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Nov 5, 1917
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Married to Clara Perkins (nee Huntley, a widow)
in Toronto, Ontario
Clara’s first husband, George H. Perkins, died of
wounds received at the front while serving with the 3rd Battalion
CEF
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Nov 30, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badges
Class “A” and “B”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 110 Brunswick St., Toronto, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 1514½ Bathurst St.,
Toronto, Ontario
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Apr 3, 1973
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Joseph Thomas Tuckwell died in Toronto, Ontario
and was buried in the Prospect Cemetery, Toronto
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