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Oct 28, 1881
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Born in Glasgow, Scotland
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Mar 19, 1915
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 59241 (temporary number 1363)
Ø Next of kin given as John Davidson, brother,
Semans Post Office, Saskatchewan
Ø Previous occupation given as Machinist
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to the Depot Company
Attested under the name of Robert
Davidson, when his actual name was Robert Davidson McAndrew
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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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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Jun 26, 1915
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Posted to “D” Company
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Jul 23, 1915
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Fined $2.00 for Drunkeness and
restricted to half pay for one month for misconduct
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Aug 16, 1915
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Reported to be AWL (Absent
Without Leave)
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Aug 24, 1915
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Reported for duty and was
sentenced to 25 days Detention and forfeiture of 9 day’s pay for his absence
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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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Nov 30, 1915
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Sentenced to 5 days Field
Punishment No. 2, extra fatigue duty and forfeiture of 1 day’s pay for being
absent from his platoon for 1 day when warned for duty in the trenches
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the 21st
Battalion’s capture of the strongly defended Sugar Factory south of
Courcelette, France, Private Davidson received multiple shrapnel wounds from
an exploding shrapnel shell while he was stooping down. Shrapnel entered his buttocks and traveled
to his abdomen causing damage to his bowel and bladder. He was evacuated to the nearby field
ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty clearing
station.
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Sep 19, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 1
Canadian General Hospital in Etaples, France where surgery was performed to
remove shrapnel
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Oct 1, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Brighton
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the No. 5 Northern General Hospital in Leicester
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 9, 1916
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X Ray report shows
Ø Large piece of
shrapnel (7.5 cm) in left buttock
Ø Very large piece of
shrapnel (15.5 cm) in left buttock
Ø Large piece of
shrapnel (7.5 cm) in right buttock
Ø Small piece of
shrapnel below larger piece in right buttock
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Dec 16, 1916
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Surgery performed to remove
shrapnel and repair damage to bladder and bowel
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Jan 16, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Mar 6, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and
reported to the CCAC in Hastings
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Mar 13, 1917
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Admitted to the Canadian
Military Hospital in Hastings pending being invalided to Canada
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Apr 11, 1917
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Embarked the Hospital Ship
Letitia in Liverpool
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Apr 21, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec
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Apr 28, 1917
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Medical Board in Quebec City
notes
Ø Patient states he
was hit by the burst of a shrapnel shell while stooped over
Ø Shell fragments
penetrated both buttocks, with fragments puncturing his bowel and bladder
Ø 3 surgeries were
performed in France and England to remove shrapnel, but 3 fragments remain in
his abdomen
Ø Suffers from
incontinence of both bowel and urine
Ø Suffers from pain
in legs when walking
Ø Has pain in his
abdomen when he bends
Ø Board recommends 5
months treatment in a Convalescent Home
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May 3, 1917
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Admitted to the St. Chad’s
Convalescent Home in Regina, Saskatchewan to be treated as an Out-Patient
under the care of the MHCC (Military Hospital Commission of Canada)
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May 22, 1917
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Transferred to the Moose Jaw
Military Convalescent Hospital to be treated as an Out-Patient
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Dec 31, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in
Regina, Saskatchewan
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
Ø War Service Badge
Class “B” issued
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 445 Iroquois St., W. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 76
Cordova St., W., Vancouver, British Columbia
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Nov 17, 1951
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Robert Davidson McAndrew died
in the Shaughnessy Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia of Adenocarcinoma of
the Gall Bladder and was buried in the Mountain View Cemetery in Vancouver
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