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1916
2nd September - Enlisted in the Newfoundland Regiment, aged 15, claiming he was 18.
1917 30th January - Sailed on the SS Florizel and arrived in Ayr, Scotland to commence training 11th June - Left for Rouen, France to join the Newfoundland Battalion 2nd July - Joined the Battalion which was then part of the 28th Brigade, 9th Division 6th-12th July - Served in the Front Line at Yser Canal 16th August - Saw action at the Battle of Steenbeek (Also known as the battle of Langemark) 20th-24th August - Served in the Front Line at Cannes Farm 26th September - Served in the Front Line at Wijdendrift 9th October - Action at Broebeek 20th November - Received a gunshot wound in the right leg at Marcoing in the Battle of Cambrai 21st November - Treated by 89 Field Ambulance and transferred to 48 Casualty Clearing Station then transferred to 1st Canadian General Hospital, Etapes, France 28th November - Admitted to 1st London General Hospital at Camberwell, South East London 10th December - II Command Depot Furlough to 19th December 17th December - King George V bestows the "Royal" prefix upon the Newfoundland Regiment 19th December - Attached to 24 Company Depot, Ayr,Scotland 1918 10th January - Attached No. 7 Command Depot, Ripon, Yorkshire 4th February - Fit for category A3, rejoined 2nd Bn at Winchester, Hants 10th April - Battle of Bailleul 29th April - 1st Bn left the 29th Division for a reserve area 30th April - Rejoined the 1st Battalion 27th September - Thomas Ricketts awarded the Croix De Guerre 2nd October - Moved to the Front Line at Ledeghem 14th October - Thomas Ricketts awarded the Victoria Cross 20th October - Bn crossed the river Lys at bavichore to Beveran and advanced through Deerlyck to Vichte and Ingoyghem Ridge 25th October - Bn went into reserve at Gulleghem and Harlebeke where they were at the time of the Armistice 14th November - Commenced the march to Germany 4th December - Marched into Germany 13th December - Marched across the Rhine at Mulheim and on to Hilden where they were billeted as part of the Army of Occupation 1919 19th January - Whilst on leave from the BEF, joined the 2nd Bn at Winchester for repatriation 29th January - Promoted to Sergeant 30th January - Left England from Liverpool for Newfoundland 10th February - He returned to St. John's to be acclaimed by the whole town. He was put into a Victoria carriage drawn by young men and joined a procession of thousands 1st July - Demobilised in St. John's |
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