Fellingham, Frank George: Service no. 53909

Digitized Service Record

Source: 18th Battalion Nominal Roll, April 1915.

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Stretcher Bearer.

Summary of Service[i] for Corporal Frank George Fellingham, reg. no. 53909

Date	Event	Remarks
January 13, 1879	Born	Born at Brighton, England.
1901	Marries	Marries Ellen Cox at Brighton, Sussex, England.
October 26, 1914	Enlisted	Enlisted at Galt, Ontario indicating on his attestation papers that he was a labourer. His next-of-kin was Mrs. Ellen Fellingham, his wife, who resided at 83 Oak Street in Galt. He indicated 14 years of experience and currently was a member of the 29th Regiment as a stretcher-bearer. He had two blue tattoo marks on his left forearm and stood 5’8.5” tall and had a chest of 38” with a 4” expansion. He had a dark complexion, grey eyes, and dark brown hair. He was a member of the Church of England.   There is a notation that he was assigned the rank of Lance-Corporal.
April 29, 1915	Arrives	Arrives Avonmouth, England aboard the SS Grampian.
May 1915	Assigned Pay	Assigns pay of $15.00 per month to his wife.
September 15, 1915	Disembarks	Disembarks to France with the rest of the Battalion and the 2nd Division to serve on the Continent.
January 15, 1916	Admitted	Admitted 5th CFA for influenza.
January 16, 1916	Transferred	Transferred to DRS Godewaersvelde.
January 25, 1916	Discharged to Duty
April 16, 1916	Reverts Rank	Reverts rank for Lance-Corporal to Private on his own request. The reason is not obvious in his service file.
April 17, 1916	Transferred	Transferred CAMC and attached to the 18th Battalion Water Detail.
March 1, 1917	Admitted	Admitted 6th CFA for PUO (pyrexia of unknown origin).
March 4, 1917	Discharged	Discharged to duty with unit.
November 21, 1917	Admitted	Admitted to No. 22 CCS for inflamed right knee joint.
November 23, 1917	Admitted	Admitted to St. Johns Ambulance Base Hospital, Etaples.
July 5, 1917	Classed	Classed as “B1”.
December 3, 1917	Discharged	Discharged to Depot.
October 19, 1918	Joins 18th	Ceased to be attached to CAMC and is transferred to the 18th Battalion.
October 20, 1918	Promoted	Promoted Corporal.
April 4, 1919	Proceeds	Proceeds to England.
April 7, 1919	Dental Exam	Dental exam completed with 14 extractions.
May 24, 1919	Discharged	Discharged from CEF at MD No. 1 (London). He served with the Battalion as an original member until it was officially disbanded on this date at London, Ontario. Five years have passed, and he is now 40-years old and has served actively with the Battalion, save for those times he was ill.
May 26, 1919	Card Updated	Card indicates that this soldiers address, as of this date, is now 94 Samuelson Street in Galt, Ontario.
August 26, 1921	Medal and Scroll Card	Card indicates he is now living at 94 Samuelson Street in Galt, Ontario.
October 7, 1924	Immigration Record USA	Immigration record shows this man lived at 14 Lowell Street, Galt, Ontario. He also emigrated to Canada aboard the Empress of Ireland in 1910.
November 13, 1961	Passes	Passes at Westminster Hospital at London, Ontario. Buried at Mountview Cemetery Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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.
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
CFA	Canadian Field Ambulance
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

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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.