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Jun 7, 1886
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Born in
Belleville, Ontario to Joseph and Mariette (nee Taylor) Weller
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Oct 23, 1902
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Shown on the
payroll of the 15th Regiment, Argyll Light
Infantry as a Boy Bugler
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Oct 21, 1914
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Appointed to a
Commission as a Provisional Lieutenant in the 15th
Regiment, Argyll Light Infantry
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into the
21st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 60041
(temporary number 925)
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Next of kin given
as Joseph B Weller, Trenton, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Merchant
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Previous military
experience given as 15th Regiment, Argyll Light
Infantry in Belleville, Ontario
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Religion given as
Church of England
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Posted to
“H” Company
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This was later
reorganized into “D” Company
The battalion
trained in the Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in
the Kingston Armouries
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Feb 1, 1915
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Appointed to the
provisional rank of Corporal
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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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Aug 31, 1915
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Corporal Weller
requested a transfer to the 2nd Canadian
Division Supply Column Mechanic Transport Company
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Sep 1, 1915
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Transferred to the
2nd Canadian Division Supply Column in Dibgate
and granted 2nd Class working pay with the rank
of Corporal
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Sep 10, 1915
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Embarked the SS
Lydia in Avonmouth
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Sep 11, 1915
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Disembarked in
Rouen, France
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Mar 19, 1916
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Attached to the 28th
Battalion, London Regiment for duty
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Jun 19, 1916
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Ceased to be
attached and rejoined the 2nd Canadian Division
Supply Column in Meteren, France
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Jan 21, 1917
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Proceeded to the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France
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Feb 7, 1917
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Transferred to the
CASCTD (Canadian Army Service Corps Training Depot) in Shorncliffe
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Feb 9, 1917
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Transferred to the
Canadian Motor Transport Depot in Shorncliffe, England
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Apr 21, 1917
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Transferred to the
Canadian Forestry Corps Depot in Sunningdale
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Sep 2, 1917
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Transferred to the
No. 1 District in Nairn, Scotland and reverted to the rank of Private
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Oct 2, 1917
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Posted to 121
Company at Loch Morlich, Scotland
Appointed to the
rank of Acting Sergeant
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Nov 19, 1917
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Transferred to the
No. 55 District, Canadian Forestry Corps in Sterling, Scotland
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Apr 9, 1918
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Appointed to a
Commission with the rank of Lieutenant and posted to 109 Company,
Canadian Forestry Corps in Kincardine
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May 15, 1918
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Transferred to the
Canadian Forestry Corps Base Depot in Sunningdale
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Jul 11, 1918
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Attached to the
English Construction Company, Canadian Forestry Corps
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Sep 16, 1918
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Posted to the 141
Company, Canadian Forestry Corps in East Sheen, London
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Sep 29, 1918
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Attached to the 123rd
Company, District 56, Canadian Forestry Corps in Reading, Berkshire,
England
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Oct 12, 1918
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Admitted to the
Central Military Hospital in Eastbourne with a Contusion after falling
off a bicycle
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Oct 24, 1918
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Discharged to duty
from hospital
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Mar 20, 1919
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Ceased to be
attached to the 123rd Company and returned to
the Canadian Forestry Corps Depot in Sunningdale
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Jul 9, 1919
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Proceeded to the
Canadian Forestry Corps in Witley
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Aug 13, 1919
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Attached to
“C” Company, “H” Wing at Witley
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Aug 27, 1919
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Proceeded to
Buxton on leave
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Sep 2, 1919
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Embarked the SS
Minnedosa in Liverpool
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Sep 9, 1919
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Disembarked in
Quebec City, Quebec
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Sep 12, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF in Quebec City, Quebec
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Rank on discharge
Lieutenant
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Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
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Proposed residence
on discharge Trenton, Ontario
Following his
discharge, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were
sent to him at Trenton, Ontario
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Oct 21, 1926
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Married to Maud
Stewart in Windsor, Ontario
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Sep 23, 1955
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Herbert Benjamin
Weller died while a patient of the Hotel Dieu Hospital in Kingston,
Ontario and was buried in the Belleville Ontario Cemetery
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