Apr 4, 1892

Born at Toronto Ontario

Feb 29, 1916

Attested into the 136^th Battalion at Port Hope Ontario, No. 805458 – next of kin given as Mrs Mary Turner (mother) at 9 Oakland Ave., Toronto – occupation given as a clerk – previous service given as 2 ½ years Public School Cadet – claimed to have paid mother $75 per month support prior to enlistment -

Jul 20, 1916

Admitted Valcartier Camp Hospital with influenza

Jul 21, 1916

Discharged hospital

Oct 6, 1916

Disembark in England – SOS 136^th Battalion and TOS 39^th Battalion at West Sandling

Oct 9, 1916

TOS Division Pay Master at Sandgate as Acting Sergt.

Oct 19, 1916

SOS to Pay Office

Oct 20, 1916

TOS Pay Office Canadian Army Pay Corps at London

Oct 28, 1916

SOS to 39^th Battalion on being admitted to hospital  and ceases to be attached to Pay Office

Oct 29, 1916

Admitted to Holborn Military hospital at Mitcham (cerebro spinal meningitis carrier)

Nov 29, 1916

Discharged from hospital

Feb 15, 1917

Reverts to Pte and SOS to 6^th Reserve Battalion

Feb 17, 1917

TOS 6^th Reserve Battalion at East Sandling

Apr 22, 1917

TOS 21^st Battalion at CBD (Canadian Base Detail)

May 7, 1917

Left for 2^nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion

May 11, 1917

Arrived 2^nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion

Jun 12, 1917

Joined 21^st Battalion in field

Dec 1, 1917

TOS Canadian Army Pay Corps at London

Jan 28, 1918

Granted 14 days leave

Feb 12, 1918

Rejoined from leave

Feb 19, 1918

On command 3^rd Reserve Battalion at Witley

Feb 28, 1918

Awarded the Good Conduct Badge

Jun 30, 1918

Appointed Lance Corporal

Aug 10, 1918

Promoted to Corporal

Oct 1, 1918

Posted to Eastern Ontario Regiment Depot at Seaford pending commission – Appointed Acting Sergt with pay

Oct 10, 1918

On Command 1^st Reserve Battalion

Nov 18, 1918

Has Commanding Officer’s permission to marry

Nov 26, 1918

Ceases on command to 1^st Reserve Battalion on posting to 6^th Reserve Battalion at Witley

Feb 21, 1919

SOS 6^th Reserve Battalion and proceeding to Canada

Mar 4, 1919

SOS from 3^rd Reserve Battalion proceeding to Canada – embarked HMT Grampian at Liverpool

Mar 16, 1919

Discharged at St John New Brunswick – address 551 Sherbourne St, Toronto Ontario – War Service Badge Class “A”, No. 232413

Jul 24, 1930

Address changed to 119 Niven St., Syracuse N.Y. – received British War Medal and Victory Medal