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Dec 30, 1893
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Born in Madoc, Ontario to Morris Harvey and Helen
Mary (nee Bulpit) Vollick
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Jan 10, 1914
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Married to Gertrude Lavender in Madoc, Ontario
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Jan 17, 1916
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Attested into the 155th Battalion in Madoc, Ontario
Ø Number 636372
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Clara Gertrude Vollick, wife, Madoc,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Miner
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario area.
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Oct 17, 1916
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Embarked the SS Northland in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Bramshott
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Dec 5, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Dec 6,1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 147 reinforcements from
England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Jan 16, 1917
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Transferred to the 14th CMGC (Canadian
Machine Gun Company) without physically joining the 21st Battalion
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Aug 8, 1917
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While in the front lines west of Lens, France,
Private Vollick received wounds to his left leg, thigh and scalp. He was evacuated to a field ambulance for
first aid before being transported to the No. 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Aug 10, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 22 General Hospital in
Camiers, France
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Aug 28, 1917
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Discharged to duty with the base depot from
hospital
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Mar 1, 1918
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Transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Machine
Gun Corps and posted to No. 1 Company
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May 1, 1918
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While tending to the horses, Private Vollick was
kicked by a horse and required medical attention
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May 4, 1918
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Admitted to the 1st Australian General
Hospital in Rouen, France with bruising to his back from being kicked by a
horse
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May 7, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 2 Canadian Convalescent
Depot in Rouen
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May 8, 1918
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Discharged to duty with the reinforcement camp in
Etaples from the convalescent depot
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Jan 12, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 1 Canadian Casualty Clearing
Station with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Jan 20, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 7 General Hospital in Wimereux,
France
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Feb 7, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 14 Stationary Hospital
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Feb 16, 1919
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Jan
Breydel
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Princess Patricia Canadian Red Cross Hospital in the Cooden Camp, Bexhill
Transferred to the Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 11, 1919
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Discharged to duty with the Machine Gun Training
Depot in Seaford
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Apr 8, 1919
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Transferred to Military District No. 1, Rhyl, pending
return to Canada
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May 2, 1919
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Embarked the SS Cassandra in Glasgow, Scotland
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May 13, 1919
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to
London, Ontario
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May 15, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in London, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 260668
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Madoc, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Madoc, Ontario
Wesley Vollick volunteered to serve again in WW2
with the Veterans Guard of Canada. This
photo was taken in front of the Madoc Armoury
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Aug 30, 1965
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Eugene Wesley Harwood Vollick died while a
patient of the St. Mary’s Hospital, Kingston, Ontario and was buried in the
Lakeview Cemetery, Madoc, Ontario
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