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Apr 9, 1893
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Born at West Huntingdon Ontario (this village
no longer exists, but was close to Ivanhoe Ontario)
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Dec 19, 1916
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Attested into the 254th Battalion
at Sterling Ontario
Ø Number 1093162
Ø Next of kin given as Allan Wright (father) of West Huntingdon Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia
Note that even though he boarded on May 29,
the ship did not sail until June 2, 1917
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked at Liverpool England
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Jun 10, 1917
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TOS (Taken On Strength) the 6th
Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Sep 2, 1917
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Arrived at 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Sep 14, 1917
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Left for CC Rein C (Canadian Corps
Reinforcement Camp)
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Sep 16, 1917
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Arrived at CC Rein C at Le Havre France
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Nov 6, 1917
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Left to join unit
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Nov 20, 1917
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
The battalion was at Camblain
L’Abbe, NW of Arras, and the war diary indicates that 75 reinforcements arrived
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Mar 16, 1918
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Admitted to No 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with Tonsillitis
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Mar 23, 1918
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Discharged to duty
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Mar 24, 1918
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Rejoined battalion from hospital
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Aug
10, 1918
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Appointed to rank of Lance Corporal
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Oct 12, 1918
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Wounded by shrapnel in the mouth
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Oct 15, 1918
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Posted to EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) while in hospital. Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Princess Elizabeth
Admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, Thorpe,
Norwich
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Dec 18, 1918
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Transferred to Military Convalescent Hospital
at Epsom
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Jan 6, 1919
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Discharged from hospital and posted to 6th
Reserve Battalion
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Jan 24, 1919
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SOS (Struck Off Strength) on posting to MD
(Military District) #3 at Kinmel Park, Rhyl
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Feb 19, 1919
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Embarked the Empress of Britain at Liverpool
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Feb 25, 1919
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Disembarked at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Feb 28, 1919
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Posted to the Casualty Company, MD #3,
Kingston Ontario
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Mar 1, 1919
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Granted leave with subsistence until March 14,
1919
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Mar 14, 1919
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Reported from leave
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Mar 20, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF at Kingston Ontario by
reason of Demobilization
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued, number 90776
Ø Proposed residence on discharge – Ivanhoe Ontario
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Sep 3, 1935
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Deceased
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Although the date doesn’t appear in the
file, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal were sent to him at the Ivanhoe Ontario
PO
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