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Nov 21, 1889
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Born in Cobourg, Ontario
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59245 (temporary
number 253)
Ø Attested with the rank of Colour Sergeant
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Catherine Dawe, wife,
Spring St., Cobourg, Ontario
o Address was later changed to 189 Johnson St.,
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as Canadian
Field Artillery and the Canadian Light Infantry
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Jan 30, 1915
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Reduced in rank to Private
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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 5, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for
being absent
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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 25, 1915
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Attached to the 2nd
Division Mining Section for duty
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Nov 1, 1915
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Admitted to the Division Rest
Station at Locre, Belgium with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia
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Nov 7, 1915
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Transferred to the No. 6
Canadian Field Ambulance Rest Station
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Nov 13, 1915
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Discharged to duty
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Nov 24, 1915
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion from duty with the mining section
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Feb 3, 1916
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Transferred to the 3rd
Canadian Tunneling Company
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Apr 25, 1916
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Forfeited 5 day’s pay for
being absent
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Sep 14, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 88 Field
Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Accidental Contused Perineum
An accident report was filed and
it was determined the injury was not sustained while performing his military
duties
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Sep 15, 1916
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Discharged to duty
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Dec 9, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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Dec 22, 1916
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Rejoined unit from leave
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May 23, 1917
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Sentenced to 3 days Field
Punishment No.1 for being absent
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Jul 18, 1917
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Forfeited 5 day’s pay for
having a light on after Lights Out and Gambling
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Sep 19, 1917
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At about 8 pm Private Dawe
suffered the effects of Gas Poisoning from an enemy gas shell. The symptoms seemed minor and he was
treated by the Company’s Medical Officer
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Sep 21, 1917
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Admitted to the 133rd
Field Ambulance with the effects of Gas Poisoning and transferred the same
day to the No. 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station
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Sep 22, 1917
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Transferred via the Ambulance
Train and admitted to the No. 2 Stationary Hospital in Abbeville
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Oct 3, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Princess Elizabeth
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Ontario Military Hospital in Orpington. On admission he was complaining of sore
throat, hoarse voice, coughing and soreness in his chest
Transferred to the CERD
(Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 6, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and
transferred to the CETD (Canadian Engineer Training Depot) in Seaford
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Nov 21, 1917
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Admitted to the Connaught
Hospital in Aldershot with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease
Gonorrhea)
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Dec 15, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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May 21, 1918
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Transferred to the CERB
(Canadian Engineer Reserve Battalion)
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Jun 6, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 1
Tunneling Company
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Jul 11, 1918
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Transferred to the 7th
Battalion Canadian Engineers
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Dec 20, 1918
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Reported to be AWL (Absent
Without Leave)
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Dec 23, 1918
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Reported for duty and
sentenced to 14 days Field Punishment No. 1 and forfeiture of 4 day’s pay for
his absence
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Jan 6, 1919
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Rejoined the battalion from
hospital
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Jan 10, 1919
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Forfeited 2 day’s pay for
neglecting to feed the teams and clean a harness
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Feb 15, 1919
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Proceeded to England
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Mar 19, 1919
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Embarked the SS Cedric in
Liverpool
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Mar 27, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Montreal, Quebec
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Mar 29, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Montreal, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge
Sapper
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 92883
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 21 Ellis St., Kingston, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at
University Ave., Cobourg, Ontario
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Nov 7, 1931
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Albert Dawe died and was
buried in the Union Cemetery, Cobourg, Ontario
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