Oct 25, 1889
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Born in Minden, Ontario to William and Martha
(nee Minaker) Blair
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Oct 24, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Lindsay, Ontario
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Jan 11, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 3055951
Ø Next of kin given as William
Richard Blair, father, Lochlin, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Lumberman
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Posted to the 3rd
Regimental Draft
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Feb 21, 1918
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Embarked the SS Melita in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Mar 4, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion
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Aug 9, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 15, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, Private Blair
joined the 21st Battalion rear details at Rosieres en Santerre,
France and was posted to “C” Company
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion crossed the Bonn
Bridge to enter Germany as part of the Occupying Force and proceeded to
Siegburg
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Mar 14, 1919
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Proceeded to England and transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) pending return to Canada to serve with the
Military Police
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Mar 17, 1919
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Mar 23, 1919
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Transferred to the NBRD (New Brunswick Regimental
Depot) in Ripon pending return to Canada
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May 6, 1919
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Embarked the SS Scotian in Liverpool
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May 15, 1919
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to Kingston,
Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of the Military District No. 3
Detachment, Military Police
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Jul 9, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Lance
Corporal
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on discharge
Lochlin, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Gretna, Manitoba
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Dec 20, 1960
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William Blair died in North Dakota, USA and is
buried in the Hyde Park Cemetery, Neche, North Dakota
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