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Feb 17, 1888
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Born at Halifax
Yorkshire England
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 60050 (Temporary number 365)
Ø Next of kin given as Esther Wheeldon (wife) of Halifax Yorkshire
England
o Later changed to read No 1 Lion Hill, Liddall, near Halifax Yorkshire
England
Ø Previous occupation given as Flour Miller
Ø No previous military experience
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Assigned to “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
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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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Jun 23, 1915
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Admitted to the
Tent Hospital at St Martins Plain, Shorncliffe with a diagnosis of Gonorrhea
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Jun 28, 1915
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Discharged to
duty from hospital
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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
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Sep 20, 1915
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Awarded 14 days
Field Punishment No 2 for falling out of line of march
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Feb 10, 1916
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Granted 9 days
leave
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Feb 23, 1916
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At duty from
leave of absence
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Sep 15, 1916
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Received
shrapnel wounds to his back and left shoulder during the fighting at the Sugar Refinery on
the Somme near Courcelette
He would have
been taken to the Battalion Aid Station for first aid, then transferred to the Field
Ambulance behind the lines for further assessment.
He was then
transferred the same day to hospital at Etaples
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Sep 17, 1916
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Brighton
Posted to the
CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) while in hospital
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Sep 18, 1916
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Admitted to No 3
Southern General Hospital at Oxford
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Sep 25, 1916
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Surgery
performed to remove pieces of shrapnel
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Oct 25, 1916
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Transferred to
the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Bearwood Park, Wokingham
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Dec 19, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital to CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for light duties
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Dec 24, 1916
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On Command to No
3 Casualty Company at the CGDD (Canadian
Garrison Duty Depot) Hastings
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Feb 26, 1917
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Attached to the
CAMC (Canadian Army Medical Corps) at Westenhanger for light duties
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Mar 10, 1917
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On Command to
CAMC at Hastings
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Mar 17, 1917
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TOS (Taken On
Strength) EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) at Seaford
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Apr 4, 1917
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Ceased to be On
Command to the CAMC and returned to No 3 Casualty Company at Hastings
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Apr 10, 1917
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Ceases to be On
Command CGDD
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Apr 26, 1917
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On Command to
the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Aug 6, 1917
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Ceased to be On
Command to the 6th Reserve Battalion
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Aug 20, 1917
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On Command to
the YMCA at Seaford
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Nov 6, 1918
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Ceased to be On
Command to the YMCA and detailed to the Depot Company EORD, Seaford
It would
appear that the authorities were having difficulty finding suitable light duty employment
for him until he settled into the YMCA. He
was most likely employed there catering to soldier’s needs, serving coffee, donuts
etc, as well as supplying soldiers with writing material to write home with
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Mar 27, 1919
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Medical Board at
Witley notes the following:
Ø Suffers from Hyperopia (farsightedness)
o Condition existed prior to enlistment
Ø Shrapnel wounds have healed with no disability
Ø Board recommends that he be discharged as Medically Unfit
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Apr 4, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF at No 2 CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) London England
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Proposed residence on discharge 1 Lion Hill Liddall near Halifax
Yorkshire
Some time
after his discharge, most likely in 1921, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were
sent to him at the address above
Harry
Wheeldon died in Halifax Yorkshire in 1968 and his cremated remains were scattered near
the Halifax Crematorium
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