No. 25637 - Corporal H.E. Shill's
Military Service Record

Private Bert Shill in WW1 uniform, Royal Montreal Regiment

Herbert E. Shill

Regimental No. 25637

1st Grenadier Guards

Royal Montreal Regiment

14th Battalion

3rd Brigade

1st Canadian Division

b. Dec. 30th, 1894, Ufford, Suffolk, England
d. Sep. 22nd, 1917, near Barlin, France

Corporal Herbert Edward Shill can be found on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial Site where you can also link to the First World War Book of Remembrance where his name is recorded. You can see page 325 displayed on July 15th in the glass case where the book is kept in the Memorial Chamber of the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. There is a calendar showing when each page of the Books of Remembrance is on display.

In 1991, one of Nell Waddell’s sons requested complete copies of the military personnel files of his two uncles who had died in World War One, casualties of The Great War. Between the two files of No. 401824 Private John B. Shill and No. 25637 Corporal Herbert E. Shill, there were 70 pages. Many of the pages had sections that were blacked out that contained other people's personal information.

Excerpts from Herbert E. Shill’s
World War 1 Military Service Documents

Personal Description

	Trade/Calling:	Clerk
	Age:	19 yrs, 9 mos.
	Height:	6 ' 1/2"
	Weight:	153 lbs
	Chest expanded:	36”
	Range expansion:	3” or 4”
	Hair:	Fair
	Complexion:	Fair
	Eyes:	Grey
	Physical development:	good
	Identifying Marks:	4 Vaccination marks from childhood vaccines scars on both knees
	Declared religion:	Church of England

No. 25637 H.E. Shill's World War 1 Timeline

Aug. 4th, 1914	Canada Entered war together with Britain
Sep. 3rd, 1914	First Medical Examination at Valcartier, Quebec, considered Fit for the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force
Sep. 4th, 1914	Bert enlisted
Sep. 10th, 20th	Received innoculations
Sep. 21st, 1914	Date of attestation at Valcartier, Quebec Initially joined: 1st Grenadier Guards, 14th Battalion, 3rd Brigade Became part of Royal Montreal Regiment.
Oct. 3rd, 1914	Medical History Sheet completed on S.S. Andania by F.A.C. Scrimger, Medical Officer
Oct. 4th, 1914	Sailed to UK on S.S. Andania, from Quebec
Jan. 15th, 1915	Drew up his will leaving everything to his mother in the event of his death.
Aug. 1st, 1915	On Strength, in the field, 14th Bn.
Aug. 19th, 1915	Transfer to 4 Sec Div. Signal Co in the Field
Oct. 31st, 1915	Granted 7 days leave of absence from the Field
Nov. 7th, 1915	Returned from leave to Unit
Nov. 14th, 1916	Granted 10 day leave of absence
Nov. 23rd, 1916	Copy of will extracted while he was on leave, at that time he was referred to as Sapper.
Nov. 27th, 1916	Returned from leave to Field
Dec. 14th, 1916	Appointed a/corporal (with pay) in the Field Confirmed in rank of Cpl
Sep. 21st, 1917	Injured in motorcycle accident near Barlin, France Compound fracture, vault and base of skull Admitted to #6 Cas Clg Stn
Sep. 22nd, 1917	Died of Accidental Injuries
Oct. 4th, 1917	Court of Inquiry held to determine fault of death if any.
Dec. 31st, 1917	An Additional $540 was paid to his mother
Burial location:	Plot 2, Row D, Grave 23, Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, Barlin, France

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