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Sep 17, 1893
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Born in Lisle, Ontario to
George and Margaret (nee Kidd) Wilson
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 60082 (temporary number 971)
Ø Next of kin given as George Wilson, father,
Lisle, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Clerk
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Later noted as
Civil Service Clerk
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to the Machine Gun Section
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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May 16, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks
Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Mumps
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Jun 10, 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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Jan 15, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Sep 10, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 4 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Sciatica
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Sep 16, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 10
Canadian Field Ambulance
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Sep 19, 1917
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Discharged to duty and
rejoined the 21st Battalion near Vimy Ridge
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Dec 16, 1917
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Granted 14 days leave to
England
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Jan 3, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion resting
in Auchy au Bois, France
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Jun 23, 1918
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Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot and proceeded to England to receive a commission
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Jun 26, 1918
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Attached to the 1st
Reserve Battalion in Seaford pending attending OTC (Officer Training Course)
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Jul 20, 1918
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Attached to the Officer
Training Course in Bexhill in order to obtain a commission
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Sep 22, 1918
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Married to Marie Josephine Audrit
with permission. Her address was given
as 37 Grafton St., London, England
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Oct 3, 1918
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Granted a commission with the
rank of Lieutenant and transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in
Seaford per London Gazette #30943
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Nov 9, 1918
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Admitted to the Granville
Canadian Special Hospital in Buxton with a diagnosis that reads Atrophy of
right leg
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Dec 6, 1918
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Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jan 11, 1919
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Transferred to the Officer’s Convalescent
Hospital in Matlock, Bath
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Jan 17, 1919
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Discharged to duty from
hospital and granted leave to February 7, 1919
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Feb 7, 1919
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Feb 11, 1919
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Medical Board at Seaford
declares that he is permanently unfit for general service, a result of progressive
muscular atrophy of his right leg
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Mar 15, 1919
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Embarked the SS Metagama in
Liverpool with his wife and daughter
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Mar 24, 1919
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Disembarked in Saint John, New
Brunswick
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Mar 26, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Saint John, New Brunswick
Ø Rank on discharge
Lieutenant
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 40 ½ North Shaw St.,
Toronto, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 40
½ North Shaw St., Toronto, Ontario
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Apr 2, 1919
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Medical Board in Toronto,
Ontario notes
Ø Man suffers from
atrophy of muscles in right leg
Ø Walks with a limp
and leg becomes numb
Ø Right leg circumference
smaller than left leg
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Jun 12, 1983
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Harold Wilfred Wilson died
while a patient of the Parkwood Veterans Hospital, London, Ontario and was
buried in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario
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