May 1, 1893 |
Born at County
Ayrshire, Scotland
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Feb 22, 1916 |
Attested into
the 155th Battalion at Bancroft Ontario
Ø Number 636689
Ø Next of kin given as John Baird (father) of 72 Welbeck St.,
Kilmarnock, Scotland
Ø Previous occupation given as Laborer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
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Jul 22, 1916 |
Appointed to
rank of Lance Cpl
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Sep 20, 1916 |
Particulars of
Family form notes his mother’s name as Margaret Wright of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire,
Scotland
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Sep 28, 1916 |
Promoted to rank
of Cpl
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Oct 18, 1916 |
Embarked the SS
Northland at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Oct 28, 1916 |
Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to Bramshott Camp
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Dec 8, 1916 |
Transferred to
154th Battalion at Bramshott
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Jan 5, 1917 |
Reverts to rank
of Pte at own request in order to proceed to France
Transferred
to 21st Battalion
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Jan 6, 1917 |
Arrived at CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength) 21st
Battalion
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Feb 14, 1917 |
Left CBD to join
2nd Entrenching Battalion
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Feb 19, 1917 |
Arrived at 2nd
Entrenching Battalion
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Feb 24, 1917 |
Left to join
unit
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Feb 26, 1917 |
Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion was in the Elbe
Trench near Vimy Ridge
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Jun 23, 1917 |
Appointed to
rank of Acting Lance Cpl without pay
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Nov 14, 1917 |
Appointed to
rank of Lance Cpl
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Dec 9, 1917 |
Granted 14 days
leave
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Dec 24, 1917 |
At duty from
leave
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Jan 1, 1918 |
Promoted to rank
of Cpl
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Mar 18, 1918 |
Announced in the
Battalion’s War Diary the award of the Military Medal as per London Gazette #30652
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Jul 16, 1918 |
Appointed to
rank of Lance Sgt
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Aug 27, 1918 |
Wounded by
machine gun bullet to knee and leg and admitted to No 4 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance)
then transferred to the CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Sep 1, 1918 |
Invalided to
England aboard a Hospital Ship
Posted to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
Admitted to
Auxiliary Military Hospital at Weston Favell, Northampton England
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Sep 4, 1918 |
Announced in the
Battalion’s War Diary the award of a Bar
to the Military Medal as per London Gazette #31142
This was for
acts of bravery during the attack at Marcelcave on Aug 8, 1918
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Oct 8, 1918 |
Transferred to
Kettering General Hospital
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Nov 26, 1918 |
Transferred to
the Military Convalescent Hospital at Epsom
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Apr 8, 1919 |
Transferred to
No 5 Canadian Hospital at Liverpool
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May 5, 1919 |
Embarked the
Hospital Ship Essequibo at Liverpool and Invalided to Canada
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May 17, 1919 |
Disembarked at
Portland Maine, USA, and proceeded by train to Kingston Ontario
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May 18, 1919 |
Posted to the
Hospital Section at Queen’s Military Hospital, Kingston
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May 19, 1919 |
Granted leave
with subsistence until June 2, 1919
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Jul 15, 1919 |
Transferred to
the Casualty Company, Military District #3 at Kingston
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Jul 18, 1919 |
Discharged from
the CEF
Ø Reason for discharge – Medically Unfit for General Service
Ø War Service Badge Class “A” issued, number 213705
Ø Proposed residence on discharge – Hybla Ontario
Ø Rank shown on Discharge Certificate - Cpl
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Nov 21, 1922 |
British War
Medal and Victory Medal sent to Hybla (Hastings County) Ontario
Rank shown on
Medals Card - L/Sgt
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Jun 26, 1934 |
Deceased at
Rochester New York, USA
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