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Sgt. John Wilson novel timeline

  • Polly and John get married

    John and polly finally get married after he had proposed to her over 2 years ago sometime in August of 1906
  • Wilson family bank foreclosed

    The Wilson family buissness fell into bankruptcy when wilson and his brother took over the company, due to their lazyness. The bank was closed and although there were many scams to extract money from the buisiness, the bank still found it fit to conpinsated 28 dollars to the wilson brothers.
  • Jack sets off for canada

  • Jack arrives in saskatoon

  • Canada declares action in world war 1

    Canada declares war.
    32'000 canadian troops were sent out in october.
    John wilson will apply for service but will be denied for service in the army due to his poor lung conditions.
    John saw the war as a way to return to the old country.
    John is still determined to volunteer for the war effort.
  • John joins the mounted police in saskachewan

    John joins the mounted police in saskachewan
    John joins the police in an attempt to make it into the next recruitment draft and becaause there is desperation for new police members and John is welcomed despite his lung conditions
  • John is sent to investigate and keep the peace in Blaine lake

  • Jessie and her family arrives to Blaine lake.

    later in the summer of 1916they invite John to dinner.
    John meets jessie after her father invited the only police officer in blaine lake to dinner.
    John's only friends in blaine lake as he is the only mountie there.
  • John Wilson tries to enlist in the army

  • John is diagnosed with Tuberculosis

    John is temporaril removed from police and is placed under quarantine and is ordered to stay in a tent all winter.
    Jessie takes care of John despite the risk of tuberculosis
    John falls in love with jessie during this time
  • Halifax explosion

  • Scotish Hogmany

    this is the sixth Hogmany that John has missed.
  • John and Polly's anniversary

    John and Polly's anniversary
    This is the 5th anniversary John has been away.
    Polly announces her plans of going to Canada to visit John.
    Polly has asked for the support of her family
    Many of Polly's family members are skepticle of her goal as she has no idea where john is.
  • John is recovering from tuberculosis

  • Polly arrives to Canada

    Polly arrives to Canada
    Polly is thinking of the Halifax explosion that occured not to long ago.
    Polly is wondering how she will find John.
    Polly is curious of what john is doing.
    Polly is worried is she will fit in in Canada.
    Polly is worrying about her children.
  • Jack gets a call from Polly

    Jack gets a call form Polly stating she is in Canada.
    Jack is trying to keep his sanity and life under control.
    Jack makes arrangements on how and where Polly is to go.
  • Jack meets Polly in saskatoon

    Jack meets Polly in saskatoon
    Jack meets up with Polly in saskatoon with plans for them to go to regina.
    John most likely plans togo to Regina to evade any gossip of him and Jessie in Blaine lake.
    Jack and Polly rent a room in an apartment that is owned by a Mrs Wismer.
    Polly has a good relationship with Mrs Wismer as she is stuck in the apartment, as if she is imprisoned, she also finds letters from Jessie.
    Polly attemps to confront Jack once at the regina police station but he nearly pretends he doesent know who she is.
  • Jack moves to Saskatoon on his own

    Jack moves to saskatoon to live between his two relationships (hoping that one will never hear of the other.
  • Jack kills Polly.

    Jack kills Polly.
    Jack shoots polly in the head.
    Jack is shocked by the splattering of boday part and organs that once composed of Polly's head.
    Jack is feeling regret and satisfaction that he ended his double life but not sure if what he did was the best way to do it.
    Jack tries to cover up the evidence and baries Polly's corpse.
    Jack sets the car on fire to seal his crime but is later questioned the next morning by those who find him.
  • Jack and Jessie get married.

    Jack and Jessie get married.
    Jphn is late to his wedding due to him covering up his murder.
    John arrived in his military police uniform
    Jack seems very nervous at the wedding, most assume its what husbands do.
    Jack gave Jessie the ring Polly was wearing when he murdered her.
    John strained when the minister said "till death do you part"