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Apr 19, 1893
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Born in Madoc, Ontario to William and Elizabeth
(nee Davis) Warren
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Oct 8, 1913
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Married to Rossie Cecil Phillips in Madoc,
Ontario
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Apr 4, 1917
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Attested into the 254th Battalion CEF
in Madoc, Ontario
Ø Number 1093394
Ø Next of kin given as Rossie
Cecil Warren, wife, Madoc, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Stationary Engineer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The battalion trained in the Belleville, Ontario
area
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Jun 12, 1917
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Admitted to the Canadian Military Hospital in
Ravens Croft, Eastbourne with a diagnosis that reads Orchitis
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Jun 13, 1917
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Transferred to the Brigade Hospital in Seaford
and the diagnosis was changed to read VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Jul 2, 1917
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jan 4, 1918
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Admitted to the Barnwell Military Hospital in
Cambridge with a diagnosis that reads Venereal Disease Gonorrhea
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Mar 4, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Apr 17, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Apr 18, 1918
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in
Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st Battalion
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Apr 22, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart, France
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May 7, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Warren joined the 21st Battalion in the front line near Mercatel,
France
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Jun 11, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 4 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Eczema and Impetigo. He was transferred the same day to the CRS
(Canadian Rest Station) at the No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance
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Jun 16, 1918
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Discharged to duty from the rest station and
rejoined the 21st Battalion in Bettencourt, France
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Aug 12, 1918
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While in the front line near Mericourt, France,
Private Warren received shrapnel wounds to his right hand, face and left
leg. He was evacuated to the No. 4
Canadian Field Ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty
clearing station
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Aug 14, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 9 USA General Hospital in Rouen,
France
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Aug 16, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Panama
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Frensham Hill Military Hospital in Farnham
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 3, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Bearwood
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Dec 6, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 4 Canadian General Hospital
in Basingstoke
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Jan 22, 1919
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Reported to be AWL (Absent Without Leave) for 3
hours and forfeited 1 day’s pay for his absence
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Mar 14, 1919
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Transferred to the Princess Patricia Canadian Red
Cross Hospital in the Cooden Camp, Bexhill
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Apr 15, 1919
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Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Apr 24, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 16 Canadian General
Hospital in Orpington
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May 31, 1919
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Reported to be Absent Without Leave
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Jun 2, 1919
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Reported for duty and was admonished for being
absent. He forfeited 2 day’s pay for
his absence
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Jun 3, 1919
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Granted 10 days sick leave
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Jun 17, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian General
Hospital in Kirkdale, Liverpool
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Jun 30, 1919
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Araguaya in Liverpool
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Jul 11, 1919
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Disembarked in Portland, Maine, USA and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3
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Jul 12, 1919
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On arrival in Kingston, he was admitted to the Sydenham
Military Hospital for treatment of the shrapnel wound to his hand
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Jul 17, 1919
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Granted leave until July 28, 1919
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Sep 10, 1919
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Reported to be Absent Without Leave
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Sep 24, 1919
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Reported back to the hospital and forfeited 15 day’s
pay for his absence
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Oct 3, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF to the care of the SCR
(Soldier Civil Re-establishment) Department in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 214852
Ø War Service Badge Class “B”
issued number 65342
Ø Proposed residence on discharge
Madoc, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Bannockburn, Ontario
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Jun 11, 1947
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William Benjamin Warren died in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, USA and was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery in Sharpsburg,
Pennsylvania
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