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Sep 6, 1892
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Born in Westmeath, Ontario to Alexander M. and
Elizabeth (nee Jackson) Acheson
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59001 (temporary number 388)
Ø Next of kin given as Alexander Acheson, father, Pembroke, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Telephone Lineman
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Assigned to “D” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
o He was later assigned to the Signals Section
The battalion trained in the Kingston area with
headquarters in the Kingston Armouries. It is
worthy to note that even though he was assigned the lowest number in the number series
allotted to the battalion, he was not the first recruit to attest as these numbers were
assigned alphabetically.
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the
battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Sep 20, 1915
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Attached to the 4th Brigade Cycle
Company for duty
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Apr 25, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia. He
was transferred the same day to No. 5 CFA. Both
feet were swollen and both legs were very painful
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Apr 29, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 4 CFA
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May 3, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 17 CCS (Canadian Casualty
Clearing Station) with suspected Rheumatic Fever. He
was transferred the same day to the No. 1 Canadian General Hospital in Etaples via No. 14
AT (Ambulance Train)
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May 9, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Newhaven
Admitted to the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary on
arrival in England.
Posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre) while in hospital in England
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Jun 21, 1916
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Transferred to the 1 / 5 Northern General
Hospital in Leicester
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to the King’s Canadian Red
Cross Hospital in Bushy Park
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Jul 7, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Red Cross Hospital
in Buxton, Derbyshire and Hyper Thyroidism is added to the diagnosis and a Goitre is
noted, along with flat feet. While here,
orthopedic boots were ordered for him. A
heart murmur was also noted.
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Sep 6, 1916
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Transferred to the Moore Barracks Military
Hospital in Shorncliffe
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Sep 13, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital and reported to the CCAC, Folkstone
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Sep 21, 1916
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On Command to the CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot)
in Bath pending return to Canada
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Oct 10, 1916
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Embarked the SS Mauretania in Liverpool
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Oct 18, 1916
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and
proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec
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Jul 12, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badges Class “A” and Class “B” issued,
numbers not recorded
Ø Proposed residence on discharge Pembroke, Ontario
He was initially noted as being discharged
November 10, 1916, but this was cancelled in order to receive medical treatment.
Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him in Pembroke
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Mar 12, 1918
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Married to Mary Ellen Miller in Renfrew, Ontario
Following the war he was employed by Bell
Canada, initially in Pembroke, but transferred to the Belleville location in 1942,
retiring in 1959.
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Apr 3, 1960
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Albert Acheson died of an accidental carbon
monoxide poisoning in Ottawa, Ontario. His
widow is listed as Mrs. Mary Acheson, 30 Sidney St. S., Belleville, Ontario
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From the August 1960
issue of The Communiqué, the 21st Battalion Association post war newsletter
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