Important Events of Edward Pilon's Military Carreer (1467)
(as gleaned from his personnel file in the National Archives of Canada
RG 150, Acc. 1992-93/166, Box 7837 - 51)
 

Event Date Event Description Place of Event
1914-09-21 Enlisted with the 96th Regiment of Lake Superior Expeditionary Valcartier, Québec
1914-10-04 Arrived in England S/S Franconia
1914-10-12 Admitted to hospital with Influenza England
1914-10-15 Released from hospital having suffered from influenza England
1914-10-16 right lobar pneumonia; 14 days sick furlough Davenport, England
1915-01-02 Drunkenness : forfeit 2 days pay Lark Hill, England
1915-02-12 Arrived in France
1915-03-14 Awarded 120 hours FP No.1. Drunk on line of March. France
1915-04-03 Drunk: 25 days F.P. No.1 France
1915-04-19 Absence off Parade 25 days F.I. No.1
1915-06-21 Suffered Shock France
1915-06-23 Returned from hospital with unit in France
1915-07-17 Convicted of being drunk - 21 days FP No.1 France
1915-11-17 left on 7 day leave (to end 24-11-1915) to England
1915-11-27 Returned from leave
1915-11-30 Overstaying pass to England from 8 p.m. 27-11-1915 to 10 a.m. 30-11-1915. Forfeits 3 days pay by R.W. Field
1916-03-04 14 days F.P. No.1 "Drunkenness & for creating a distrubance in billets 19-2-16". Field
1916-05-16 In confinement awaiting trial 6-4-16. Tried & convicted by F.P.G.M 16-5-16 of "When on Active Service - Drunkenness". Sentenced to 42 days F.P. No.1. Confirmed by Brig.General Lipsett, GOC 2nd Can. Inf. Bde Field
1916-07-05 Killed in Action near Ypres, Belgium Field

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