Pte. Everett Moore
1st Depot Battalion Eastern Ontario
Regiment
Regimental Number 3058933
Everett
Robert Moore was born to in Warsaw Ontario on September 2nd, 1897 Robert
and Hattie (Hamblin) Moore who farmed on the fourth concession of Dummer Township.
Everett
was a 20 year old working on the family farm when he was required to formally
register under the Military Service Act of 1917. The registration was the first step in conscription
and required that every man aged 20-45 report for a medical inspection so they
could be placed in a category based on their ability to serve. During this reporting process, a man could request
an exemption, which meant that his case could be heard before an exemption
tribunal, which could exempt, defer or delay his service if deemed
appropriate. Everett claimed exemption
on grounds of health.
His
case was heard before the exemption tribunal, in a public trial, in Peterborough
on April 25th 1918. The
Peterborough Examiner reported on the tribunal and recorded the following
details of Everett’s case:
“Everett Moore, aged 20, took His
Honour’s verdict of no chance of exemption philosophically and resumed his
seat, audibly promising himself a ‘good time as long as he lasts’ ’’.
Everett
was ordered to the Canadian training camp at Barriefield, near Kingston,
Ontario on May 10th, where he underwent a further medical
examination. It was immediately discovered
that he suffered from a valvular deficiency of the heart and for this reason
was considered category C.1, which meant that he was unfit for overseas
service. He was 20 years old, stood 5
foot 4 inches tall and sported a dark complexion, brown hair and brown eyes. He
was described as a farmer, single and a Methodist. He has no previous military experience. Everett was sent home the next day, and put
on leave. He remained there until the
end of the war.
Everett
died in 1948 at age 51 due to heart problems.
Sources
Library
and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Year:
1901; Census Place: Dummer, Peterborough (east/est), Ontario; Page: 2; Family
No: 15.
Library
and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library
and Archives Canada: Year: 1911; Census Place: 19 - Dummer Township, Warsaw
Village, Peterborough East, Ontario; Page: 2; Family No: 16
Library
and Archives Canada. Sixth Census of Canada, 1921. Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada: Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 81;
Census Place: Dummer (Township), Peterborough East, Ontario; Page
Number: 6.
Archives
of Ontario. Registrations of Births and Stillbirths – 1869-1913. Toronto,
Ontario, Canada: Series: MS929; Reel: 139; Record
Group: RG 80-2. P.18
Canada.
"Military Service File of Everett Robert Moore." Library and Archives
Canada, Ottawa: Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6323-25. Item
Number 175150.
“Claims For Exemption Heard This Morning
Before Judge Huycke.” Evening Examiner,
Peterborough. April 25, 1918. P.9
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