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Aug 17, 1890
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Born in Brussels, Ontario to Henry and Janet (nee
Thomson) Whitely
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Jan 15, 1917
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Attested into the 254th Battalion CEF
in Trenton, Ontario
Ø Number 1093328
Ø Next of kin given as Jennie
Whitely, mother, Kincardine, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Clerk
o
Later
noted as Grocer’s Clerk
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
The battalion trained in the Belleville, Ontario
area
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Feb 14, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Feb 15, 1918
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in
Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st Battalion
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Feb 18, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart, France as
part of a draft of 6 reinforcements destined to join the 21st
Battalion
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Mar 15, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Whitely joined the 21st Battalion resting in Gouy-Servins, France
and was posted to “D” Company
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Aug 28, 1918
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During the advance along the south side of the
Arras – Cambrai Road, south-east of Vis-en-Artois, France, Private Whitely
was hit by shrapnel and evacuated to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance)
for first aid before being transported to the No. 42 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Aug 29, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 23 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 12 Stationary Hospital in St. Pol, France
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Aug 30, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 18 General Hospital in
Camiers, France
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Sep 14, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Princess Elizabeth
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Sobroan Military Hospital in Colchester.
On arrival his diagnosis was listed as Neurasthenia and DAH
(Disordered Activity of the Heart)
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 24, 1918
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Transferred to the King’s Canadian Red Cross
Hospital in Bushy Park, London
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Nov 29, 1918
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Granted sick leave until December 11, 1918
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Dec 20, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian General
Hospital in Kirkdale, Liverpool
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Jan 13, 1919
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Essequibo in Liverpool
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Jan 25, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3 Casualty Company
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Jan 28, 1919
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Admitted to the Queen’s Military Hospital in
Kingston, Ontario with a diagnosis that reads DAH (Disordered Activity of the
Heart)
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Mar 5, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital and reported to
Military District No. 3 Casualty Company in Kingston
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Mar 20, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 90802
Ø War Service Badge Class “B”
issued number C-55287
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Kincardine, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at the Kincardine, Ontario Post Office
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Aug 19, 1921
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Married to Violet Irene Tanner (nee Beatty), a
widow, in Toronto, Ontario
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Mar 23, 1963
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Ervin Akin Whitely died while a patient of the
Sunnybrook Veteran’s Hospital in Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the Park
Lawn Cemetery in Toronto
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