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Mar 18, 1881
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Born in Leicester, Leicester, England
A newspaper account indicates he was born in
India
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Mar 23, 1915
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Attested into the 59th Battalion in
Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 454181
Ø Next of kin given as Hector Robertson, friend, 285 George St.,
Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
o A newspaper account shows that he was a former policeman in Toronto
Ø Previous military experience given as 12 years with the Northumberland
Fusiliers
o A newspaper account shows that had previous service in the South
African War
Ø Religion given as Church of England
The battalion trained in the Barriefield Camp,
near Kingston, Ontario
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Jun 10, 1915
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Corporal
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Jun 11, 1915
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Sergeant
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Aug 1, 1915
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Appointed to the provisional rank of
Quartermaster Sergeant
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Oct 1, 1915
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Acting
Sergeant Major
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Nov 13, 1915
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Embarked the SS Missanabie in Montreal, Quebec
as part of the battalion’s 2nd Reinforcing Draft
His rank shown on the Embarkation Roll is that
of Private
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Nov 23, 1915
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Disembarked in Plymouth, England and the draft
proceeded to West Sandling where the men were absorbed into the 39th Reserve
Battalion to continue training.
Appointed to the rank of Acting Sergeant with
pay
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Feb 24, 1916
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Confirmed in the rank of Sergeant
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Apr 11, 1916
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The 59th Battalion arrived in England
and proceeded to Shorncliffe
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Apr 29, 1916
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Transferred back to the 59th
Battalion in Shorncliffe
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May 17, 1916
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Appointed to the provisional rank of CSM
(Company Sergeant Major)
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Jul 6, 1916
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Posted to the 39th Battalion in West
Sandling
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Jul 17, 1916
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Reduced to the rank of Private at his own
request in order to proceed to a fighting battalion in France
Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jul 18, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 44 reinforcements from England and TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Aug 5, 1916
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Left the CBD to join the entrenching battalion
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Aug 8, 1916
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Joined the 2nd Entrenching Battalion
in the Halifax, Camp near Reningelst, Belgium
Attached to the 2nd Entrenching
Battalion for duty and appointed to Acting CQMS (Company Quartermaster Sergeant) with pay
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Sep 17, 1916
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Ceased to be attached
to the entrenching battalion and reduced to his permanent rank of private on joining the
21st Battalion in the Brickfields, having just been relieved from the Somme
Front
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Sep 29, 1916
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After a brief rest from the fighting at the
sugar refinery, the battalion moved back into the fight near the Courcelette and Regina
Trenches. Private Horace Disney was killed
during a heavy artillery barrage at suppertime just 12 days after joining the battalion
and was buried beside the sunken road near Courcelette.
When the war ended, his remains could not be found.
As a result, he is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge,
France.
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother,
Mrs. E.A. Disney, 55 ½ Cobdeu St., Humberstone Rd., Leicester, England
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