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Jun 4, 1894
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Born in Bangor, County Down,
Ireland to John and Margaret Gorman
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Jun 3, 1911
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Embarked the SS Scotian in
Moville, Ireland
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Jun 11, 1911
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec
and proceeded to Toronto, Ontario
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Jun 18, 1911
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Entered the USA at Niagara
Falls, New York to seek employment as a Labourer. He gave his Canadian address as being in
Hamilton, Ontario
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59380 (temporary number 298)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Gorman, mother, 5 King
St., Bangor, County
Down, Ireland
Ø Previous occupation
given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “C” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The 21st Battalion trained
in the Kingston, Ontario area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Feb 20, 1915
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Sentenced to 5 days Detention and
fined $6.00 for being drunk
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Mar 4, 1915
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Sentenced to 10 days Detention
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Mar 18, 1915
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Sentenced to 28 days Detention
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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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May 24, 1915
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Sentenced to 5 days Detention
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Aug 1, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay for
being absent
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Aug 15, 1915
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Forfeited 2 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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Oct 15, 1915
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Sentenced to 5 days Field
Punishment No. 2 for being absent from the 1:45 pm parade in La Clytte. It should be noted that the battalion was
parading to move into the front line trench.
There were 23 others absent from that parade
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Mar 19, 1916
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While in the front line
trenches near Voormezeele, Belgium, Private Gorman received a shrapnel wound
to his right wrist and was evacuated to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance)
for first aid before being transported to the No. 8 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Mar 20, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 12 AT
(Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 13 General Hospital in Boulogne,
France
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Mar 22, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 1
Convalescent Depot in Boulogne
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Mar 24, 1916
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Discharged to the base details
in Boulogne for light duties
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Apr 3, 1916
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Transferred to the CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre and posted to “A” Company
for those recovering from wounds and illness
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Apr 8, 1916
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Gorman rejoined the 21st Battalion in the reserve trench
in Scottish Wood, Belgium
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Jun 10, 1916
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Shortly after moving into the
front line trenches near Verbrande Molen on the Ypres Salient in Belgium,
Private Gorman was wounded again, receiving shrapnel wounds to the back of
his head and fractured vertebrae in his back.
He was evacuated to a field ambulance for first aid before being
transported to a casualty clearing station
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Jun 12, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 13
General Hospital in Boulogne, France
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Jun 16, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Jan Breydell
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the No. 2 Western General Hospital in Manchester
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 13, 1917
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Transferred to the Summerdown
Convalescent Hospital in Eastbourne
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Apr 3, 1917
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Transferred to the Old Town
Military Hospital in Eastbourne, also known as the Upperton Red Cross
Hospital
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Apr 9, 1917
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Surgery performed to allow for
drainage of wounds
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May 2, 1917
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Surgery performed to remove
shrapnel
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Jul 4, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian
Military Hospital in Eastbourne
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Jul 9, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care
and transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Aug 4, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot
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Aug 6, 1917
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Attached to the 3rd
CCD (Canadian Command Depot)
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Aug 18, 1917
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Attached to the Depot Company
of the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot
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Sep 19, 1917
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Oct 2, 1917
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Embarked the SS Scandinavian
in Liverpool
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Oct 11, 1917
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Disembarked in Quebec City,
Quebec
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Oct 16, 1917
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Medical Board in Quebec City
notes
Ø Suffered a shrapnel
wound to his back that fractured vertebrae in the lumbar region plus a slight
wound to the back of his head
Ø Patient suffers
from limitation of motion in back and has pain on exertion due to destruction
of muscle tissue caused by shrapnel wound
Ø Suffers from 15%
disability that is permanent
Ø Board recommends
out patient treatment
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Nov 1, 1917
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Transferred to the #3 Special
Service Company in Kingston, Ontario
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Nov 7, 1917
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Admitted to the Ongwanada
Military Hospital in Kingston
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Nov 20, 1917
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Jan 15, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF at
Fort Henry, Kingston
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Issued War Service
Badge Class “B” number C16065
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge General Delivery, Montreal, Quebec
Following the end of the war,
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 3
King St., Bangor, County Down, Ireland
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Feb 22, 1948
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Alexander Gorman died while a
patient of the Ards District Hospital, Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland
and was buried in the Belfast City Cemetery, Glenalina Cemetery Extension
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