Feb 6, 1895
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Born in Sanford, England to Thomas and Emma (nee
Biddiscombe) Windsor
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Oct 15, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Hamilton, Ontario
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Apr 29, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, 2nd COR (Central Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in
Hamilton, Ontario
Ø Number 3108845
Ø Next of kin given as Thomas
Windsor, father, 471 Wilson St., Hamilton, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Baker Manufacturer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Posted to the 30th
Regimental Draft
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Jun 3, 1918
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Half of the 30th Regimental Draft
embarked the SS Atreus in Montreal, Quebec
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Jun 21, 1918
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Disembarked in London, England and proceeded to
Witley where the draft was absorbed into the 8th Reserve Battalion
to continue training
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Sep 25, 1918
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Transferred to the 54th Battalion
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Sep 27, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 54th
Battalion
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Sep 28, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Sep 29, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
while still at the reinforcement camp and before he could join the 54th
Battalion at the front
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Oct 2, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Windsor joined the 21st Battalion in the support line west of
Cambrai, France and was posted to “A” Company
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the
Occupying Force and proceeded to Sieburg
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Feb 26, 1919
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Attached to the 4th Canadian Infantry
Brigade for duty
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Mar 6, 1919
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Rejoined the 21st Battalion in in Ham
Sur Sambre, Belgium
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia in Havre, France
On arrival in England, he was attached to “P”
Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario by train where he was transferred to the Military
District No. 3 Casualty Company and posted to the Queens University Hospital
to be employed as a Baker
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May 24, 1919
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Granted leave until June 6, 1919
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May 29, 1919
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Admitted to the Hamilton, Ontario Military
Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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May 31, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jun 19, 1919
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Transferred to Military District No. 2 in
Hamilton, Ontario and attached to the ADS&T (Assistant Director of
Supplies and Transport) to be employed as a Baker
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Jul 9, 1919
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Transferred to Military District No. 3 Casualty
Company in Kingston
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Jul 23, 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 277552
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 30 Gibson Ave., Hamilton, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 94 Belmont Ave., Hamilton, Ontario
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May 13, 1921
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Married to May Gallagher in Hamilton, Ontario
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Apr 9, 1978
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Harold Bert Windsor died while a resident of the Brantwood Manor
in Burlington, Ontario and was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery
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