Private Jake Peters

Jake Peters was born on 28 September 1875 at St. Regis, Quebec. A farmer, he was married to Annie Peters and was living at St. Regis when he enlisted at Cornwall, Ontario, on 19 January 1916. He served as a Private with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, initially with the 59th Battalion and later with the 26th Battalion in France. His service included several periods of hospital treatment, and on 28 August 1918 he suffered a gunshot wound to the right leg in France. After further treatment in England he returned to Canada in January 1919. A Medical Board found the disability due to service and recommended his discharge. Peters was discharged at Ottawa on 7 March 1919 as medically unfit for further war service. He died at Worcester, Massachusetts, on 13 May 1963.

1875-09-28 — Born.
1916-01-19 — Attested for the Canadian Expeditionary Force; joined 59th Battalion as a Private.
1916-04-01 — Sailed from Halifax aboard S.S. Olympic.
1916-04-11 — Arrived in England.
1916-06-28 — Joined the 26th Battalion in France.
1917-01-16 — Admitted with influenza.
1917-01-24 — Discharged to duty after influenza.
1917-02-14 — Admitted with pyrexia of unknown origin.
1917-02-28 — Transferred to Bradford War Hospital with P.U.O.
1917-04-04 — Transferred to the King's Canadian Red Cross Convalescent Hospital.
1917-04-13 — Discharged from the King's Canadian Red Cross Convalescent Hospital.
1917-05-11 — Admitted for defective vision.
1917-06-29 — Discharged after treatment for defective vision.
1917-08-21 — Admitted with pterygium.
1917-09-10 — Discharged after treatment for pterygium.
1917-12-01 — Taken on strength of the 13th Canadian Reserve Battalion on posting from the N.B.R.D.
1918-03-28 — Struck off strength of the 13th Canadian Reserve Battalion on proceeding overseas to the 26th Battalion.
1918-05-29 — Arrived and was taken on strength of the 26th Battalion.
1918-08-28 — Suffered a gunshot wound to the right leg.
1918-09-16 — Admitted for treatment of the gunshot wound.
1918-09-24 — Transferred from Chester after treatment of the gunshot wound.
1918-09-25 — Admitted for continued treatment of the gunshot wound.
1918-11-11 — Discharged from hospital after treatment of the right-leg gunshot wound.
1919-01-01 — Taken on strength of the 13th Canadian Reserve Battalion on posting from the N.B.R.D.
1919-01-09 — Proceeded to Rhyl Camp pending return to Canada.
1919-01-11 — Attached to Wing 3, Kinmel Park.
1919-01-16 — Ceased attachment on transfer to the Canadian Expeditionary Force for return to Canada.
1919-01-24 — Disembarked from H.M.T. Aquitania at Halifax.
1919-02-13 — Medical Board reviewed the service-related right-leg gunshot wound and recommended Category B II and discharge.
1919-03-07 — Discharged as medically unfit for further war service.
1963-05-13 — Died.