Frederick Reddy
Frederick Reddy #35522
Driver Frederick Reddy was born Sept. 11, 1876 in Dublin, Ireland to unknown parents. He did have a brother, Lawrence, from Dublin who was his next of kin. He was 5’3, fair complexion, brown eyes, brown/grey hair, single, and Anglican. He worked as a clerk and fireman and had Alan MacLachlan serve as his witness. Frederick enlisted on Sept 22, 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec and was found medically fit despite his age of 38 years old and joined the 1st Reserve Park.
Frederick sailed for England on April 25, 1915 and joined the 3rd Section on July 31. He was sent to Calais, France on May 30, 1916 with the 12th Casualty Clearing Station. On August 3, he spent 6 days at the 12th Casaulty Station for Neurasthenia then went back to his unit establishing lines of communication. On Jan. 28, 1917 he was admitted to the No. 4 hospital for Scabies and discharged 10 days later and rejoined his unit again for lines of communication. Then on April 11 he was admitted to the No. 4 Hospital for neuralgia and discharged 10 days later. However, he joined the 1st Reserve Park due to a dental situation. He then joined the OC unit in France. On April 15, 1918 he joined the CASC Pool then assigned to the Labour Pool on Sept. 6. He was then sent to England on Sept. 26 due to being medically unfit and assigned to the Surplus unit. On Nov. 21, 1918, it was determined he needed to reset his entire upper jaw due to active service and had the work done on Jan. 4, 1919. Within the initial exam, it was stated that Frederick looked like he was in his fifties and suffers greatly in his legs and shoulders and work makes it worse. He was diagnosed with myalgia. It was also noted that he had a right hernia supported by a truss, which was fitted on Oct. 11, 1918, and varicose veins, which made walking difficulty. Due to shortness of breath, his heart and lungs were checked but found to be normal. His hernia came from lifting a bag of oats in 1917 and the varicose veins became a problem after a severe drenching in France.
On Sept. 27, 1918, Frederick was assigned to the No. 3 General Depot at Shorncliffe then sailed for Canada on Dec. 9 from Witley and arrived on Dec. 20 in Halifax on the SS Olympic.
Frederick was discharged on January 15, 1919 in Ottawa, ON being declared medically unfit for further service at the age of 42 with a last pay of $456.30. He was living at the Bodega Hotel on 100 Metcalfe St. in Ottawa at the time of his enlistment and had his final pay sent there. Frederick was living in Ottawa West according to the 1940 voter’s list. Frederick died on March 18, 1942 at the age of 65 as a single man and is buried in Beechwood National Military Cemetery in Vanier, ON.
Driver Frederick Reddy was born Sept. 11, 1876 in Dublin, Ireland to unknown parents. He did have a brother, Lawrence, from Dublin who was his next of kin. He was 5’3, fair complexion, brown eyes, brown/grey hair, single, and Anglican. He worked as a clerk and fireman and had Alan MacLachlan serve as his witness. Frederick enlisted on Sept 22, 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec and was found medically fit despite his age of 38 years old and joined the 1st Reserve Park.
Frederick sailed for England on April 25, 1915 and joined the 3rd Section on July 31. He was sent to Calais, France on May 30, 1916 with the 12th Casualty Clearing Station. On August 3, he spent 6 days at the 12th Casaulty Station for Neurasthenia then went back to his unit establishing lines of communication. On Jan. 28, 1917 he was admitted to the No. 4 hospital for Scabies and discharged 10 days later and rejoined his unit again for lines of communication. Then on April 11 he was admitted to the No. 4 Hospital for neuralgia and discharged 10 days later. However, he joined the 1st Reserve Park due to a dental situation. He then joined the OC unit in France. On April 15, 1918 he joined the CASC Pool then assigned to the Labour Pool on Sept. 6. He was then sent to England on Sept. 26 due to being medically unfit and assigned to the Surplus unit. On Nov. 21, 1918, it was determined he needed to reset his entire upper jaw due to active service and had the work done on Jan. 4, 1919. Within the initial exam, it was stated that Frederick looked like he was in his fifties and suffers greatly in his legs and shoulders and work makes it worse. He was diagnosed with myalgia. It was also noted that he had a right hernia supported by a truss, which was fitted on Oct. 11, 1918, and varicose veins, which made walking difficulty. Due to shortness of breath, his heart and lungs were checked but found to be normal. His hernia came from lifting a bag of oats in 1917 and the varicose veins became a problem after a severe drenching in France.
On Sept. 27, 1918, Frederick was assigned to the No. 3 General Depot at Shorncliffe then sailed for Canada on Dec. 9 from Witley and arrived on Dec. 20 in Halifax on the SS Olympic.
Frederick was discharged on January 15, 1919 in Ottawa, ON being declared medically unfit for further service at the age of 42 with a last pay of $456.30. He was living at the Bodega Hotel on 100 Metcalfe St. in Ottawa at the time of his enlistment and had his final pay sent there. Frederick was living in Ottawa West according to the 1940 voter’s list. Frederick died on March 18, 1942 at the age of 65 as a single man and is buried in Beechwood National Military Cemetery in Vanier, ON.