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Oct 11, 1891
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Born in Aberdeen, Scotland
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59117 (temporary number 277)
Ø Next of kin given as Frances Burnett, brother,
218 Addington Ave., Montreal, Quebec
Ø Previous occupation given as Student
Ø Previous military experience given as Officer
Cadet Corps, London, England
Ø Religion given as Baptist
Ø Posted to “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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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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Aug 27, 1915
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Admitted to the St. Martins
Plain Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Gonorrhea
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company
while in hospital
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Sep 25, 1915
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Taken On Strength the 39th
Reserve Battalion while in hospital
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Oct 25, 1915
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Transferred to the St. Martins
Plain Tent Hospital
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Dec 7, 1915
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Transferred to the Barnwell
Military Hospital in Cambridge and the diagnosis was changed to read VDS
(Venereal Disease Syphilis)
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Jan 24, 1916
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Reported to be AWL (Absent
Without Leave)
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Mar 16, 1916
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Discharged to duty from
hospital and reported to the 39th Battalion at West Sandling
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Mar 21, 1916
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Transferred to the 36th
Battalion at West Sandling
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Apr 4, 1916
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Proceeded to the Machine Gun
School on course
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Apr 20, 1916
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Rejoined the 36th
Battalion from course
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Jun 23, 1916
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Transferred to the 86th
Battalion in Shorncliffe then transferred to the Canadian Machine Gun Depot
in Crowborough
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Aug 22, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of
Acting Corporal
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Oct 3, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of
Acting Sergeant with pay
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Jan 4, 1917
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Promoted to rank of Sergeant
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Mar 21, 1917
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Reverted to the rank of Lance
Sergeant and transferred to the 18th Machine Gun Company in Croborough
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Sep 1, 1917
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Ceases to draw Clerk’s pay and
appointed to the rank of Acting Sergeant with pay
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Sep 7, 1917
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Attached to the RFC (Royal
Flying Corps) Cadet School in Hastings
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Sep 17, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Machine Gun Corps Depot and remained attached to the RFC
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Oct 26, 1917
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Ceased to be attached to the
RFC and attached to the Canadian Machine Gun Depot in Seaford
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Feb 14, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian
Machine Gun Depot in Seaford
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Aug 18, 1918
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Reverted to the rank of
Private and transferred to the Canadian Machine Gun Regimental Pool in France
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Oct 10, 1918
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Joined the 1st
Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade at the front near Buissy, France
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Mar 7, 1919
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Proceeded to England
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Mar 23, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian
Machine Gun Depot and attached to the 2nd Canadian Motor Machine
Gun Brigade in Seaford
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Apr 12, 1919
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Ceased to be attached and
rejoined the depot
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May 19, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian
Machine Gun Corps Depot in Seaford
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May 20, 1919
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Admitted to the Canadian
Special Hospital in Etchinghill, Lyminge with a diagnosis that reads Syphilis
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Jun 1, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian
Machine Gun Corps Depot in Seaford while in hospital
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Jun 4, 1919
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Discharged from hospital to be
treated as an outpatient
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Jul 3, 1919
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Transferred to “R” Wing in
Witley pending discharge
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Jul 17, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
London, England
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Badge Class “A”
issued number 225500
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 45 Cockerton Rd., London, England
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Murmura Ruatiti, New
Zealand
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