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Apr 10, 1897
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Born at Lanark
Ontario to Ida Caroline and Wilbert James Webster.
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Feb 28, 1910
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Moved to Fenlon
Falls to live with his cousin and was employed by him in a car dealership
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Nov 9, 1914
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Volunteered for
service with the CEF at Kingston
Sentenced to
1 day CB (Confined to Barracks) for “Answering back to NCO”
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Nov 11, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 60037 (temporary number 822)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs WJ Webster, mother, of Lakefield Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Chauffeur
Ø Previous military experience given as the East Durham 46th
Regiment and the 14th Regiment PWOR
Ø Assigned to “G” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company and employed as
a Scout
He lied about
his age, stating that he was born in 1896, making him a year older than he actually was
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Nov 30, 1914
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Admonished for
being late on parade
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Dec 13, 1914
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Sentenced to 2
days CB for “Improper conduct on a route march”
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe Kent
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May 25, 1915
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Sentenced to 20
hours Extra Duties and 10 days CB for being absent from afternoon parade
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Aug 29, 1915
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Declared to be
AWL (Absent Without Leave) at Midnight
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Aug 31, 1915
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Reported for
duty from being AWL at noon and was sentenced to 14 days CB and 28 hours Extra Duty in
addition to forfeiting 2 day’s pay
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
In addition
to his duties as a Scout, he was also employed as a Sniper’s Spotter
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Mar 15, 1916
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Absent from
Billets and sentenced to 5 Extra Fatigue Duties
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Mar 17, 1916
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Left Fatigue
Duty without permission and for that was sentenced to 10 hours Extra Fatigue Duty
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Apr 30, 1916
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Overstayed a
pass by 2 ½ hours and sentenced to 5 hours Extra Fatigue Duty
On the same
date he was Absent for Fatigue Duty and sentenced to 10 hours Pack Drill as punishment
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the
attack at the Sugar Factory at Courcelette he was buried by a shell explosion and had to
be dug out, but fortunately was not wounded
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Sep 29, 1916
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During an attack
at the Regina and Courcelette Trenches, he was wounded by shrapnel in the right ear and
admitted to No 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance)
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Oct 2, 1916
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Transferred to
No 9 CFA then discharged to duty
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Dec 6, 1916
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Granted 10 days
leave
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Dec 22, 1916
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Rejoined the
Battalion from leave
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Jan 7, 1917
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Sent on Course
at the Divisional School
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Jan 13, 1917
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Rejoined
Battalion from course
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Feb 14, 1917
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Attached to the
4th CIB (Canadian Infantry Brigade) as a Scout
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Aug 24, 1917
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Admitted to No
10 CFA diagnosed with Phlebitis
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Sep 8, 1917
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Discharged to
duty from the CFA
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Oct 13, 1917
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Admitted to No 6
CFA diagnosed with PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin) which is a fever without a known cause
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Oct 14, 1917
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Transferred to
No 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Oct 17, 1917
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Transferred to
No 56 General Hospital at Etaples via No 6 AT (Ambulance Train)
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Oct 25, 1917
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Transferred to
No 6 Convalescent Depot
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Oct 28, 1917
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Transferred to
No 3 Convalescent Depot at Le Treport
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Nov 4, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and sent to No 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Etaples and assigned to
“A” Company for those recovering from wounds and illness
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Nov 8, 1917
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Left No 2 CIBD
and joined the CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) at Calonne Ricouart
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Nov 9, 1917
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Left the CC Rein
C to join the 21st Battalion
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Nov 19, 1917
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion at Camblain L’Abbe. The
delay in joining the Battalion was because of the heavy fighting at Passchendaele and the
reinforcements were held up at Poperinghe waiting for the Battalion to come out of the
fighting
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Nov 9, 1918
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Slightly wounded
but remained with the Battalion after receiving first aid
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st
Battalion marched across the Bonn Bridge as the first Allied Battalion to enter Germany as
a unit to form the Occupying Force following the war
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Dec 20, 1918
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Granted 14 days
leave
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the
Western Australia at Havre France
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Apr 4, 1919
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Disembarked in
England and proceeded to the Witley Camp
TOS
“P” Wing at Witley pending return to Canada
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May 13, 1919
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Embarked the RMS
Caronia at Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded by train to Kingston Ontario
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May 24, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF at Kingston Ontario.
On discharge
he was issued the Class “A” War Service Badge for service at the front number
279727. Rank on discharge Private.
His medals
were sent to him at a later date. They
included
1914-15 Star
British War
Medal
Victory Medal
Post war he
lived in Lakefield and became a member of their Volunteer Fire Brigade and the
Citizen’s Band. He rose to the rank of
Fire Chief in Lakefield
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May 11, 1925
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He resigned the
position of Fire Chief in order to move to Dundas Ontario for employment with the Kaustine
Odorless Chemical Toilet Company
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Jun 21, 1927
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Married to
Gwendolyn Doreen Simpson at Toronto Ontario
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