Hepworth, Harry: Service no. 406736

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Source: September 1916 K.I.A.

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Summary of Service[i] for Private Harry Hepworth, reg. no. 406736

Date	Event	Remarks
September 6, 1867	Born	Born at West Ardsley, Yorkshire, England.
April 20, 1915	Enlists	Enlists at Hamilton, Ontario with the 36th Battalion. He was 38-year-old labourer married to Louisa Francis Hepworth and she lived at 9 Ardvorlich Avenue[ii], Hamilton, Ontario. He stood 5’6” tall, was 140 pounds, and had a fresh complexion, brown eyes and dark hair. He was an adherent to the Church of England. He is assigned to “D” Company.
May 1915	Separation Allowance	Separation Allowance of $20.00 per month started for his wife.
May 1915	Assigned Pay	Assigned Pay of $20.00 per month started for his wife.
June 19, 1915	Unit Sails	Leaves Canada.
June 28, 1915	Arrives	Arrives in England.
August 14, 1915	Forfeits Pay	Forfeits 1-day’s pay for being absent August 12 and 13, 1915.
November 1, 1915	Transferred	Transferred from the 36th Battalion to the 18th Battalion.
November 2, 1915	Arrived	Arrived at CBD.
November 6, 1915	Proceeded to Join Unit
November 11, 1915	Arrived Unit	Arrived with the 18th Battalion in the field.
September 15/16. 1916	Wounded	Service records do not state specifically the date of wounding for this soldier, but the Battalion was heavily engaged in combat on September 15 and part of the 16th during the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. He was wounded with a GSW to left arm and thigh. He also has a wound on the anterior supine portion of his spine.
September 17, 1916	Admitted	Admitted to No. 23 General Hospital, Etaples, France.
September 20, 1916	Died of Wounds	Died of wounds at No. 23 General Hospital, Etaples, France.
September 1916	Interred	Interred at ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Grave Reference XV. D. 4A. He is buried with 17 other of his 18th Battalion comrades.
January 29, 1917	Record Transferred to File	Stamp dated this date of this soldier’s Conduct Card. It indicates he was transferred to the 18th Battalion on November 1, 1915. His company commander was a S.G. Evel and his character was assessed as “fair”.
June 15, 1920	War Service Gratuity	War Service Gratuity issued at the value of $180.00 to Mrs. Luisa Francis Hepworth resident at 365 Charlton Avenue, West, Hamilton, Ontario.
September 29, 1920	Plaque Despatched	Plaque and Scroll despatched to Mrs. Luisa Francis Hepwoth, 9 Ardovollick Street, Hamilton, Ontario. Serial no. PA8.
November 17, 1920	Eligible	Eligible for Victory and British War Medal.
November 17, 1920	Memorial Cross Despatched	Memorial Cross despatched to Mrs. J. Wainwright, 45 New Scarborough Street, Tingley, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Serial no. 757427
December 4, 1920	Scroll Despatched	Scroll despatched to Mrs. Luisa Francis Hepwoth, 9 Ardovollick Street, Hamilton, Ontario. Serial no. 23130.

Acronyms

AWL	Absent Without Leave: Generally, a soldier would be deducted 1-days pay for every day absent. In some cases, the soldier would be confined to barracks. Sometimes it was a combination of both.
A Classification	Medical Board Classification that determined your fitness for duty. A1, A2, A3 and A4 were assigned to different units with the expectation that these men would be able to serve with active combat units. See this link for more information.
B Classification	Medical Board Classification that determined your fitness for duty. B1, B2, and B3 were assigned to different service units such as railway and forestry corps. See this link for more information.
D Classification	See this link for more information.
CAMC	Canadian Army Medical Corp
CB	Confined to Barracks: a punishment for minor infractions.
CCD	Casualty Convalescent Depot: a depot at a base where men, in their final stages of convalescing, would be prepared for duty depending on their rating.
CCH	Casualty Clearing Hospital
CCRC	Canadian Corps Reserve Camp
CCS	Casualty Clearing Station: this facility was attached to rail transportation from the front to hospitals on the coast of France
CDC	Canadian Dispatch Camp
CFA	Canadian Field Ambulance/Canadian Field Artillery. Most common usage would be Canadian Field Ambulance.
DAH	Disorderly Action of the Heart
DRS	Divisional Rest Station
GSW	Gun Shot Wound – this was a generic term for all projectile penetrating wounds.
In the Field	This term relates to a soldier arriving at an active-duty unit after transporting from England, to France, and then to his duty assignment. The routing varied from soldier to soldier and could take 2-3 days to several months.
MD	Military District
PUO	Pyrexia of Unknown Origin: This was a term used for any illness that could not clearly be identified and typically was related to influenza symptoms.
SOS	Struck Off Strength
TOS	Taken On Strength
CAMC	Canadian Army Medical Corp
CCH	Casualty Clearing Hospital
CFA	Canadian Field Ambulance
DRS	Divisional Rest Station
GSW	Gun Shot Wound – this was a generic term for all projectile penetrating wounds.
MD	Military District
PUO	Pyrexia of Unknown Origin
SOS	Struck Off Strength
TOS	Taken On Strength
WORD	Western Ontario Regimental Depot

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[i] The Summary of Service for this soldier is meant as just that, a summary of his service. It is not intended to be an exhaustive biographical relation of his life or his war service. Some information may be deliberately suppressed by the author out of sensitivity to the soldier. Readers are encouraged to reference the actual service records available at the Library and Archives Canada in PDF format if they wish to learn more about this soldier. Such additional information (i.e. hyperlinks etc.) are for informational purpose only and no claim to verification or accuracy is made by the author of this summary.

[ii] This street has been renamed.