PORTER, PTE COLBORNE - Regimental # 3231425
Colborne Porter was born December 23, 1886 in McKenzie Twp., son of Joseph and Sarah (Gordon) Porter of Maple Island.
Colborne enlisted January 22, 1918 in the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Central Ontario Regiment. He arrived in England on September 16, 1918 on the SS Saturnia and was posted to the 8th Reserve Battalion at Whitley. [1]
In October 1918 he was hospitalized with influenza at Bramshott, Hampshire, England – and died on October 20, 1918 of cardiac arrest following days of severe distress - delirium, high fever, cough, difficulty breathing and high pulse.
[1] Witley Military Camp, often simplified to Camp Witley, was a temporary army camp set up on Witley Common, Surrey, England during both the First and Second World Wars. The camp was about 40 mi (64 km) southwest of London.Camp Witley was one of three facilities in the Aldershot Command area established by the Canadian Army; the others being Bordon and Bramshott (Wickipedia)
