Sep 3, 1891

Born at Hawkesbury Ontario

Jun 28, 1917

Attested into the 4^th Divisional Signals Training Depot at Toronto Ontario 

Ø      Number 2265928

Ø      Next of kin given as Mary Phillips (mother) of Balderson Ontario

Ø      Previous occupation given as Student

Ø      Previous military experience given as COTC at McGill University for 1 year

Ø      Religion given as Church of England

Nov 24, 1917

Embarked the SS Megantic at Halifax Nova Scotia

Dec 7, 1917

Disembarked at Liverpool England

Dec 8, 1917

TOS (Taken On Strength) the CETD (Canadian Engineers Training Depot) at Seaford

Dec 19, 1917

SOS (Struck Off Strength) the CETD on transfer to the 7^th Reserve Battalion

Feb 15, 1918

SOS 7^th Reserve Battalion on transfer to the 6^th Reserve Battalion

Apr 11, 1918

SOS 6^th Reserve Battalion on posting to PPCLI (Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry) and embarked for France

Apr 12, 1918

Arrived at 3^rd CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS the PPCLI

Apr 14, 1918

Left for CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)

Apr 15, 1918

Arrived at CCRC

Jun 5, 1918

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Jun 6, 1918

TOS 21^st Battalion

Jun 8, 1918

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field assigned to “D” Coy 

The following is from the 21^st Battalion War Diary:

 “A draft of twenty Other Ranks arrived from the 3^rd Divisional Wing, CCRC.  These Other Ranks had been despatched from England as reinforcements for Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.” 

Aug 26, 1918

Wounded in neck by shrapnel and admitted to No 8 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) then transferred to the 42^nd CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) then transferred to No 20 “AT” (Ambulance Transport)

Aug 27, 1918

Admitted to No 22 General Hospital at Camiers France then transferred to 2^nd Stationary Hospital at Abbeville

Aug 31, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Princess Elizabeth

Sep 1, 1918

Admitted to 2^nd Western General Hospital at Manchester with a shrapnel wound to neck and septic sores on both legs and thighs. 

Posted to EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)

Sep 4, 1918

Transferred to Bank Meadow Hospital at Ardwick

Sep 10, 1918

Transferred to the Military General Hospital at Woodcote Park, Epsom

Oct 31, 1918

Discharged from hospital and is On Command to Segregation Camp at Kimmel Park, Rhyl

Nov 22, 1918

Ceases to be On Command to Segregation Camp and now On Command to 1^st CCD (Casualty Convalescent Depot)

Dec 18, 1918

Posted to 6^th Reserve Battalion from 1^st CCD

Dec 27, 1918

On Command to MD #3 (Military District) at Rhyl pending return to Canada

Jan 9, 1919

Embarked the SS Olympic at Southampton

Jan 10, 1919

TOS Sub Depot at Ottawa

Jan 17, 1919

Disembarked at Halifax Nova Scotia and granted leave with subsistence until February 3, 1919

Feb 10, 1919

Discharged from the CEF at Ottawa Ontario 

Ø      Intended residence on Discharge – Balderson Ontario

May 6, 1926

British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to Balderson Ontario