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Aug 27, 1897
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Born at Bonltham England
Later changed to
read Boultham, London, England
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May 10, 1917
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Attested into the Signal Training Depot at
Ottawa Ontario
Ø Number 2265436
Ø Next of kin given as Miss Catherine Waldron (sister) of Lady Grey
Hospital Ottawa Ontario
Ø Address on attestation given as 86 Stewart St., Ottawa Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Waiter
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
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May 15, 1917
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Will made out leaving his estate to his
sister, Catherine Waldron, Ottawa Ontario
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Nov 24, 1917
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Embarked the SS Megantic at Halifax Nova
Scotia
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Dec 7, 1917
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Disembarked at Liverpool England
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Dec 8, 1917
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TOS (Taken On Strength) the CETD (Canadian
Engineers Training Depot) at Seaford
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Dec 19, 1917
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SOS (Struck Off Strength) the CETD on posting
to the 7th Reserve Battalion
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Feb 15, 1918
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Posted to the 6th Reserve Battalion
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Apr 17, 1918
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SOS 6th Reserve Battalion on
posting to PPCLI and proceeded to France
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Apr 18, 1918
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Arrived at 3rd CBD (Canadian Base
Depot) at Havre France and TOS the PPCLI
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Apr 20, 1918
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Left for CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement
Camp)
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Apr 21, 1918
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Left for Canadian Corps Signal Training School
for instruction
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Jun 5, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jun 6, 1918
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TOS 21st Battalion
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Jun 8, 1918
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
The following is
from the 21st Battalion War Diary:
“A
draft of twenty Other Ranks arrived from the 3rd Divisional Wing, CCRC. These Other Ranks had been despatched from England
as reinforcements for Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.”
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Aug 26, 1918
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First reported as Missing After Action, then
reported as Killed In Action.
Buried in the Achicourt Road Cemetery, Pas
de Calais, France
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Aug 25, 1920
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Application made by sister to claim the War
Service Gratuity.
Reply was sent to her c/o JS Waldron, Dept
of Justice, Ottawa Ontario which denied the application.
Reason given was that no Separation Allowance was assigned by the soldier.
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Dec 30, 1920
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Death Scroll sent to brother, Thomas Waldron
Esq, Wentworth Ave., Woodroffe Ontario
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Jun 8, 1922
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British War Medal and Victory medal sent to
sister at Lady Grey Hospital, Ottawa Ontario
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Jun 30, 1922
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Death Plaque sent to Brother at Woodroffe
Ontario
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Aug 3, 1922
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Death Plaque returned. There is no mention of it being sent out again
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