Storey, Frederick: Service no. 489375

Attested with the birth-date of February 18, 1897. Actual birth-date is February 18, 1900. He was 16 years old when he died.

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Passenger List for S.S. Siberian leaving Liverpool via St. John’s NFLD and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Arrived August 5, 1905. Did the Storeys return from England or Newfoundland?

Summary of Service for Private Frederick Storey Reg. No. 489375

Note that the age of Private Storey at his death is given as 16-years old, making his birth year as 1900 making him 15-years old at the time he attested. With his death on June 30, 1916 he would have been 16 years, 4 months and 13 days old.

Date	Event	Remarks
February 18, 1987[i]	Born	Born at Cash [Cache] Bay, Ontario to Mr. Robert James and Mrs. Alice M. Storey.
December 28, 1915	Enlists	Enlists with the 66^th Regiment at Halifax, Nova Scotia]. He is living with his father at 16 Campbell [now Barrington Street] Road[ii], Halifax, Nova Scotia. His trade is pattern maker and he 5’7¾” at 140 lbs. He is 18-years old and is about to have his 19^th birthday. He has prior military experience with the 66^th Regiment
December 30, 1915	Anti-Typhoid Inoculation
January 15, 1916	Vaccinated
January 16, 1916	Anti-Typhoid Inoculation
January 30, 1916	Arrives England	Arrives East Sandling Camp and is assigned to the 17^th Reserve Battalion.
February 1, 1916	Assigns Pay	Assigns $15.00 per month to his mother, Mrs. A. Storey.
March 3, 1916	Admitted Moore Barracks, Canadian Hospital, Shornecliffe	Admitted in hospital for the ailment of “Deformity of Both Great Toes”.
March 6, 1916	Operation	A Captain Henry performed a “Removal of Toe Nails”.
March 10, 1916	Admitted	Canadian Convalescent Hospital, Monk Horton for recovery from toe operation.
March 22, 1916	Discharged	Discharged from hospital.
April 1, 1916	Embarks for France
April 2, 1916	Arrives Canadian Base Depot	Arrives at the Canadian Base Depot in Etaples, France.
April 4, 1916	Transferred to the 18^th Battalion	“Taken on Strength” with the 18^th Battalion.
April 18, 1916	Proceeds to Unit	Leaves the C.B.D. and sets out to active combat service.
April 20, 1916	Joined Unit	Arrives at 18^th Battalion. The War Diary records on that day: “Battalion in DICKEBUSCH. 21 o.r.s arrived as reinforcements. 4 o.r.s admitted to Hospital. 4 o.r.s returned from Hospital.”
April 27, 1916	Wounded	Wounded left leg, possibly on the night of April 26 as the War Diary records shelling that night but no record of men wounded.. Admitted to 6 C.F.A. and then to No. 17 C.C.S. From the C.S.S. he is transferred to No. 16 [hospital] Train and transported to No. 20 General Hospital.
May 9, 1916	Admitted Hospital	Admitted to No. 20 General Hospital, Camiers, France for a wound sustained on April 28, 1916. Wounded left leg.
May 16, 1916	Discharged	Discharged from No. 20 General Hospital back the the Canadian Base Depot.
May 19, 1916	Canadian Base Depot	Arrives C.B.D.
May 20, 1916	Proceeding to Join Unit	Proceeds to join unit from the No. 3 General Base Hospital.
May 22, 1916	Joined Unit	Officer Commanding, 18^th Battalion, reports arrival of Private Storey to unit.
June 30, 1916	Killed in Action	The Battalion was in “Reserve” on the date of Private Storey’s death. The War Diary is not at all helpful with determining the circumstances of death for Private Storey. No mention of casualties was made that day and his service record only determines he was “Killed in Action” a vague, though accurate description of the outcome to his service experience.
June 30, 1916 est.	Buried	Private Frederick Storey is buried at the Bedford House Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium at Enclosure No. 41, Site M.9. His epitaph reads “I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH”. He is buried along with 17 other members of the Battalion that made the ultimate sacrifice.
December 9, 1920	Memorial Scroll Despatched	Memorial Scroll despatched to Mr. and Mrs. R.J Storey, now residing at Best Street in Dartmouth. Scroll number: Z3876.
January 12, 1922	Memorial Plaque Despatched	As above. Plaque number: PC3548.