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Jul 31, 1872
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Born in Carlisle, England to
Thomas Burgess and Sarah (nee Reay) Ivison
David Ivison married Elizabeth
Hannah Godfrey in Durham, England in 1902
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Dec 11, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59495 (temporary number 1157)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Elizabeth Ivison, wife,
13 Dickenson St., Darlington, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Moulder
Ø Previous military experience given as 5th
Regiment, Durham Light Infantry for 6 years
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “A” Company
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Later posted to the
Transport Section
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Mar 31, 1915
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The Transport Section, along
with horses and wagons, proceeded to England as an advance party to arrange
for the arrival of the full battalion.
The battalion arrived in
Devonport, England May 15, 1915 and reunited with the Transport Section in
the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent where the battalion continued
training
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Jun 23, 1915
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Transferred to the
Headquarters Section and employed as a Batman to Major Maclean
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Sep 9, 1915
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No longer employed as Batman
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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 28, 1915
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Admitted to the No. 1 Canadian
General Hospital in Etaples with a diagnosis that reads Umbilical Hernia
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Oct 30, 1915
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Newhaven
On arrival in England he was
admitted to the Manor House Hospital in Folkestone where surgery was
performed to repair the hernia
Transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 10, 1915
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Transferred to the VAD (Volunteer
Aid Detachment) Lidwills Convalescent Home in Goudhurst
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Dec 20, 1915
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Transferred to the Shorncliffe
Military Hospital
After being assessed, he was
discharged to his unit
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Dec 22, 1915
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Granted leave until January
29, 1916
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Apr 8, 1916
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Granted leave until April 23,
1916
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May 3, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) but remained attached to the 39th
Reserve Battalion at West Sandling
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Jun 16, 1916
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Sentenced to 10 days CB
(Confined to Barracks) for being drunk
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Jul 4, 1916
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Sentenced to 5 days Field
Punishment No. 2 for being absent from July 1 to July 2, 1916 and forfeited
total of 6 days pay
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Oct 10, 1916
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Medical Board at West Sandling
notes
Ø Man suffers from
Ventral Hernia
Ø Surgery was
performed in November 1915 to repair his hernia but it has redeveloped in the
same area at the Navel
Ø The original hernia
developed in the trenches in Belgium
Ø Man looks older
than his age
Ø Board recommends he
be returned to Canada for surgery
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Nov 8, 1916
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Dec 24, 1916
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Embarked the SS Scotian in
Liverpool
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Jan 3, 1917
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Disembarked in Saint John, New
Brunswick and proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec
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Jan 8, 1917
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Medical Board at Quebec City
notes
Ø Patient suffers
from a Ventral Hernia
Ø Is unable to lift
anything heavy and suffers pain when walking
Ø Uses a wide belt to
support the hernia
Ø Condition requires
surgery
Ø Board recommends
surgery then convalescent home for 1 month
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Jan 13, 1917
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Admitted to the Elmhurst
Convalescent Home in Kingston, Ontario
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Feb 19, 1917
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To be treated as an out
patient of the Richardson Convalescent Home in Kingston
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Mar 8, 1917
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Medical Board in Kingston
notes
Ø Patient suffers
from a Ventral and right Inguinal Hernia
Ø Cannot lift any
weight or walk without pain
Ø Board recommends
surgery but patient has declined
Ø Board recommends he
be discharged from the military with a 3/5 disability due to his service
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Mar 9, 1917
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To be treated as an out
patient at the Elmhurst Convalescent Home in Kingston
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Apr 12, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Peterborough, Ontario
Following the end of the war,
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at
488 George St., Peterborough, Ontario
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May 9, 1936
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David Burgess Ivison died of
Pulmonary Edema while a patient of the Nicholls Hospital in Peterborough,
Ontario and was buried in the Little Lake Cemetery there.
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