Allen, Robert: Service no. 53768

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Summary of Service[i] for Private Robert Allen, reg. no. 53768

Date	Event	Remarks
December 5, 1895	Born	Born at Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada.
1914
November 2, 1914	Enlists	Enlists at Stratford, Ontario. He is a 19-year old single machinist with no prior military experience. His next-of-kin is identified as James Allan.
November 11, 1914	Inoculated	Anti-Typhus
November 22, 1914	Inoculated	Anti-Typhus
December 15, 1914	Vaccinated
1915
April 1915	Assigned Pay	Assigned $20.00 per month to Reginald Allen, 375 Ontario Street, Stratford, Ontario.
April 29, 1915	Arrived England	Arrived Avonmouth.
July 1, 1915	Pay Raise	To get Armourer 3rd Class pay.
July 9, 1915	Transferred	Transferred to “B” Company.
August 9, 1915	Promoted	Promoted to Armourer Corporal.
September 14, 1915	Embarked for France
September 22, 1915	Admitted	Admitted to Canadian General Hospital, Le Treport, France.
September 23, 1915	Admitted	Admitted to No. 9 Hospital, Havre, France.
October 19, 1915	Admitted	No. 11 Convalescent Camp
October 31, 1915	Rejoined Unit	“In the Field”
November 15, 1915	Wounded	Wounded G.S.W. left leg. Sent to No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance. The War Diary makes no mention of any casualties that day.
November 16, 1915	Admitted	Admitted No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station.
November 17, 1915	Admitted	Admitted No. 13 General Hospital, Boulogne, France. Wound to the left leg.
November 24, 1915	Admitted	Transported via Hospital Ship Cambria and admitted Manor House, Folkestone.
December 10, 1915	Admitted	Admitted to Goodhunt Military Hospital, Shorncliffe, England.
1916
January 20, 1916	Discharged	From same.
February 27, 1916	Medical Board	Stands a Medical Board at Shorncliffe. He is considered healed and fit for duty from G.S.W. to his left leg.
August 11, 1916	Attached	Attached from C.O.C. to C.A.I. & R.D. (Canadian Arms Inspection and Repair Department), 74 Tunnel Avenue, East Greenwich, England.
October 24, 1916	Stuck Off Strength	S.O.S. from C.O.C to C.A.I. & R.D. (Canadian Arms Inspection and Repair Department), Ashford, England.
November 15, 1916	Marriage Approved
December 12, 1916	Admitted	Royal Hebert Hospital, Woolwich.
December 21, 1916	Discharged	Royal Hebert Hospital, Woolwich.
December 28, 1916	Admitted	Royal Hebert Hospital, Woolwich.
December 30, 1916	Discharged	Royal Hebert Hospital, Woolwich.
1917
January 25, 1917	Admitted	Royal Hebert Hospital, Woolwich.
January 27, 1917	Discharged	Royal Hebert Hospital, Woolwich.
February 16, 1917	Admitted and Discharged	Royal Hebert Hospital, Woolwich.
April 20, 1917	Struck Off Strength	S.O.S. C.O.C. to Western Ontario Regimental Depot (W.O.R.D.).
April 26, 1917	Taken On Strength	T.O.S. with W.O.R.D. at Bramshott.
July 7, 1917	Attached	Attached from W.O.R.D. to 2nd C.C.D., Hastings.
July 10, 1917	On Command	On Command with W.O.R.D. at Bramshott.
July 10, 1917	Attached	Attached 2nd C.C.D. (Canadian Convalescent Depot)
July 17, 1917	Returned and T.O.S.	Ceases attach to 2nd C.C.D. and returned to 4th Reserve Battalion, Bramshott.
1918
April 5, 1918	S.O.S. and Transferred	S.O.S. 4th Reserve Battalion and transferred to C.D.C., Ashford.
October 14, 1918	Reported Sick	Essex County Hospital, Colchester, England.
November 12, 1918		Princess Patricia Canadian Red Cross Hospital.
November 20, 1917	Attached	Attached from 4th Reserve Battalion to C.O.C. for trade test. Ashford.
December 7, 1917	On Command	On command at Ordnance College, Woolwich.
April 5, 1918	T.O.S.	T.O.S. with No. 1 Detachment, C.O.C. from 4th Reserve Battalion, Ashford.
May 2, 1918	Qualified	“Qualified as Armament Artificer at Ordnance College, Woolwich. Will be in future be known as Armament Cpl.”
April 9, 1918	Cease to be On Command	Ceased to be on command from the Ordnance College, Woolwich.
September 28, 1918	S.O.S.	S.O.S. from No. 1 Detachment in preparation for proceeding overseas. To C.B.G.D.
October 5, 1918	To and Arrives	To C.C.R.C.
October 10, 1918	Admitted	Admitted to No. 9 Canadian Field Ambulance, bronchitis.
October 11, 1918	Admitted	Admitted to No. 23 Casualty Clearing Station, bronchitis.
October 12, 1918	Admitted	Admitted to No. 14 General Hospital, Wimereax.
October 18, 1918	To England and TO.S.	Via. Hospital Ship St. Denis. T.O.S. C.O.C. Admitted to Essex County Hospital, Colchester.
October 18, 1918	Discharged
December 23, 1918	On Command	On Command with 1st Canadian Convalescent Depot (C.C.D.), Buxton.
1919
January 24, 1919	S.O.S.	S.O.S. to Canada. Embarked Liverpool.
February 4, 1919	Posted	Posted to Casualty Company and granted furlough to February 18, 1919.
February 18, 1919	Dental Exam	Dental exam in preparation for discharge.
February 22, 1919	Discharged	Discharged at Military District No. 1, London, Ontario.

[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.

Allen, Robert 53768