Jan 18, 1886

Born in Cornwall, Ontario to Levi and Helen Ellen (nee Larue) Tyrrell

Jan 21, 1907

Married to Johanna (Josie) Geryse in Cornwall, Ontario

Nov 3, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Number 60013 (temporary number 129)

Ø  Next of kin given as Josie Mary Tyrrell, wife, 52 George St., Brockville, Ontario

Ø  Previous occupation given as Labourer

o   A newspaper account lists his previous employment as being a driver for Joseph Morrison, an ice dealer in Brockville

o   Later noted as Railroad Man

Ø  Previous military service given as 1 year in the 59^th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment and 2 years in the 41^st Regiment, Brockville Rifles

Ø  Religion given as Church of England

Ø  Posted to No. 2 Platoon, “A” Company,

The battalion carried out training in Kingston throughout the winter of 1914-15.

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer

Feb 9, 1916

Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Influenza

Feb 11, 1916

Transferred to the Divisional Rest Station at the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance

Feb 20, 1916

Discharged to duty from the rest station

Apr 3, 1916

While in the N & O trenches near Voormezeele, Belgium, Private Tyrrell was struck by a piece of lumber that was blown up by an enemy shell.  His right elbow was dislocated.  He was treated by the Medical Officer and remained with the battalion.

Jun 6, 1916

While the 21^st Battalion was resting in billets in the town of Dikkebus, Belgium, Private Tyrrell was sent out on a work party and received shrapnel wounds that fractured his left elbow, and penetrated his right shoulder and face.  He was able to walk back to the aid station for first aid before being transported to the field ambulance in Poperinge.  He was transferred the same day to the No. 10 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)

Jun 7, 1916

Transferred to the No. 23 General Hospital in Etaples, France

Jun 15, 1916

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Brighton

On arrival in England he was admitted to the No. 5 Northern General Hospital in Leicester

Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital

Jul 6, 1916

Transferred to the King’s Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Bushy Park, Hampton Hill

Jul 7, 1916

Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special Hospital in Ramsgate

Jul 25, 1916

Medical Board recommends 8 weeks of Light Duties in the depot

Aug 1, 1916

Discharged from hospital care and Taken On Strength the CCAC Administrative Staff in Folkestone

Mar 4, 1917

Attached to the GDD (Garrison Duty Depot) in Hastings

Mar 22, 1917

Ceased to be attached to the GDD and re-attached to the Administrative Staff in Folkestone

Mar 28, 1917

Taken On Strength the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) and attached to the 3^rd Canadian Convalescent Depot

Apr 3, 1917

Attached to the Garrison Duty Depot in Seaford

May 7, 1917

Attached to the 3^rd CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) for duty at St. Leonard’s Hospital

Jul 12, 1917

Attached to the 3^rd Canadian Convalescent Depot

Sep 4, 1917

Attached to the Canadian Military Police in Seaford

Sep 10, 1917

Attached to the Canadian Garrison Depot Company in Hastings

May 29, 1918

Ceased to be attached to the Military Police and joined the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford

Aug 6, 1918

Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian General Hospital in Eastbourne with a diagnosis that reads pain form his previous fracture and dislocation of right arm and elbow.  Scabies and Pleurisy are also noted.  On admission he stated that he fell off a bicycle  and banged his elbow 2 weeks earlier and has been suffering with pain since.

Movement of his right arm is limited and pieces of bone can be felt under the skin

Aug 10, 1918

X-ray shows a number of loose bone fragments present

Sep 9, 1918

Attached to the 3^rd Canadian Convalescent Depot to continue his recovery and physical training

Oct 28, 1918

Ceased to be a patient in the St. Leonard’s Hospital and now attached to the hospital for duty

Nov 27, 1918

Attached to the EORD Depot Company in Witley

Dec 10, 1918

Attached to the 1^st CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton, pending return to Canada

Dec 23, 1918

Embarked the Troopship Tunisian in Liverpool, England

Jan 4, 1919

Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario

Jan 5, 1919

Taken On Strength the No. 3 District Casualty Company in Kingston and granted leave until January 19, 1919

Jan 28, 1919

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  War Service Badge Class “A” issued

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge 52 George St., Brockville, Ontario

Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 52 George St., Brockville, Ontario

Jun 9, 1921

The Canadian Census shows him living in Cornwall, Ontario with his wife and 3 children. 

In 1936 the Communiqué reports that he was employed in the Cornwall Post Office.

Dec 22, 1945

Henry Allan Tyrrell died a Heart Attack while a patient in the Hotel Dieu Hospital, Cornwall, Ontario