Source: Chatham-Kent Cemeteries
Summary of Service for Private Albert Hoste, reg. no. 189776
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| May 30, 1885 | Born | Ostend, Belgium |
| 1911 | Canadian Census | There is no record of an Albert Hoste in Ontario for this census. |
| January 3, 1916 | Enlist with 91st Battalion | Joins the 91st Battalion at St. Thomas, Ontario and lists his mother, Sophia Twisselman of Ostend, Belgium as his next-of-kin. |
| February 28/29 1916 | Transfered to the 186th Overseas Battalion | Service card shows Private Hoste’s original reg. no. was 880211 and was changed to 189776 when he transferred to 186th Battalion. |
| September 13, 1916 | Camp Borden, Ontario | Routine Medical Exam. |
| September 27, 1916 | Fills out “Particulars of Family of and Officer or Man Enlisted in C.E.F.” | This form indicates that his parents are both alive:
Father: John Hoste, 49 Prince Albert Laan, Ostend, Belgium.
Mother: Sophie Hoste, 49 Prince Albert Laan, Ostend, Belgium.
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| February 23, 1917 | Enters London (Ontario) Military Hospital | Suffering from otitis media, an inflammatory disease of the middle ear. |
| March 13, 1917 | Leaves London Military Hospital | Healed. Discharged to duty. |
| March 25, 1917 | Embarks S.S. Lapland in Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| April 1917 | Assigned Pay | Private Hoste assigns $15.00 per month to an account at the Bank of Montreal, Chatham, Ontario for himself. |
| April 7, 1917 | Debarks Liverpool, England | |
| April 7, 1917 | Bramshott, England | Assigned to Segregation Camp, then to 4th Canadian Reserve Battalion. |
| June 18, 1917 | Struck off strength | SOS 4th Reserve Battalion to be assigned 18th Battalion, France. |
| June 17, 1917 | Arrives 2nd Canadian Infantry Base Depot, Etaples, France | Dating of the SOS above and this entry probably a clerical error. |
| July 8, 1917 | Arrives with the 2nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion | |
| August 18, 1917 | Arrives 18th Battalion | Private Hoste was one of 23 men that arrived that night as reinforcements. |
| December 22, 1917 | Trench Shins | Battalion out of the line at Villers Au Bois for rest and refit. Due to trench shins, Private Hoste is moved out of the line and goes to the 4th and then the 5 Canadian Field Ambulance for treatment. |
| December 24, 1917 | Trench Shins | Transferred to 12th Canadian Field Ambulance. It is not apparent why Private Hoste is transferred to three field ambulances for his treatment. |
| January 1, 1918 | Trench Fever | Transferred to No. 22 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. |
| January 3, 1918 | Trench Shins | Transferred to No. 18 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station. |
| January 6, 1918 | I.C.T. ( I.C.T. was a general term for suppurating skin diseases (Pyodermia), caused mainly due to parasitic disease, but did not include scabies.) | Transferred to No. 83 General Hospital. |
| January 10, 1918 | Transferred to England | A.T. St. Denis (no reference to this place found.) |
| January 10, 1918 | Stops Assigned Pay | |
| January 19, 1918 | Bramshott Camp | Posted to W.O.R.D. (Western Ontario Regiment Depot) |
| July 11, 1918 | Military Convalescent Hospital, Epsom | Medical board reviews case and indicates Private Hoste is not fit for active duty for combat. The medical exam is concerned with a hearing impairment and the I.C.T. It does not recommend he be sent to Canada at this time. |
| August 6, 1918 | Witley Camp | Posted to 2nd Canadian Convalescent Depot. |
| September 7, 1918 | Witley Camp | Released from 2nd Canadian Convalescent Depot. |
| September 9, 1918 | Witley Camp | Assigned to a Canadian Convalescent Depot. |
| October 7, 1918 | Witley Camp | Struck of Strength and transferred to the C.E.F. in Canada. |
| October 10, 1918 | Arrives Quebec City | Arrives from overseas and disembarks at Quebec City. Ship S.S. Cardiganshire. |
| October 9, 1918 | Probably London, Ontario | Granted furlough without subsistence and this is later extended and subsistence is allowed. |
| November 11, 1918 | London, Ontario | Medical Board convened and Private Hoste is classed Category “C” III and recommended for discharge. |
| November 12, 1918 | Discharged London, Ontario | Private Hoste is discharged medically unfit. He has two tattoos, one of the left forearm declaring “Victory and True Love” and one on right arm with his name and a representation of a snake. His character and conduct is rated as VERY GOOD. |
| February 3, 1937 | Passed away. | Buried at Riverview Cemetary, Wallaceburg, Ontario. Survived by Evelyn Hoste. |
| Forever | Remembered for his service to Canada. |
War Diary of the 18th Battalion CEF 