Nov 22, 1893 |
Born at
Inverness Scotland
On a later Attestation Paper, he
gave his birth date as Nov 11, 1893
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Jul 3, 1915 |
Attested into
the 50th Battalion at Calgary Alberta
Ø Number 434723
Ø Next of kin given as Crawford McLennan (father) of 1126 12th
Ave., W, Calgary Alberta
Ø Previous occupation given as Plumber and Steam Fitter
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Assigned to “B” Company
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Oct 27, 1915 |
Embarked the SS
Orduna at Halifax Nova Scotia
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Nov 4, 1915 |
Disembarked at
Plymouth England
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Jan 15, 1916 |
Admitted to the
Military Hospital at Bramshott with Influenza
Diagnosis
changed to read Syphilis
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Feb 15, 1916 |
Transferred to
Connaught Hospital
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Feb 25, 1916 |
Placed on
Syphilis Register
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Feb 28, 1916 |
Discharged from
hospital
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Mar 3, 1916 |
Course of
treatment started for Syphilis infection
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Mar 12, 1916 |
TOS (Taken On
Strength) CASC (Canadian Army Service Corps) at Bramshott
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Mar 31, 1916 |
Course of
treatment completed
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Apr 30, 1916 |
Forfeits 2 days
pay and fined an additional 2 days pay and awarded 2 days FP #1 (Field Punishment) for
being AWL (Absent Without Leave)
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May 15, 1916 |
Confined to
Barracks for 5 days for being AWL
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Jul 15, 1916 |
Confined to
Barracks for 14 days for being AWL
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Jul 25, 1916 |
Admitted to
Military Hospital at Aldershot with Scarlet Fever
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Aug 29, 1916 |
Discharged from
hospital
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Oct 19, 1916 |
Having returned
to his unit, ceases to be shown as a deserter
It appears that he was considered
to have deserted, but that charge was dropped and marked as “deleted” from the
file. It seems to have been a clerical error
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Nov 23, 1916 |
TOS 154th
Battalion
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Jan 31, 1917 |
TOS 6th
Reserve Battalion at East Sandling Camp
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Apr 21, 1917 |
Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Apr 22, 1917 |
Arrived at CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS 21st Battalion
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Apr 24, 1917 |
Left CBD to join
unit
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May 21, 1917 |
Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
He joined the Battalion as part
of a draft of 149 Other Ranks at the Rest Camp at Aux Rietz
There
is no explanation in the file as to why it took almost a full month to join the Battalion. It is most likely that the time was spent at the
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp
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Nov 2, 1917 Awarded
the Military Medal per the London Gazette #30364
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Jan 2, 1918 |
Granted 14 days
leave
|
Jan 16, 1918 |
Reported to be
AWL
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Feb 21, 1918 |
Reported to unit
from being AWL
|
Feb 22, 1919 |
Admitted to
Endell St Military Hospital with Bronchitis
|
Feb 24, 1919 |
Discharged from
hospital
TOS 6th
Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Mar 13, 1919 |
Reported to be
AWL
|
Mar 25, 1919 |
Returns from
being AWL
|
Apr 3, 1919 |
TOS Canadian
Reserve List in England
|
May 6, 1919 |
On Command to
the 2nd CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) London England
|
May 7, 1919 |
Discharged from
the CEF in the British Isles
Proposed
residence on discharge – 10 Victoria Sq, Inverness Scotland
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Jun 1, 1919 |
TOS EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) and placed On Command to 2nd CDD at London
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Jun 27, 1919 |
Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Liverpool
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Jul 6, 1919 |
Disembarked at
Quebec City, Quebec
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Jul 23, 1919 |
Awarded a Bar to
Military Medal per London Gazette #31469
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Nov 15, 1919 |
Attested into
the CMSC (Corps of Military Staff Clerks) at Calgary Alberta
Ø Number 434723
Ø Next of kin given as Alexis McLennan (wife) of 2424 17a St., SW,
Calgary Alberta
Ø Previous occupation given as Traveler
Ø Previous military experience given as 50th and 21st
Battalions 1915-1919 in England & France
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Dec 5, 1919 |
TOS 13th
CMSC at Calgary
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Dec 18, 1919 |
Promoted to rank
of Corporal with effect from November 15, 1919
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Dec 31, 1919 |
Promoted to rank
of Sergeant with effect from November 15, 1919
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Feb 8, 1920 |
Discharged from
the CEF
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Sep 17, 1932 |
British War
Medal and Victory Medal sent to 66 Wallace Ave N., Hamilton Ontario
The medals had previously been
sent to 10 Victoria Sq., Inverness Scotland
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Mar 14, 1967 |
Deceased
Location of death and burial are
not known at this time
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