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Mar 12, 1883
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Born in Watson’s Corners, Ontario to Janet Easton
prior to her marriage to Allan Stewart
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Nov 5, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Smiths Falls, Ontario
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Jan 17, 1918
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Conscripted into the 1st Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 3056134
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Jeanette Stewart, mother, Box 186 Lanark, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Carpenter
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
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
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Aug 15, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, Private Easton
joined the 21st Battalion near Fouquescourt, France and was posted
to “A” Company
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Dec 5, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 6 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin), a
fever without a known cause, sometimes referred to as Trench Fever
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Dec 6, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 64 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Dec 9, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 1 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 32 Casualty Clearing Station
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Dec 11, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 6 Ambulance Train and
admitted to the No. 26 General Hospital in Etaples, France and the diagnosis
was changed to read DAH (Disordered Activity of the Heart)
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Dec 13, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Ville de Liege
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Edmonton Special Military Hospital in London
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 19, 1918
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Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Jan 27, 1919
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Attached to the 3rd CCD (Canadian
Command Depot) in Seaford
Granted 12 days sick leave
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Feb 20, 1919
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Mar 12, 1919
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Transferred to Military District No. 3 Wing in Kinmel Park, Rhyl
pending return to Canada
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Mar 23, 1919
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Embarked the SS Empress of Britain in Liverpool
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Mar 31, 1919
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Apr 1, 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 91745
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Lanark, Ontario
Although he was entitled to receive the British
War Medal and Victory Medal, there is no indication in his service file that
the medals were ever sent to him
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Apr 18, 1922
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Malcolm Lorne Easton drowned in Lake Superior,
Ontario when the lighthouse tender Lambton broke up and sank in a storm. He was proceeding to his post as Assistant
Light House Keeper at Thunder Cape on Caribou Island. He was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery,
Perth, Ontario
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