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Aug 15, 1886
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Born in Madoc, Ontario
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 60072 (temporary number 933)
Ø Next of kin given as William E. Williams, father,
Madoc, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Boiler Maker
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “F” Company
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This was later
reorganized into “C” Company
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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Jun 17, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks
Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Tonsilitis
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Jun 25, 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 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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Sep 25, 1915
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Attached to the 2nd
Division Mining Section
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Nov 3, 1915
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Admitted to the No. 4 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a
diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Nov 8, 1915
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Transferred to the DRS
(Division Rest Station)
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Nov 13, 1915
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Transferred to the No. 2 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station)
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Nov 19, 1915
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Discharged from hospital care
and returned to duty
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Nov 30, 1915
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Sentenced to 6 days Field
Punishment No. 2 for being absent from 1:45 pm to 8 pm and forfeited 1 day’s
pay
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Feb 7, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 3
Canadian Tunnelling Company
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Feb 8, 1916
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Joined the 3rd
Canadian Tunnelling Company near St. Marie Cappel, France
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Apr 28, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 3 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that
reads Myalgia
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Apr 30, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 2
Canadian Field Ambulance
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May 8, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 1
Canadian Convalescent Camp in Boulogne, France
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Aug 25, 1916
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Transferred back to the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 2, 1916
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Attached to the 1st
Canadian Division YMCA for duty
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Mar 24, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 26 General
Hospital in Etaples, France with a diagnosis that reads Nervous Breakdown
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Mar 29, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Lanfranc
On arrival in England, he was
admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital in Netley
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Apr 4, 1917
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Transferred to the Moore
Barracks Hospital in Shorncliffe
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Apr 24, 1917
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Transferred to the Lord Derby
War Hospital in Warrington
Notes on admission
Ø Man believes that
the staff at the YMCA are German spies
Ø Says that they have
a way of reading his mind
Ø He hears voices
telling him that he is a German
Ø He does not feel
depressed and has no complaints
Ø Doctors recommend
he be returned to Canada for discharge
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Jun 18, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and
embarked the Hospital Ship Letitia in Liverpool
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Jun 28, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Jun 29, 1917
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Admitted to the Rockwood
Hospital for the Insane in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Delusional
Insanity
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Jun 20, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and
from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Kingston, Ontario
Following the end of the war,
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to his widow
Mrs. Jessie Randell Williams at 553 Colborne St., London, Ontario.
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Aug 28, 1925
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Samuel Williams died while a
patient of the Westminster Hospital, London, Ontario of Dementia and Acute
Pericarditis and was buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, in London. His death was determined to be a result of
his active service and a Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to
his widow, Mrs. Jessie Randell Williams, 553 Colborne
St., London, Ontario. No Memorial
Cross was issued as he married following his discharge.
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