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Nov 27, 1880
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Born in Liverpool, England
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Nov 11, 1915
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Attested into the 32nd Depot Overseas
Battery CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 305546
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Sarah Jane Vivian, wife, 236 Wellington St., Kingston, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Cook
Ø Previous military experience
given as 12 years in the Royal Army Medical Corps
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Assigned to the battery’s 2nd
Regimental Draft
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Dec 18, 1915
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Embarked the SS Missanabie in St. John, New
Brunswick
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Dec 27, 1915
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Disembarked in Plymouth, England and proceeded to
Shorncliffe and TOS (Taken On Strength) the CFA (Canadian Field Artillery)
Reserve Brigade
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Sep 16, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling
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Oct 4, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Oct 5, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 132 reinforcements from
England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Oct 16, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, Private Vivian
joined the 21st Battalion in billets in Divion, France and was
assigned to No. 6 Platoon, “B” Company
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Feb 11, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 4 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Influenza and transferred to the rest
station at No. 6 CFA
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Feb 13, 1917
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Discharged to duty from rest station
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Feb 22, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in Brigade
Support
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Aug 15, 1917
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During fierce hand to hand combat in the battle
for Hill 70 near Lens, France, Private Henry Charles Vivian was killed in
action. His identifiable body was
never recovered from the battlefield and his name is listed on the Canadian
National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France for those killed during the war in
France that have no known grave.
Following the war, British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his
widow, Mrs. H.C. Vivian, 3 Cataraqui St., Kingston, Ontario
A second Memorial Cross was sent to his mother,
Mrs. Sarah J. Vivian, Quebec St., Kingston, Ontario
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Henry Charles
Vivian is honoured on Kingston’s Memorial Wall (above)
and on a plaque in Kingston’s City Hall, below
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