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Apr 16, 1890 |
Born at London England
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Feb 1, 1915 |
Attested at Guelph ON into the 34th
Battalion CEF
Ø No. 602273
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Wm. Hughes, mother, address 15 Woodfield Rd,
Harrow Road, London England (later changed to Mrs Ethel Biggs (wife) of 22 Spencer Rd.,
Dartmouth Park Hill, London NW 5)
Ø Occupation given as “Farmer”
Ø No previous service noted
Ø A scar from appendicitis was noted, along with a mole on the abdomen
Ø Height recorded as 5’ 3½”
Ø Hair colour light brown, eyes gray and a fair complexion
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Oct 23, 1915 |
Embarked on the “SS California” at
Quebec for England
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Nov 1, 1915 |
Disembarked the SS California at Devonport
England
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Nov 1, 1915 |
Pay assignment of $15 per month from his pay
to Mrs William Hughes, 8 Cambridge Rd., Hammersmith Rd., Hammersmith W., London England
began
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Mar 8, 1916 |
Admitted to military hospital at Bramshott
with Phimosis (a penile infection. Reported
as being circumcised with a good recovery)
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Mar 20, 1916 |
Discharged from military hospital at Bramshott
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Mar 21, 1916 |
Granted sick leave until Mar 29, 1916
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Jul 6, 1916 |
Taken on Strength of the 36th
Battalion at West Sandling Camp, Kent, England
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Sep 21, 1916 |
Struck off Strength (SOS) the 36th
Battalion, West Sandling
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Sep 22, 1916 |
Taken on Strength (TOS) the 21st
Battalion in France
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Sep 23, 1916 |
Left for unit
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Sep 28, 1916 |
Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
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Oct 19, 1916 |
Attached to the 4th Field, Company
of Engineers, 2nd division, for duty
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Nov 12, 1916 |
Ceases to be attached to 4th Field
Coy Engineers and returns to the 21st Battalion
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Jan 30, 1917 |
Awarded Good Conduct Badge (for 2 years
service with no charges)
Ø Note: There are a couple of
different dates recorded for this award. Because
it was granted for 2 years of good conduct, and he joined in February 1915, he would have
been eligible for this award at the end of January, 1917.
I would discount the December 1917 date and the 1918 date as clerical errors.)
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Apr 7, 1917 |
Wounded in the back by gun shot in the Vimy
area.
Ø (Note: The
battalion was in training in preparation for the attack on Vimy Ridge which took place 2
days later. There is no mention in the War
Diary of any enemy engagement or of any casualties. This
would lead me to suspect his wound was a result of a training exercise.)
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Apr 9, 1917 |
Admitted to No 3 Canadian General Hospital at
Boulogne with a gun shot wound in his back, first called shrapnel.
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Apr 11, 1917 |
Admitted hospital at Huddersfield –
Posted to Eastern Ontario Regiment Depot (EORD)
Ø shrapnel removed and no infection reported
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May 3, 1917 |
Transferred to Sumerdown Convalescent Hospital
at Eastbourne
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Jun 27, 1917 |
Attended a medical board at the Canadian
Military Hospital in Eastbourne for his gun shot wound in the back
Ø Wound reported as healed, but bullet still in chest
Ø Complains of shortness of breath
Ø Recommended for duty with Depot Battalion Headquarters
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Jun 28, 1917 |
Transferred to No. 14 Canadian Military
Hospital, Eastbourne
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Jun 29, 1917 |
Discharged from Canadian Military Hospital to
EORD, Seaford and proceeded on furlough
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Jul 12, 1917 |
Under command of the Canadian Army Service
Corps (CASC) at Seaford
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Aug 3, 1917 |
Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian Military
Hospital at Easbourne with Emphangitis, later described as Lymphangitis (a bacterial
infection) reported as a low grade infection of the right index finger which extended to
his shoulder.
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Aug 24, 1917 |
Attended a medical board at the Canadian
Military Hospital at Eastbourne
Ø Disability reported as Lymphangitis
Ø Reported as recovered
Ø Recommended for duty with Regular Depot Battalion
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Aug 28, 1917 |
Discharged from hospital
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Nov 6, 1918 |
Ceases to under command of EORD and is Struck
off Strength (SOS) and sent to CASC
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Nov 19, 1918 |
Granted permission to marry “with expense
to the public”
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Feb 6, 1919 |
Granted leave until Feb 17, 1919.
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Apr 9, 1919 |
Taken on Strength CASC Depot at Witley
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Apr 30, 1919 |
Attended a medical board examination at
Blandford Dorset
Ø Original wound stated as a “penetrating wound to the back caused
by a gun shot on April 7, 1917 in the Vimy area
Ø Complains of pain in chest and moderate cough
Ø The wound has healed but there are scales over the whole lung area,
slight cough but no Pleurisy at present
Ø Pain in chest prevents him from taking a long breath.
Ø Disability is reported as permanent
Ø On May 2, 1919, the board recommended he be returned to Canada
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May 30, 1919 |
Taken on Strength (TOS) “H” Wing,
Canadian Concentration Camp (This is a processing unit which handled the paperwork for
soldiers returning to Canada)
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Aug 8, 1919 |
Struck off Strength (SOS) to Canada from
Canadian Discharge Depot Buxton
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Aug 9, 1919 |
Struck off Strength SOS)and sent to Canadian
Base Details at Buxton
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Aug 17, 1919 |
Disembarked the SS Liverpool at Quebec
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Aug 18, 1919 |
Discharged by reason of being Demobilized as
unfit for General Service
Ø given War Service Badge Class “A”, No. 321813
Ø Unit on discharge, Canadian Army Service Corps.
Ø Proposed address on discharge, c/o J McDermott at RR # 4 Rockwood ON.
Ø occupation on discharge given as “Farmer”.
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Jan 28, 1924 |
Address on medals card (date of issue of his
medals and address they were sent to) given as 32 Woolwich St., Guelph ON.
He was entitled to the British War
Medal and the Victory Medal, as well as the Class “A” War Service Badge.
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Sep 23, 1943 |
Deceased |
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