British Army Veterinary Corps
Frederick John DELAINE
Captain
Died 21 March 1918 · Aged 38*
Age discrepancy: Age 38 is used here from the CWGC cemetery register; the birth date of 5 December 1880 in earlier memorial research implies 37 at death. We have not been able to confirm which age is correct.
His story
Captain Frederick John Delaine came from Emerson, Manitoba, Canada, and graduated in 1902. Earlier research gives his birth date as 5 December 1880, which conflicts with the age of 38 in the CWGC cemetery register.
He went to France as a Lieutenant in 1914 with the Army Veterinary Corps and was attached to the Royal Field Artillery.
He became ill while serving in France and returned there after recovering. He was later sent home suffering from shell shock.
He became ill while on leave. His casualty document records his death at the Toronto Free Hospital for Consumptives, Weston, Ontario. He died on 21 March 1918 from tuberculosis.
Captain Delaine is buried in Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery.
Photographs and documents
Before the war
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Date of Birth
- 5 December 1880 (earlier research; conflicts with recorded age)
- Place of Birth
- Emerson, Manitoba, Canada
- Veterinary College and Date of Graduation
- London - 1902
Military service
- Last Rank
- Captain
- Regiment/Service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Secondary Regiment
- Royal Field Artillery
- Secondary Unit
- 119th Brigade
- First Theatre of War
- France 1914
Medals and commemoration
- Name on RCVS Honour Board
- No
- Name In Officers who died in Great War
- No
- Medals and Awards
- British War Medal 1914-1918; Victory Medal
Death and burial
- Date of Death
- 21 March 1918
- Age at Death
- 38*
- Place of Death
- Ontario, Canada
- Cause of Death
- Tuberculosis
- Cemetery
- Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery
- Location
- Toronto, Canada
- Grave Reference
- Section 7. Grave 5250
- Commonwealth War Grave
- Yes - Private Headstone
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- CWGC original cemetery register: Delaine, age 38
- Veterans Affairs Canada: Frederick John Delaine
- Record of Delaine's death — reproduced document
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Frederick John Delaine”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/frederick_john_delaine/.
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