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Ernest John Glasgow
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Mar 16, 1880
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Born in Finch Township, Stormont County,
Ontario
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Jan 2, 1916
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Sworn into the 154th Battalion at
Morrisburg Ontario
Ø Given rank of Captain
Ø Next of kin given as John A Glasgow (father) of Cannamore Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø Previous military experience given as Capt of “H” Coy, 59th
Regiment since Nov 22, 1910
Ø Religion given as Methodist
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Oct 18, 1916
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Will made out leaving his entire estate to his
brother, William Charles Glasgow of Cannamore Ontario
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Oct 25, 1916
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Embarked the RMS Mauretania at Halifax for
England
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked at Liverpool England
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Jan 31, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion at East Sandling Camp
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Feb 19, 1917
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Attended 52nd class at Canadian
School of Musketry, Shorncliffe and Qualified “2nd Class” on March 9,
1917
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Jul 11, 1917
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On Command “Overseas” to France on
“Conducting Duty”
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Jul 21, 1917
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Returned to 6th Reserve Battalion
at Seaford from France
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Aug 11, 1917
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Reverts to rank of Lieut in order to proceed
to France and is transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 13, 1917
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Arrived at No 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in France and is TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Aug 15, 1917
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Left No 2 CIBD to join unit
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Aug 17, 1917
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
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Aug 28, 1917
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Proceeded on Course
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Sep 14, 1917
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Rejoined 21st Battalion from course
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Nov 25, 1917
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Proceeded on course
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Dec 1, 1917
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Rejoined 21st Battalion from course
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Jan 6, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jan 21, 1918
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Rejoined from leave
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May 8, 1918
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Wounded in a trench mortar attack. It should be noted that the war diary account
indicates that it was a shrapnel wound that fell him, but the “Circumstances of
Death” report below records it as a bullet wound.
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May 9, 1918
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Admitted to No 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital
at Doullens with a gunshot wound to abdomen, and died of those wounds
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Buried
at Doullens Communal Cemetery, Extension #2,France
 
DOW May 9, 1918
This is a monument in Morewood Ontario built in his likeness, by his parents and the
village of Morewood in 1920
Reproduced with permission
His
medals were sent to William Charles Glasgow (brother) at Morewood Ontario
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Sep 22, 1922
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Plaque and Scroll sent to Albert E Glasgow
(elder brother) at Cannamore Ontario
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2010
For the 7
nights leading up to November 11, 2010, the names of all Canadian soldiers were projected
onto the Belgian War Memorial in Ypres. At
the same time, the same names were being broadcast via the internet to schools across
Belgium and Canada. The image above shows
the opening ceremonies at the Belgian War Memorial on November 4, 2010.
Below on the
left is the name of Ernest Glasgow being projected on that wall. Below right shows the name being broadcast to the
schools. Each name appeared for 25 seconds
and each night 9,700 names were shown.
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