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Dec 27, 1897 |
Born at Hereford England
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Feb 19, 1916 |
Attested into the 109th Battalion
at Woodville Ontario
Ø Number 725616
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Kate King (mother) of 19 Cannonmoore St.,
Hereford England
o Later changed to Ernest King (brother) of 57 Albert Rd, Leyton, Essex
England
Ø Previous occupation given as Teamster
o Later stated to be Mail Carrier
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Assigned to “C” Company
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Jul 3, 1916 |
Particulars of Family form filed
Ø Father not alive
Ø Mother not alive
Ø Next of kin stated to be Ernest King (brother) of 20 Brandon Road,
Victoria Park, Old Ford Road, London NE, England
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Jul 24, 1916 |
Embarked the SS Olympic at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Jul 31, 1916 |
Disembarked at Liverpool England
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Oct 5, 1916 |
Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Oct 6, 1916 |
Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in France
and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Nov 2, 1916 |
Left CBD to join unit
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Nov 5, 1916 |
Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
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Dec 3, 1916 |
Admitted to No 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a sprained groin
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Dec 4, 1916 |
Discharged to duty
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Dec 23, 1916 |
Placed in confinement and charged with
negligently shooting a fellow soldier and killing him
In reviewing
the Battalion’s records available, I believe it is possible that he accidentally
killed Pte William Hutchison 412225. He
died accidentally On November 7, 1916. I have
reviewed his file and there is no explanation there for the cause of his death or of the
circumstances, but he is the only 21st Battalion man who died by accident that
hasn’t been explained during this time period.
Of course, it
is possible that Pte King accidentally shot a man from a different battalion
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Jan 5, 1917 |
Found Guilty of Negligence by Court Martial
and sentenced to 45 days FP (Field Punishment) #1
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Jan 16, 1917 |
Court Martial sentence was Quashed, and the
guilty verdict is reversed
It would appear that the Court
Martial record was destroyed as I could find no record of it taking place in the Archives
Canada holdings.
Admitted to #3 CFA with PUO (Pyrexia of
Unknown Origin), a fever
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Jan 27, 1917 |
Discharged to duty from #3 CFA
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Mar 22, 1917 |
Admitted to No 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) with PUO
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Mar 24, 1917 |
Transferred via No 18 AT (Ambulance Transport)
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Mar 25, 1917 |
Admitted to St John’s Ambulance Hospital
at Etaples with Bronchitis
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Apr 5, 1917 |
Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Stad Antwerpen
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Apr 6, 1917 |
Posted to EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) while in hospital
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Apr 7, 1917 |
Admitted to Fort Pitt Hospital at Chatham
suffering from effects of Asthma
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Apr 8, 1917 |
Transferred to Military Hospital at Chatham
and diagnosis changed to read Myalgia
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May 9, 1917 |
Transferred to Fort Pitt Military Hospital at
Chatham
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May 10, 1917 |
Transferred to Military Convalescent Hospital
at Epsom
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May 11, 1917 |
Transferred to Canadian Convalescent Hospital
at Woodstock
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Jun 8, 1917 |
Discharged from hospital and placed On Command
to the #3 CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot)
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Aug 23, 1917 |
Ceases to be On Command to #3 CCD and is SOS
(Struck Off Strength) on posting to 6th Reserve Battalion
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Sep 22, 1917 |
Admitted to Raven’s Croft Military
Hospital with lacerated right wrist
Ø Claims to have fallen on broken bottle 3 weeks earlier and cut his
wrist
Ø Index and middle finger of right hand have limited movement and little
sensation of touch or pain
Ø Symptoms of Syphilis became evident while in hospital
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Feb 2, 1918 |
Transferred to 2nd Eastern General
Hospital at Brighton with Syphilis
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Feb 22, 1918 |
Transferred to Cherryhinton Military Hospital
at Cambridge
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Apr 8, 1918 |
Declared to be AWL (Absent Without Leave)
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May 1, 1918 |
Court of Enquiry declares him to be illegally
absent and he is SOS the 6th Reserve Battalion
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Jun 15, 1918 |
Discharged to unit at Seaford
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Jun 17, 1918 |
Re-admitted to No 14, Canadian General
Hospital at Eastbourne Sussex for old wrist injury
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Jun 18, 1918 |
Decision of Court of Enquiry to have him
declared illegally absent is cancelled and he is placed on the strength of the 6th
Reserve Battalion
No reason is
given for changing the ruling, but it appears that he was in hospital during this period
and not AWL
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Jul 23, 1918 |
Surgery performed to free nerves that had
adhered to scar from old wrist laceration
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Aug 16, 1918 |
Transferred to Canadian General Hospital at
Epsom
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Dec 13, 1918 |
Discharged from hospital
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Dec 29, 1918 |
Placed On Command to MD (Military District) #3
at Kimmel Park, Rhyl, pending return to Canada
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Jan 18, 1919 |
SOS the OMFC (Overseas Military Force of
Canada) on transfer to Canada
Embarked the SS Aquitania at Liverpool
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Jan 25, 1919 |
Disembarked at Halifax Nova Scotia and
proceeded to Kingston Ontario
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Jan 27, 1919 |
TOS MD#3 and posted to the Casualty Company at
Kingston Ontario
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Jan 28, 1919 |
Granted leave with subsistence until February
10, 1919
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Feb 3, 1919 |
Medical Board at Kingston Ontario
Ø Notes accidental wound to right forearm
Ø Patient claims to have fallen on broken bottle in Oct 1916 (first
hospitalization for wound was Sep 1917)
Ø There is partial paralysis of left hand
Ø Suffers from poor grip and weakness in hand
Ø Board had no medical records to review and had to rely on statements
of patient
Ø Board recommends discharge as Medically Unfit
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Feb 13, 1919 |
Signed form refusing dental treatment
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Feb 18, 1919 |
Discharged from the CEF in Kingston Ontario
Ø Discharged as Medically Unfit
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued No 90172
Ø War Service Badge Class “B” issued No 55377
Ø Proposed residence on discharge – Lorneville Junction, Eldon
County, Ontario
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Sep 12, 1922 |
British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to
Lorneville Junction, Ontario |