Jul 3, 1890

Born at Glenroy Ontario

Nov 20, 1914

Attested into the No 4 Field Ambulance at Calgary Alberta 

Ø      Number 1337

Ø      Next of Kin given as Mary Jane MacCrimmon (mother) of 1009 6^th Avenue, Calgary Alberta

Ø      Previous occupation given as “Bookkeeper – Stenographer”

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Presbyterian

Apr 18, 1915

Embarked the SS Northland at Halifax for England

Apr 29, 1915

Disembarked at Avonmouth England

May 9, 1915

Promoted to Sgt Clerk and employed as Orderly Room Sgt.

Jun 1, 1915

Appointed Clerk with pay of $1.50 per diem plus field allowance of 20 cents

Jun 14, 1915

Will made out leaving entire estate to Mrs Mary Jane MacCrimmon (mother)

Jun 18, 1915

Attended Cadet School for instructional purposes (Officer Training)

Jul 1, 1915

Attached to the 28^th Battalion, the London Artist’s Rifles

Jul 19, 1915

Ceases to be attached to 28^th London Artist’s Rifles on proceeding to 50^th Division Headquarters for attachment to a battalion in the line for further training.

Sep 13, 1915

Embarked for France

Jul 21, 1916

Ceases to draw rate of pay as “Clerk”

Oct 19, 1916

Ceases to be attached to 50^th Division and attached to the 7^th Northumberland Fusiliers

Dec 24, 1916

TOS 21^st Battalion

Jan 1, 1917

Granted a commission Lieutenant and posted to 21^st Canadian Battalion, London Gazette #30162

Jan 12, 1917

Granted 10 days leave to England

Jan 22, 1917

Leave extended to January 24, 1917

Jan 26, 1917

At duty from leave

Jan 28, 1917

Admitted to No 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) with Gonorrhea

Jan 31, 1917

Transferred to No12 “AT” (Ambulance Transport)

Feb 1, 1917

Admitted to No 1 British Red Cross Hospital

Feb 3, 1917

Transferred to No 39 General Hospital Havre

May 17, 1917

Discharged from hospital to CBD (Canadian Base Depot) Havre

May 18, 1917

TOS CBD

Jun 4, 1917

TOS No 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) from Havre

Jun 12, 1917

Admitted to No 24 General Hospital at Etaples with Gonorrhea

Jun 13, 1917

Transferred to No 39 General Hospital Havre

Jun 21, 1917

Transferred to No 51 General Hospital

Jul 12, 1917

Discharged from hospital to CBD

Jul 13, 1917

Arrived at No 2 CIBD

Jul 16, 1917

Left to join unit (21^st Battalion)

Jul 18, 1917

At duty from hospital

Aug 12, 1917

Proceeded on Course

Sep 19, 1917

At duty from course

Jan 3, 1918

Granted 14 days leave

Jan 19, 1918

Rejoined battalion from leave

Feb 2, 1918

Proceeded on course

Feb 17, 1918

To be Temp Captain

Feb 23, 1918

Rejoined battalion from course

Aug 26, 1918

Wounded left foot and hand, admitted to 4 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) and transferred to CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)

Aug 27, 1918

Admitted to No 5 British Red Cross Hospital with wounds to left foot and hand

Aug 29, 1918

Invalided aboard the Ambulance Transport Pieter de Coninck to England and detached to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)

Admitted to Fort Pitt Military Hospital at Chatham

Sep 14, 1918

Transferred to the Canadian Officer’s Convalescent Hospital at Matlock, Bath

Sep 16, 1918

Medical Board at COCH at Matlock declares him healed and fit for general service

Sep 21, 1918

Discharged from hospital and posted to the 6^th Reserve Battalion

Sep 26, 1918

Granted leave until October 12, 1918

Nov 29, 1918

TOS EORD pending return to Canada

Nov 30, 1918

SOS OMFC (Overseas Military Force of Canada) to CEF in Canada

 Embarked the SS Pannonia for Canada

Dec 13, 1918

Disembarked in Canada 

Proceeded to MD #13, Calgary

Dec 26, 1918

SOS establishment of 21^st Battalion

Jan 10, 1919

Discharged from the CEF on General Demobilization 

Ø      There was no post discharge address given and the medals card gives latest address as “not given”

Ø      It is of note that there is no indication in the file that his British War Medal or Victory Medals were ever delivered to him.

Jan 11, 1919

Awarded the Military Cross, London Gazette #31119

Awarded Bar to Military Cross, London Gazette #31119

 I believe that both awards were earned for action on August 26, 1918, while he was in Command of “B” Company.