Mar 8, 1891
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Born in Brockville, Ontario to
George and Wilhelmina Barclay
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Nov 9, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 35
Ø Next of kin given as George Barclay, father, 73
Bartholomew St., Brockville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Trainman
Ø Previous military experience given as 41st
Regiment
Ø Religion given as Baptist
Ø Posted to “A” Company
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Apr 27, 1915
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Private
Barclay was admitted to a Kingston military hospital with a diagnosis that
reads Rheumatism
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May 5, 1915
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When the 21st
Battalion left Kingston to proceed to England, he was still in hospital and
was SOS (Struck Off Strength) and discharged from the CEF
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Oct 18, 1915
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Shown on the payroll of the 80th
Battalion in Belleville for duty and instruction with the rank of Lieutenant
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Nov 22, 1915
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Transferred to the 109th
Battalion in Lindsay
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Apr 25, 1916
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Officer’s Declaration signed
in Lindsay, Ontario into the 109th Battalion
Ø Rank Lieutenant
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. George Barclay, mother, Brockville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Engineer Assistant
o Later noted as
Civil Engineer for Railway Construction for WJ Black in Montreal, Quebec
Ø Previous military
experience given as 41st Regiment
Ø Religion given as
Presbyterian
In the Spring of 1916, the
battalion trained at Camp Borden, near Barrie, Ontario
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Jul 23, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jul 31, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and proceeded to the Bordon Camp, near Longmoor, Hampshire
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Aug 16, 1916
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The battalion moved to
Bramshott to continue training
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Sep 11, 1916
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Medical Board at Bramshott
declares him fit. This was presumably
in preparation to be attached to the Royal Flying Corps
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Oct 29, 1916
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Proceeded to Reading on being
attached to the Royal Flying Corps
He trained on MF Shorthorn at
Army Wing 90 and passed the Arial Gunnery Course
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Feb 28, 1917
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Lieutenant Barclay was
involved in an aircraft accident when his aircraft fell from a height of
about 60 feet and he suffered torn muscles in his left leg and badly bruised
ribs, along with facial bruising
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Mar 2, 1917
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Admitted to the Royal Flying
Corps Hospital Bryanston
Square, London, with a
diagnosis that reads Deviated Nasal Septum.
His nasal passages were displaced causing breathing issues
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Apr 4, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Apr 7, 1917
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Admitted to the Prince of
Wales Hospital in Marylebone with a diagnosis that reads Nasal Obstruction
Patient suffers from weakening
of left leg, knee and ankle. The left
ankle is specially troublesome in the mornings
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Apr 16, 1917
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Transferred to the Fourth
London General Hospital where surgery was performed to clear his nasal issues
Declared unfit for any service
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May 7, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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May 18, 1917
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Medical Board found him fit
for General Service and granted him 14 days sick leave
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May 21, 1917
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Transferred to the 1st
CORD (Central Ontario Regimental Depot) and detached to the Royal Flying
Corps
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Aug 23, 1917
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Declared unfit for General
Service for 1 month
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Sep 27, 1917
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Unfit for General Service for
1 month and granted 3 weeks sick leave
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Oct 18, 1917
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On light duties and not
permitted to fly
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Nov 22, 1917
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Fit for General Service while
under instruction
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Jan 7, 1918
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Seconded to the Royal Flying
Corps with the rank of Flying Officer per London Gazette #30532
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Feb 9, 1918
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Next of kin changed to read
Mrs. Maxie Josephine Barclay, wife, c/o Bank of Montreal, Waterloo Place,
London, England
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Mar 18, 1919
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Ceased to be Seconded to the
Royal Air Force and relinquished his commission in the RAF per London Gazette
#31336
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Mar 22, 1919
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London Gazette #31278 notes
that he “retires in the British Isles”
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal was sent to him at 35 Kingswood Road, Moseley, Birmingham,
England
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