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Dec 17, 1883
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Born in Middlesex, England
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Dec 15, 1914
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Enlisted in the PWOR (Princess
of Wales Own Rifles)
Ø Number 2095
Ø Assigned as a band
member
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Mar 6, 1915
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 60052
(temporary number 1266)
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Maud White, wife, 264 Johnson St., Kingston, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Tailor
Ø Previous military
service given as 14th PWOR (Princess of Wales Own Rifles) for 4
months
o RCHA (Royal
Canadian Horse Artillery) Band for 3 years
o 4th
Dragoon Guards for 12 years, and served abroad for 8 years
Ø Religion given as
Church of England
Ø Assigned to the
Depot Company
o Employed in the
Brass and Bugle Bands
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 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Apr 28, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Right Inguinal
Hernia.
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Apr 29, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the
field ambulance
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May 8, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Defective Vision. He was later transferred to the No. 15
Casualty Clearing Station and classified as TB (Temporary Base) meaning that
he was temporarily unfit for combat duty.
Later in the day he was transferred to the Divisional Rest Station
Ophthalmic Centre
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May 12, 1916
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TOS the Canadian Base Depot in
the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France
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Jun 24, 1916
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Granted 7 days leave
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Aug 8, 1916
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After leaving the base depot,
Private White joined the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in the
Halifax Camp near Brandhoek, Belgium
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Sep 17, 1916
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After leaving the entrenching
battalion he rejoined the 21st Battalion during the attack on the
sugar refinery, south of Courcelette, France.
It was here that he went missing in action
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Sep 29, 1916
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Officially reported as Missing
in Action and assumed Killed in Action
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Nov 16, 1916
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Now
reported unofficially as Prisoner of War at Dulmen
Ø Later reported that
he was blown up and buried before being captured.
Ø Also suffered a gun
shot wound to his left wrist
Ø Also stated that he
was forced to work in a coal mine under very severe conditions while held
prisoner
Ø He was admitted to
a German hospital in September 1917 and operated on for a hernia caused by
hard labour
Ø The surgery healed
slowly and he had to remain in hospital until December 1917
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Nov 24, 1916
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Now
officially reported POW at Dulmen
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Jan 17, 1917
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Now
reported as POW at Fredricksfield
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Dec 8, 1918
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TOS
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot as a repatriated POW on arrival at Ripon
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Feb 10, 1919
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Posted to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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May 13, 1919
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Medical
Report at Seaford
Ø Date of birth given
as December 17, 1882
Ø Home address given
as 24 Russell St. Kingston Ontario
Ø Height estimated at
5’ 5¼”
Ø 2 hernia scars
noted
Ø Myopia in both eyes
(near sightedness) noted as a
problem prior to enlistment
Ø Rapid heartbeat
caused by treatment as a POW
Ø Complains of
weakness and shortness of breath
Ø Board recommends
that he be returned to Canada
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May 21, 1919
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Posted to Military District 3
Wing, Kinmel Park pending return to Canada
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Jun 2, 1919
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Embarked the SS Lapland in
Liverpool
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Jun 9, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Jun 11, 1919
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Discharged
from the CEF in Kingston Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A”, number 278893
Ø No scars are noted
on Discharge Certificate while on attestation there were several scars noted
Ø Proposed address on
discharge – General Delivery, Quebec City, Quebec
Ø Granted 183 days
War Service Gratuity
Following the war, the 1914-15
Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 41 Richelieu
St., Quebec City, Quebec (shown below)
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