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31st (Alberta) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force   17th May 1915 On the Move 15th July 1915 On the Move 2nd Sep 1915 Medical Officer 5th Oct 1915 Into Position   7th Oct 1915 Conference   17th Oct 1915 Communication   19th Oct 1915 Recce   20th Oct 1915 Recce   21st Oct 1915 Artillery Active   24th Oct 1915 Misty   25th Oct 1915 Orders   1st Jan 1916 Shelling 1st Oct 1916 Reliefs 1st Oct 1917 Orders 10th Oct 1917 Reliefs 1st Aug 1918 Orders 8th August 1918 In Action If you can provide any additional information, please add it here. Want to know more about 31st (Alberta) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force? There are:17 items tagged 31st (Alberta) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Great War. Those known to have served with 31st (Alberta) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War 1914-1918. Johnston Howard Clifford. Pte. Northcote Henry. Pte. All names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List Records of 31st (Alberta) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2023 marks 24 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the Great War? Our Library contains many many diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. 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We also have a section on World War Two. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations.   Pte. Henry Northcote 31st Battalion Henry Northcote was hit by shrapnel in his right arm at Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917. He was hit in the middle of the right forearm, badly damaging soft tissues and breaking both bones. A field dressing was applied immediately and a temporary splint applied, and he was sent to the 32nd Australian Field Hospital. He said the smell from his forearm was terrible and gangrene had set in, necessitating the amputation of his right arm. After six days, he was transferred to Huddersfield War Hospital for three weeks. He was sent to the Ramsgate Hospital on 10th of May 1917 and shipped home to Canada in July 1917. Heather McCormack Add to this record.   Pte. Howard Clifford Johnston 31st Battalion The following information was gleaned from a pocket diary, service records, the History of the 31st Battalion C.E.F., and letters & postcards. After the Canadians succeeded in taking Hill 70, a strategic high ground overlooking Lens France, from the Germans in August of 1917, the 31st Battalion was brought to the hill to hold it against German counter attacks. On 27th of September 1917 during an intense night of shelling, Pte Howard Johnston was buried in his trench when an exploding shell caused the trench to collapse. He was dug out and sent back to an aid station. After a few hours of recovery time Howard was sent back up to the line. Howard was in a forward bombing post around 11:30 that night with three others when a shell fell among them. The other three were killed, but on the 28th Howard found himself in the 5th Field Ambulance. The following day, the 29th, he was in the 39th Stationary Hospital. On October 24th, he was transferred by train to the 2nd Canadian Stationary Hospital at Outreau. Finally on November 1st, Howard's diary states, "Marked for Eng. Hooray!" and on the 2nd, "Start for Eng 6:30". Records show he arrived at 1st Western General Hospital in Liverpool on 4th November 1917, where he remained until he was relocated to the Convalescent Camp in Epsom on December 15th. His diagnosis included, Rheumatism, Sev Q, Shell Shock, Perforated left eardrum Brett Johnston Add to this record. Recomended Reading. Available at discounted prices.

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