Source: 18th Battalion Nominal Roll, April 1915.
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 |
[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.
