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Aug 20, 1884
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Born in Colborne, Ontario to Jonas and Harriot
(nee Puffer) Washburn
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Mar 30, 1908
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Married to Gertrude May “Gertie” Seymour in
Peterborough, Ontario
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Feb 1, 1916
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Attested into the 155th Battalion in
Picton, Ontario
Ø Number 636510
Ø Next of kin given as Gertrude
Washburn, wife, Glen Alda, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer in a Saw Mill
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Later
notes as Lumberman
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
The battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area
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Mar 13, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal
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Jun 13, 1916
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Reverted to the rank of Private at his own
request
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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 6, 1916
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Admitted to the Military Hospital in Bramshott
with a diagnosis that reads NYD (Not Yet Determined). This was later changed to read VDG
(Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Dec 8, 1916
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Transferred to the Connaught Hospital in
Aldershot
Transferred to the 154th Battalion
while in hospital
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Dec 15, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jan 24, 1917
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Attached to the CMB (Canadian Mechanized Brigade)
for duty in Witley
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Jan 30, 1917
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Ceased to be attached and rejoined the 154th
Battalion
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Jan 31, 1917
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Transferred to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion in East Sandling.
Shortly after formation of the battalion, it moved to Seaford to train
reinforcements for the front
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Jun 5, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jun 6, 1917
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 23, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the 2nd
Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin, France
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Jun 26, 1917
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After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private
Washburn joined the 21st Battalion resting in Coupigny, France
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Sep 1, 1917
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His next of kin is noted as Violet Washburn,
daughter, as his wife had left him for another man. His pay assignment was changed to Mrs. A.
Post, Glen Alda, Ontario as the guardian of his 4 children
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Feb 10, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Feb 25, 1918
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion near
Mericourt, France from leave
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Apr 16, 1918
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While the 21st Battalion was occupying
the support trench at Mercatel, France, Private Washburn received shrapnel
wounds to his face, left arm and legs, as well as being slightly gassed. He was evacuated to the No. 6 CFA (Canadian
Field Ambulance) for first aid before being transported to the nearby CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) where surgery was performed to remove shrapnel
and 1½ inches of the Fibula bone from
his left leg was also removed.
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X-Ray shows the
missing section of bone
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Apr 18, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5 General Hospital in
Rouen, France
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Apr 26, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Aberdonian
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the 2nd
Western General Hospital in Manchester
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jun 20, 1918
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Transferred to the Miliary Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jun 25, 1918
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Transferred to the Manor County of London
Hospital in Epsom
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Jul 13, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 16 Canadian General
Hospital in Orpington where slight deafness in left ear is noted in addition
to his wounds
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Aug 7, 1918
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Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special
Hospital in Buxton. Notes on admission
Ø Left foot is swollen and
cannot bear any weight on it
Ø Foot is blue in colour
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Oct 1, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian General
Hospital in Kirkdale, Liverpool
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Oct 30, 1918
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Invalided to Canada aboard the Hospital Ship
Neuralia
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Nov 10, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Nov 13, 1918
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Admitted to the Queen’s Military Hospital in
Kingston, Ontario
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Nov 14, 1918
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Granted leave until November 28, 1918
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Nov 29, 1918
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Granted leave until December 2, 1918
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Dec 23, 1918
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Granted leave until December 30, 1918
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Jan 14, 1919
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Medical Exam in Kingston notes
Ø Man suffers from DAH (Disordered
Activity of the Heart) and heart beat is irregular
Ø Was slightly gassed at the
front
Ø Shrapnel wound to left leg
causes partial loss of function
Ø Left ankle is weak and there
is some loss of feeling in left foot
Ø Noted that he would not be
able to resume his former occupation due to wounds and heart condition
Ø Board recommends he be
discharged from service with a pensionable disability
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Jan 20, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jan 26, 1919
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Transferred to the Military District No. 3 Casualty
Company in Kingston
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Jan 27, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Kingston, Ontario
Discharged with a pensionable disability
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Highland Grove, Ontario
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Aug 4, 1962
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James Ross Washburn died in Trenton, Ontario and
was buried in the Woods Cemetery, Colborne, Ontario
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