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Apr 2, 1872
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Born to Hamlet
and Jane Wolfraim at Cramahe Township Ontario
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Jul 12, 1893
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Married to
Nettie Moore at Cramahe Township Ontario
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Apr 1, 1901
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Census records
show his racial origin as German and his occupation as Grocer however he is on the payroll
of the 40th Regiment Canadian Militia at Cobourg Ontario
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Mar 19, 1909
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Wife Nettie,
died at Colborne Ontario
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Nov 3, 1914
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Departed Cobourg
Ontario by train in charge of 115 men from the 40th Northumberland Regiment to
enlist in Kingston
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Nov 6, 1914
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Enlisted in the
21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Rank of Captain
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs H Wolfraim (mother) of Castleton Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Gentleman
Ø Previous military experience given as 40th Regiment
Canadian Militia
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Assigned to “C”
Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
Throughout
the Part II Orders and the War Diary for the Battalion, his name is spelled as both
Wolfrain and Wolfraim, in addition to various newspaper articles being spelled both ways.
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Feb 12, 1915
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Granted a 1 day
leave of absence
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Apr 12, 1915
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Promoted to the
rank of Major
At this time he was most likely
appointed to Command “B” Company
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe Kent
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
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Oct 27, 1915
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Admitted to No 5
Field Ambulance suffering from Gastritis and transferred to the Officer’s Rest
Station at Mont Noir
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Oct 29, 1915
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Discharged to
duty from the Officer’s Rest Station
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Dec 28, 1915
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Admitted to the
Duchess of Westminster Hospital at Le Touquet with a diagnosis reading PUO (Pyrexia of
Unknown Origin) which is a fever. He never
returned to the 21st Battalion after this date
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Dec 31, 1915
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship St David
Posted to CTD
(Canadian Training Depot) Headquarters while in hospital
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Jan 1, 1916
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Admitted to Miss
Pollock’s Hospital in London
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Jan 25, 1916
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Granted 3 weeks
sick leave
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Jan 27, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital
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Feb 15, 1916
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Medical Board
declares him fit for Home Service only for 2 months
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Mar 6, 1916
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His brother
Andrew Attested into the 139th Battalion at Castleton Ontario. He survived the war and returned to Castleton and
was employed as a Mason
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Apr 18, 1916
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Medical Board
declares him fit for General Service
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Jun 6, 1916
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Attached to the
39th Reserve Battalion and proceeded on Conducting Duty escorting drafts of men
to France
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Aug 18, 1916
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Ceased to be
attached to the 39th Reserve Battalion and transferred to the D of R & O
for duty at West Sandling Camp
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Oct 3, 1916
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Attached to the
CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) and employed on a standing Medical Board
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Mar 24, 1917
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Posted to the 6th
Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Jul 17, 1917
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Reported to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) and assumed Command of the Depot
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Aug 1, 1917
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Posted back to
the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Oct 16, 1917
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The Daily
British Whig announced that he was awarded the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officer’s
Decoration, more commonly referred to as the VD
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Nov 15, 1917
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His son,
Melbourne Oliver Wolfraim Attested into the Cobourg Heavy Battery at Cobourg Ontario. He survived the war returning to Canada May 9,
1919
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Nov 26, 1917
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Posted to the
EORD and proceeded to France for Election Duty
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Dec 15, 1917
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Rejoined the 6th
Reserve Battalion at Seaford on completion of Election Duty
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Mar 6, 1918
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His mother
passed away after suffering from Cancer for over a year
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Apr 1, 1918
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His pay
assignment was changed to be sent to his sister Miss Annie Wolfraim at Castleton Ontario
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May 4, 1918
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His son, Hamlet
Clayton Wolfraim was drafted under the MSA (Military Service Act 1917) at Barriefield
Ontario and gave his father, Maj JF Wolfraim of the 6th Reserve Battalion
Seaford England, as next of kin. He
survived and post war became a member of the Clergy
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Nov 9, 1918
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Admitted to No
13 Canadian General Hospital at Hastings with an inflamed knee joint
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Nov 19, 1918
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Discharged to
duty from hospital
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Apr 26, 1919
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Granted
permission to marry
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Apr 27, 1919
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Married to Mabel
Richardson
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Jun 23, 1919
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Posted to the No
3 Regimental Depot at Witley and Attached to the Rear Party
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Jul 4, 1919
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Attached to
Headquarters at Seaford for duty as President of the Permanent Court of Enquiries to
replace Lt Col CL Bott
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Sep 3, 1919
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Struck Off
Strength of the OMFC (Overseas Military Force of Canada) and embarked the SS Adriatic at
Southampton
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Sep 10, 1919
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia
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Sep 14, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF at Ottawa Ontario with the rank of Major. His
proposed residence on discharge Castleton Ontario
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May 4, 1921
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British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Castleton Ontario
Post war he
rose to rank of L/Col and Commanded the Northumberland Regiment, living in Colborne
Ontario
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1957
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Voter’s
list shows him living in the village of Colborne Ontario and lists his occupation as Col.
(retired)
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Nov 23, 1958
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Died at
Sunnybrook Hospital Toronto Ontario and buried in the Castleton Cemetery, Castleton
Ontario
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