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Jul 16, 1883
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Born in Cavan County, Ireland to James and Mary
(nee McDonald) Winters
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Jul 27, 1915
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Attested into the 76th Battalion CEF
in Welland, Ontario
Ø Number 141812
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Mary
Winters, mother, Halfway House, Paisley Rd., Glasgow, Scotland
o
There
is a note to also notify Mrs. J. Winters, wife, 428 Wellington St., London,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
Ø Previous military experience
given as 44th Lincoln and Welland Regiment, Canadian Militia, and
3 years in the Territorial Forces
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Posted to “C” Company
The battalion trained in Camp Niagara, Ontario
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Aug 11, 1915
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Sentenced to 3 days CB (Confined to Barracks) for
being absent
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Nov 5, 1915
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The battalion left the Niagara Camp for winter
quarters
“C” Company and “D” Company were quartered in the
Armouries in Barrie, Ontario
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Nov 16, 1915
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Sentenced to 10 days Detention for being absent
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Jan 26, 1916
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Lance
Corporal
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Apr 13, 1916
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Married to Mary Woods in the St. Mary’s Church,
Barrie, Ontario
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Apr 23, 1916
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Embarked the SS Empress of Britain in Halifax,
Nova Scotia
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May 5, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue
training
On arrival in West Sandling he was appointed to
the rank of Acting Lance Corporal
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Jun 28, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jun 29, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
Reverted to the rank of Private on arrival
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Jul 30, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, Private Winters
joined the 21st Battalion resting in the Micmac Camp near
Dikkebus, (Dikkiebus) Belgium and posted to “D” Company
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Aug 24, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 4 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia. He was transferred the same day to the No.
15 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) for treatment
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Sep 4, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the clearing station
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Sep 16, 1916
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During the fighting at the sugar factory on the
Somme, Private Winters received shrapnel wounds to his back and was evacuated
first to a field ambulance for first aid, then to a casualty clearing station
before being transferred to the No. 8 Stationary Hospital in Rouen, France
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Sep 17, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Jan
Breydel
On arrival in England he was admitted to the
Frensham Hill Military Hospital in Farnham
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 13, 1916
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Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Nov 27, 1916
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Discharged from the convalescent hospital
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Nov 30, 1916
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Attached to the Canadian Convalescent Depot for
physical training
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Jan 31, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in East Sandling
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Apr 17, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Apr 18, 1917
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Arrived at the Canadian Base Depot in the
Rouelles Camp as part of a draft of 85 reinforcements from England and TOS
the 21st Battalion
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May 21, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, Private Winters
rejoined the 21st Battalion in the support trenches near Vimy
Ridge as part of a draft of 149 reinforcements
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Jun 27, 1917
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Appointed to the rank of Acting Lance Corporal,
without pay
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Aug 13, 1917
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Proceeded on course
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Aug 28, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion from course
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Aug 31, 1917
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal to
replace L/Cpl Schell 141770 who had been invalided to England
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Nov 11, 1917
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While the 21st Battalion was occupying
the front-line trench at Passchendaele, Belgium, Private Winters received
shrapnel wounds to his legs that caused a fracture. He was evacuated to the No. 1 Canadian
Field Ambulance for first aid. He was
transferred the same day to the No. 17 Casualty Clearing Station for
treatment
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Nov 13, 1917
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Lance Corporal John Winters died of his wounds
while a patient at the No. 17 Casualty Clearing Station and was buried in the
nearby Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, Belgium
Following the war, the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his
widow, Mrs. W.J. Gibling (she had remarried), 54 Jacqueline St., Chelsea
Green, London, Ontario
A second Memorial Cross was went to his mother,
Mrs. M. Gibling, at the same address.
The second cross was later returned as “not called for”.
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