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Dec 29, 1895
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Born in Keene, Ontario to
William and Sophronia (nee Harris) Wedlock
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Nov 4, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 60038 (temporary number 585)
Ø Next of kin given as William Wedlock, father,
Keene, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Miller
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Posted to “E” Company
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This was later
reorganized into “C” Company
On attesting, Irwin Wedlock
gave 1896 as his birth year, not his actual birth year of 1895
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Sep 4, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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The 21st Battalion
embarked for France, however Private Wedlock remained behind on light duties
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion in West Sandling
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Nov 19, 1915
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Transferred to the Training
Division Headquarters in Shorncliffe for duty as Pay Clerk
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Nov 28, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks
Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads NYD (Not Yet
Determined). This was later changed to
read VDS (Venereal Disease Syphilis)
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Nov 29, 1915
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Transferred to the St. Martins
Plain Tent Hospital in Shorncliffe
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Nov 30, 1915
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Transferred to the Barnwell Military
Hospital in Cambridge
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Feb 3, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and
rejoined Training Division Headquarters in Shorncliffe
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Feb 7, 1916
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Attached to the CCD & ED
(Canadian Casualty Discharge and Exercise Depot) in Bath
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Apr 14, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian
Records Office in London
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Jan 4, 1917
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Transferred to the newly
formed 6th Reserve Battalion in West Sandling. Shortly after the battalion’s formation, it
moved to Seaford to train reinforcements for the front
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Apr 5, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Jul 4, 1917
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Medical exam in Seaford notes
that he has Flat Feet and special boots are recommended
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Oct 23, 1917
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To receive Clerk’s Pay and
transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot Headquarters for duty as
a Clerk
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Jan 12, 1918
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Granted leave with free travel
warrants
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Apr 11, 1918
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Attached to the CASC (Canadian
Army Service Corps) for duty as Orderly Room Clerk in Seaford
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May 4, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 14
Canadian General Hospital in Eastbourne with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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May 13, 1918
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Aug 9, 1918
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Medical exam in Seaford notes
Ø Suffers from Flat
Feet and DAH (Disordered Activity of the Heart).
Ø Has pain in both feet
when standing and walking
Ø Complains of shortness
of breath and has a heart murmur
Ø Has marked tremor
of fingers
Ø Fit for light
duties only
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Aug 14, 1918
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Transferred to the CPC (Canadian
Postal Corps) and posted to the Postal Corps Details in Seaford
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Aug 19, 1918
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Posted to the Canadian Postal
Corps Headquarters in London for duty as a Clerk
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Oct 10, 1918
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Admitted to the Canadian Special
Hospital in Witley with a diagnosis that reads Venereal Disease Syphilis
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Oct 23, 1918
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Discharged to duty from
hospital and received treatment as an Out Patient
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Nov 1, 1918
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Appointed to the rank of Acting
Sergeant with pay
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Feb 1, 1919
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Appointed to the rank of
Acting Staff Sergeant with pay
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Aug 14, 1919
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Medical Exam in London notes
Ø Has fallen arches
in both feet
Ø Suffers from pain
in feet and legs when walking
Ø Suffers from Hypermetropia (far sighted) in Right Eye
Ø Suffers from
shortness of breath
Ø Board recommends he
be returned to Canada for discharge
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Oct 31, 1919
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To receive pay as Sergeant
Clerk
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Nov 10, 1919
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Transferred to the 2nd
CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in London pending discharge from the CEF
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Nov 20, 1919
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Embarked the SS Saturnia in
Glasgow, Scotland
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Nov 30, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and Taken On Strength Halifax Depot Clearing Services Command
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Dec 3, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ø Rank on discharge Acting
Staff Sergeant
Ø Entitled to War Service
Badge Class “B”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 99 Aylmer St., Peterborough, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal (his only medal entitlement) was sent to him at 99 Aylmer
St., Peterborough, Ontario
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Mar 6, 1924
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Married to Gwenyth Jean Smith
Peters in Peterborough, Ontario
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Oct 26, 1946
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Married to Ella Maud Robertson
in Peterborough, Ontario
I could find no resolution of his
first marriage
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Mar 30, 1950
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Gwenyth, Irwin’s first wife,
died in Aled, Denbighshire, Wales
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Jun 17, 1966
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Irwin Wedlock died in
Peterborough, Ontario and was buried in the Rosemount Memorial Gardens,
Springville, Ontario
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Irwin
Wedlock is remembered on the Peterborough Wall Of Honour
in Peterborough, Ontario
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