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Mar 23, 1888
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Born in Glasgow, Scotland to
Robert and Maggie (nee Anderson) Irwin
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Apr 30, 1910
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Embarked the SS Cassandra in
Glasgow with his sister Lina
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May 10, 1910
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Disembarked in Montreal,
Quebec and proceeded to Peterborough, Ontario
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Nov 4, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59496
(temporary number 534)
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Robert Irwin, mother, 120 Renfrew St., Glasgow, Scotland
Ø Previous occupation
given as Electrician
Ø Previous military
experience given as 2 years in “G” Company of the 57th Regiment,
Peterborough Rangers, Canadian Militia
Ø Religion given as
Presbyterian
Ø Assigned to “E”
Company
o This was later
reorganized into “C” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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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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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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Feb 21, 1916
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Granted 9 days leave
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Mar 4, 1916
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Rejoined the battalion from
leave
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Apr 25, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 6 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with diagnosis that reads lacerated feet from
barbed wire. He was transferred the
same day to the No. 5 CFA
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Apr 27, 1916
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Transferred to the Divisional Rest
Station at No. 4 CFA. He was
transferred later that same day to the nearby casualty clearing station and
the diagnosis was changed to read ICT (Interconnective Tissue) infection
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May 4, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 50 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) and the diagnosis was changed to read Septic Feet
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May 6, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 23 AT
(Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 20 General Hospital in Camiers
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May 19, 1916
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Transferred to the 6th
Convalescent Depot in Etaples to continue his recovery
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May 30, 1916
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Discharged from the
convalescent depot and joined the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles
Camp, Havre
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Jun 7, 1916
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After leaving the base depot,
Private Irwin rejoined the 21st Battalion in billets in Dickebusch
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Jul 10, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 35 General
Hospital in Calais with a diagnosis that reads POUO (Pyrexia Of Unknown
Origin). This is a fever without a
known cause
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Jul 22, 1916
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Aug 21, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance
Corporal to replace L/Cpl Isaac 59497, who had been promoted
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Sep 15, 1916
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During the battalion’s attack
on the sugar refinery south of Courcelette, Robert Irwin received a shrapnel
wound to his right arm and wrist. He
was evacuated to a nearby field ambulance before being transferred to a
casualty clearing station for treatment of a fractured radius and ulna
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Sep 16, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 10
General Hospital
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Sep 17, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Maheno
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the 1st Southern General Hospital in Birmingham
Posted to the CCAC (Canadian
Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Feb 6, 1917
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Transferred to the Granville
Hospital in Ramsgate
Doctors here determined that
he has partial loss of movement of his right hand that is permanent
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Feb 18, 1917
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Transferred to the Princess
Patricia Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Ramsgate
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Mar 12, 1917
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Invalided to Canada aboard the
Hospital Ship Letitia
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Mar 23, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Apr 1, 1917
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Admitted to the Richardson
Convalescent Home in Kingston
Following his assessment, he
was treated as an outpatient on sick leave
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Apr 23, 1917
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Readmitted to the Richardson
Convalescent Home
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May 16, 1917
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Transferred to the Fettercairn
Convalescent Home north of Kingston
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Jun 3, 1917
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Transferred back to the
Richardson Convalescent Home
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Jun 8, 1917
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To be treated as an outpatient
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Jul 7, 1917
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Readmitted to the Richardson
Convalescent Home
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Sep 7, 1917
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To be treated as an outpatient
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Oct 2, 1917
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Admitted to the Queen’s
Military Hospital in Kingston
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Oct 22, 1917
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Granted 40 cents per day Extra
Duty pay while employed on the staff of the hospital
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Dec 21, 1917
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To be treated as an outpatient
and granted leave with subsistence
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Jan 3, 1918
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Readmitted to the Queen’s
Military Hospital
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Jan 31, 1918
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To be treated as an outpatient
and granted leave with subsistence
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Feb 5, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston as being medically unfit for further service
Ø Rank on discharge
Lance Corporal
Ø Intended residence
on discharge Peterborough, Ontario
o He later moved to
42 Clergy St., Kingston
Following his discharge the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 261
Earl St., Kingston, Ontario
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Apr 5, 1918
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Married to Helen Harley
Whittet in Peterborough, Ontario
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Oct 14, 1918
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Admitted to the Queen’s
Military Hospital in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Oct 26, 1918
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Discharged from hospital
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Dec 22, 1921
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His mother Maggie, died in
Dunoon, Scotland
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Apr 16, 1926
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Embarked the SS Letitia in
Glasgow, Scotland
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Apr 25, 1926
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Disembarked in Quebec City, Quebec
and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Dec 2, 1926
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His father Robert, died in
Dunoon, Scotland
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Apr 13, 1937
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His wife Helen, died in
Kingston, Ontario
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Sep 2, 1941
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Robert Irwin died of Cancer
while a patient at the Kingston General Hospital and was buried in the
Cataraqui Cemetery there
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