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Sep 16, 1895
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Born at
Fournierville Ontario
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Jan 25, 1918
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Drafted into
service into the 2nd Depot Battalion of the Eastern Ontario Regiment under the
Military Service Act at Ottawa Ontario
Ø Number 3320376
Ø Present address given as Vankleek Hill, Ontario
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs H Gauthier (mother) of Vankleek Hill Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Machinist
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
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Feb 12, 1918
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Embarked the HMS
Lapland at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Feb 24, 1918
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Disembarked at
Glasgow Scotland and proceeded to the Seaford Camp
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Feb 25, 1918
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TOS (Taken On
Strength) the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Apr 3, 1918
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Admitted to No
14 Canadian General Hospital at Eastbourne for minor surgery
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Apr 25, 1918
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Discharged to
duty
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Jun 10, 1918
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Jun 11, 1918
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Arrived at the
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Jun 17, 1918
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Arrived at CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)
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Jul 4, 1918
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion was in billets at
Fosseux, north of Amiens, as part of the Corps Reserve where training was being conducted. He arrived as part of a draft of 11 Other Ranks.
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Oct 11, 1918
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Admitted to No 9
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with shrapnel wounds to both of his eyes. He was transferred the same day to No 1 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station)
The 21st
Battalion was involved in heavy fighting along the Erclin River in the Avesnes-le-Sec area
and suffered many casualties
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Oct 12, 1918
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Transferred via
No 22 AT (Ambulance Train) to No 18 General Hospital
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Oct 13, 1918
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Transferred to
No 24 General Hospital where his left eye was removed
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Oct 31, 1918
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Brighton
Posted to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
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Nov 1, 1918
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Admitted to No 2
Western General Hospital at Manchester
Suffered
complete loss of left eye and was fitted here for an artificial eye then was transferred
to St Dunstan’s Hospital.
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Apr 7, 1919
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Transferred to
No 16 Canadian General Hospital at Orpington
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Apr 27, 1919
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Reported to be
AWL (Absent Without Leave) at 2100 hrs
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Apr 28, 1919
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Reported for
duty at 0745 hrs.
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Apr 30, 1919
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He was
admonished for being AWL and fined 1 day’s pay and allowances
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Sep 15, 1919
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Medical Board at
St Dunstan’s Hospital report
Ø Suffered shrapnel wounds to face causing loss of lef eye and damaging
the right eye
Ø Suffers from some hearing loss
Ø Determined that he is unable to resume his former occupation because
of the vision loss
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Sep 24, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF at the 2nd CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) at London England
Ø Proposed residence on discharge – St Dunstan’s Hotel,
Regents Park, London
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The British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at St Dunstan’s Hotel at Regents Park,
London, but it appears that they were returned. They
were later sent to Box 182 Vankleek Hill Ontario. The
dates for these shipments are not in the file supplied.
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Jun 6, 1952
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Died at the age
of 56
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery
Montreal PQ
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