Frank James Bastow - 844077
- Sean Maas-Stevens
- Mar 6
- 1 min read
Frank James Bastow was born in Sombra Township, Ontario on 30 June 1895, son of James Edward Bastow. On 9 January 1916, he left his farm behind and enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He joined the 149th Overseas Battalion as a Private.
Private Bastow arrived in England aboard the S.S. Lapland on 7 April 1917. Shortly after his arrival, he spent nearly a month at the Bramshott hospital. He was then posted to the 161st Battalion, where he received his first Good Conduct badge on 9 January 1918. One month later, Private Bastow was posted to the 47th Battalion in Witley, and deployed to the field on 30 May 1918. In the field, he served with the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps.
While in the field, Private Bastow fell ill and was sent back to Seaford for two months. Upon his recovery, he was moved to the Canadian Machine Gun Depot (CMGD), then the Machine Gun Reinforcement Pool (MGRP), and returned to the field on 7 January 1919.
On 25 January 1919, Private Bastow was transferred to Kinmel Park Camp, awaiting repatriation. He returned to Canada and was demobilized on 14 March 1919. On demobilization, his documentation stated he returned to “Weeksport” (Ref A) which was possibly a misinterpretation of Wilkesport by the scribe.
Frank James Bastow passed away on 11 January 1979 in Lincoln Park, Michigan. He is buried in Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan.
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