Nov 25, 1893

Born at Croydon, Surrey England

Nov 4, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion at Kingston Ontario 

Ø      Number 59340 (temporary number 490)

Ø      Next of Kin given as James George Frazer (father) of 594 Indian Road, Toronto

Ø      Previous occupation given as “Accountant”

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Stated to be single

Ø      Religion given as Wesleyan

Ø      Assigned to “E” Company

Dec 4, 1914

Promoted to Sergeant

Jan 12, 1915

Admitted to hospital in Kingston with inflamed tonsils

Jan 19, 1915

Discharged from hospital

Apr 26, 1915

Granted subsistence until May 4, 1915 

Although not mentioned in the file, the assumption is that he was given sick leave

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama at Montreal for England

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in England and proceeded to West Sandling Camp, near Hythe

Jun 2, 1915

Admitted to Moore Barracks Hospital with Tonsillitis

Jun 11, 1915

Discharged from hospital

Jul 1, 1915

Confirmed in appointment as a Sergeant

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked at Folkestone for France

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked at Boulogne France

Nov 6, 1915

Sent to Trench Warfare School

Mar 8, 1916

Sent to Cadet School for Officer’s Course

Apr 23, 1916

Promoted to rank of Temporary Lieutenant and posted to the 19^th Battalion

Apr 29, 1916

Joined the 19^th Battalion in the field

Jun 2, 1916

SOS 19^th Battalion and TOS 21^st Battalion

Sep 15, 1916

Admitted to No 3 General Hospital at Le Treport, with shell shock

Sep 16, 1916

Admitted to No 4 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) then transferred to the Officer’s Rest Station at Worloy, with Neurasthemia (shell shock)

Sep 17, 1916

Discharged to duty

Oct 6, 1916

Admitted to No 34 Field Ambulance and transferred to No 29 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) with Gonorrhea

Oct 7, 1916

To No 14 Ambulance Train

Oct 8, 1916

Transferred to No 3 General Hospital at Le Treport

Oct 9, 1916

Transferred to No 39 Stationary Hospital at Havre

Nov 27, 1916

Discharged to CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) at Harfleur

Nov 28, 1916

Reported to CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) from hospital

Dec 11, 1916

Left for the 2^nd Entrenching Battalion

Dec 13, 1916

Joined the 2^nd Entrenching Battalion in the field

Dec 23, 1916

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field

Dec 31, 1916

Sent to the Canadian Corps School

Mar 13, 1917

Proceeded to the 2^nd Entrenching Battalion

Apr 15, 1917

Rejoined the 21^st Battalion in the field

Aug 15, 1917

Wounded in right leg

Aug 17, 1917

Admitted to No 20 General Hospital at Camiers

Aug 18, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Pieter de Coninck and posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)

Admitted to No 1 London General Hospital, Camberwell SE

Oct 8, 1917

Discharged from hospital with exercise prescribed and shown on leave for 2 weeks

Oct 23, 1917

Medical Board declared him unfit for General Service for 1 month

Oct 26, 1917

Attached for duty to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Epsom

Oct 28, 1917

Shown On Command to Canadian Military Convalescent Hospital at Epsom

Nov 6, 1917

Attached to the Depot of Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Taplow Bucks for duty

Nov 23, 1917

Medical Board declared him fit for General Service

Dec 3, 1917

Ceases to be attached to CCH Epsom on reporting to the AG (Adjutant General) London

Dec 15, 1917

SOS the establishment of the 21^st Battalion

Jan 8, 1918

Ceases attachment and transferred to Canadian Military Hospital at Hastings

Jan 26, 1918

SOS EORD on posting to 6^th Reserve Battalion at Seaford

Apr 30, 1918

SOS 6^th Reserve Battalion on posting to 21^st Battalion as a replacement and arrived at CIBD

May 7, 1918

Left CIBD for CCRC

May 27, 1918

Left CCRC to join 21^st Battalion

May 28, 1918

Rejoined the 21^st Battalion in the field

Jun 16, 1918

To be Acting Captain to replace Capt AW Black who was wounded

Aug 4, 1918

To be Temporary Captain

Sep 7, 1918

Admitted to No 13 CFA then transferred to 23 CCS with Impetigo

Sep 13, 1918

Admitted to No 25, General Hospital at Hardelot

Sep 29, 1918

Discharged from No 25 General Hospital to duty

Oct 2, 1918

Arrived at CIBD from hospital

Oct 6, 1918

Left CIBD for CCRC

Oct 27, 1918

Granted 14 days leave

Nov 10, 1918

Granted extension of leave until November 17, 1918 in order to attend his Investiture

Nov 22, 1918

Rejoined from leave

Jan 11, 1919

Awarded the Military Cross, London Gazette #31119

Apr 3, 1919

Transferred to Record List and Canadian Embarkation Camp

Apr 4, 1919

TOS “P” Wing at CCC Witley (Canadian Concentration Camp) pending return to Canada

May 14, 1919

Embarked the SS Caronia at Liverpool for Canada

May 23, 1919

Disembarked at Halifax and boarded train to Kingston

May 26, 1919

Discharged from the CEF at Kingston Ontario 

Ø      Address on discharge – 274 Sherbrooke St., Peterborough Ontario

o       Later changed to 543 George St., Peterborough, and this is the address that his British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to.