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Mar 1, 1894
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Born in Maxville, Ontario to John and Eliza
Dickson
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Nov 9, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Cornwall, Ontario
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Feb 13, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 3056658
Ø Next of kin given as John
Dickson, father, Maxville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Farmer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Posted to the 3rd
Regimental Draft
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Feb 21, 1918
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The 3rd Regimental Draft 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 to continue training
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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
He joined the battalion at the front a short time
later
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Aug 26, 1918
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During the battalion’s advance on the Cojeul
River near Wancourt, France, Private Dickson received wounds from a high
explosive shell that fractured both arms. He was evacuated to a field ambulance for
first aid before being transferred to a casualty clearing station
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Aug 27, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 53 General Hospital in
Boulogne, France
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Oct 11, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St.
Denis
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Queen Mary’s Hospital in Whalley
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 17, 1918
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Transferred to the Princess Patricia Canadian Red
Cross Hospital in the Cooden Camp, Bexhill
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Jan 15, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 13 Canadian General
Hospital in Hastings
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Feb 6, 1919
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Transferred back to the Princess Patricia
Canadian Red Cross Hospital in the Cooden Camp, Bexhill
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Feb 14, 1919
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Transferred back to the No. 13 Canadian General
Hospital in Hastings
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Mar 12, 1919
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Forfeited 5 day’s pay for leaving the hospital
without permission, then sneaking back into the hospital 4½ hours later
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Apr 8, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian General
Hospital in Kirkdale, Liverpool
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May 5, 1919
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Essequibo in Liverpool
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May 15, 1919
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Disembarked in Portland, Maine, USA and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength Military District No. 3
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May 18, 1919
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Admitted to the Queen’s Military Hospital in
Kingston
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May 19, 1919
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Granted leave until June 2, 1919
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Jun 17, 1919
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Forfeited 2 days pay for being absent from the
hospital for 2 days
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Jul 16, 1919
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Forfeited 3 days pay for being absent from the
hospital from July 14 to July 16
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Jul 24, 1919
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Medical exam in Kingston hospital notes
Ø Left hand is weak and has impaired
flexion of all fingers
Ø Grip in left hand is about 40%
Ø The right elbow is solid and
cannot be extended nor flexed
Ø Xray of both elbows show many tiny
foreign bodies embedded in the bones
Ø Board recommends patient be
discharged from the military with a pensionable disability
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Jul 29, 1919
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jul 31, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 213827
Ø War Service Badge Class “B”
issued number C55869
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Maxville, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Maxville, Ontario
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Oct 19, 1978
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Lawrence Dickson died and was buried in the St.
James Cemetery, Dominionville, Ontario
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