May 24, 1893

Born at Chandos Township, Peterboro County, Ontario

Jan 27, 1916

Attested at Apsley Ontario into the 93^rd Battalion.  (attestation papers stamped “57^th Regt) 

Ø      Number 195654
Ø      Next of kin given as John R Post of Rose Island, (father) Hastings, Ontario
Ø      Single (mother’s name “Dorothy Post”
Ø      Occupation given as “Lumberman”
Ø      No previous service given
Ø      Only identifying marks listed as “scar inner side left great toe.”
Ø      Religion given as “Methodist”

Jul 15, 1916

Embarked at Halifax on SS Empress of Britain later renamed Montroyal and scrapped in 1930)

Jul 25, 1916

Disembarked in England

Oct 1, 1916

Pay assignment of $20 per month made to Mrs John R Post

Oct 6, 1916

TOS the 39^th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling

Oct 27, 1916

SOS to the 21^st Battalion

Nov 3, 1916

TOS 21^st Battalion in the field

Mar 3, 1917

Arrived at 21^st Battalion in the field as a reinforcement

May 10, 1917

Admitted to 4^th CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance), then transferred to 5^th CFA, with PUO (Pyrexia of unknown origin) (Pyrexia is a fever)

May 26, 1917

Admitted to No 32 Stationary Hospital at Wimereux with PUO

Jun 4, 1917

Admitted to #1 Convalescent Depot at Boulogne with PUO and Myalgia (muscle pain)

Jun 8, 1917

Discharged to No 3 Laye rest camp

Jun 10, 1917

TOS 2^nd CDBD

Jun 13, 1917

Left for 2^nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion

Jun 26, 1917

At duty with 21^st Battalion from hospital

Aug 15, 1917

Missing after action and struck off strength

Sep 27, 1917

Reported POW at Limburg

Oct 11, 1917

Reported POW at Dulmen

Jan 2, 1918

Reported POW at Mersburg – NOTE: on Jan 25, 1918 this was changed to read “Reported POW at Lager III, Munster, Westphalia”

Dec 8, 1918

Repatriated and TOS EORD on arrival at Ripon, Witley.

Jan 9, 1919

On Command at Kinmel Park, CCC (Canadian Concentration Camp) Rhyl

Jan 19, 1919

TOS No 3 MD Convalescent Wing at CCC Rhyl, Wales

Jan 21, 1919

Dental exam completed

Feb 8, 1919

Ceases to be on Command to Rhyl and SOS to CEF in Canada, MD 3 – sailing No 5 - Embarked the HMT Princes Juliana for Canada

Feb 17, 1919

Disembarked from the Princes Juliana at Halifax

Feb 20, 1919

Leave granted, with subsistence, until April 20, 1919

Feb 26, 1919

TOS Casualty Company, No 3 District Depot for dispersal

Apr 21, 1919

Medical exam at Barriefield Camp 

Ø      Tattoo noted on right forearm of a cross and clasped hands with the words “In Memory of Mother”  (this was not evident on attestation papers)
Ø      Nourishment noted as “only fair” due to being held prisoner of war.

Apr 23, 1919

Discharge Certificate issued at Kingston Ontario 

Ø      No mention of service with the 21^st Battalion, only the 93^rd Battalion
Ø      War Service Badge Class “A”, No 246239
Ø      Proposed address on discharge “Rose Island Ontario”

Nov 18, 1921

Medals (British War Medal and Victory Medal) sent to latest address – Lasswade Post Office, Ontario