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May 24, 1895
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Born in Glasgow, Scotland to
Henry and Elizabeth (nee McDonald) Doran.
Following the death of his father, his mother remarried and changed
her surname to Cardow
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Apr 4, 1908
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Embarked the SS Grampian in
Glasgow under the care of the Quarrier’s Orphan’s Homes of Scotland
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Apr 14, 1908
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Disembarked at Halifax Nova
Scotia and proceeded to the Fairknowe Home, Brockville Ontario, initially
opened by Mr. William Quarrier from Scotland. This home was eventually
operated by the Quarrier’s charity
Henry was eventually placed
with the Dempsey family in Russell, Ontario where he was listed as a Domestic
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Below
are 2 photos of the Fairknowe Home, on the left as it was in 1911
and on the right as it stood in 2011
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Nov 13, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59268 (temporary number 997)
Ø No next of kin was given on attesting
o This was later changed to read Mrs. F. Doran,
mother, 20 Ansboro St., Glasgow, Scotland
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to the Depot Company
o He was later transferred to “C” Company and then
to the Transport Section
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Jan 4, 1915
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Admitted to the Kingston Hospital
with a diagnosis that reads Psoriasis
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Jan 10, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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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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Jul 7, 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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Jan 26, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Feb 6, 1917
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Married to Hannah Margaret
Fallon in Glasgow, Scotland. Her
address was given as 6 Eglinton Lane SS, Glasgow
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Feb 10, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion from
leave
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Dec 20, 1917
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Granted 14 days leave
Granted permission to
marry. This permission was clearly
granted after the fact as he had married the previous February
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Jan 8, 1918
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Arrested in London, England
when he surrendered for being AWL (Absent Without Leave) as he had overstayed
his leave. He was sent to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford as a prisoner
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Jan 13, 1918
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France under escort
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Jan 18, 1918
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion in Villers-Au-Bois, France under escort
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Feb 4, 1918
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Sentenced to 14 days Field
Punishment No. 1 and forfeited total of 8 days pay for his absence
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Nov 2, 1918
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Attached to the 4th
Canadian Infantry Brigade for duty
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Dec 13, 1918
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Private Doran crossed the Bonn
Bridge with the 21st Battalion to enter Germany as part of the
Occupying Force. The battalion
proceeded to Seigburg
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia
On arrival in England he was
posted to the “P” Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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Apr 30, 1919
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Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) in Seaford
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May 19, 1919
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Transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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May 21, 1919
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Transferred to Military
District #3 in Kinmel Park, pending return to Canada
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May 31, 1919
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Embarked the SS Adriatic in
Liverpool
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Jun 8, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario
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Jun 10, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 192725
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge GPO Ottawa, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at
General Delivery, Edmonton, Alberta
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Jul 11, 1920
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His wife Hannah disembarked
the SS Saturnia in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario to join
him
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Apr 2, 1929
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Henry Doran made application
for a land grant in Whitecourt, Alberta.
On his application he recorded his wife and 2 children and stated his
intention to farm the land if granted to him
His wife Hannah was not happy
in Canada and returned to Scotland with her 2 children where she remarried
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Mar 9, 1965
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A replacement set of medals
were sent to him at Shawnigan Lake Post Office, British Columbia
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1967
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Henry Doran died in 1967 and
was buried in the Shawnigan Community Cemetery in Shawnigan, British Columbia
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