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May 23, 1897
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Born in Martintown, Ontario to Hugh and Annie
(nee Graveley) MacDermid
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Dec 18, 1915
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Attested into the 154th Battalion CEF
in Cornwall, Ontario
Ø Number 633020
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Annie MacDermid, mother, Martintown, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Teacher
Ø Previous military experience
given as Cadets
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
The battalion trained in the Barriefield Camp,
Kingston, Ontario
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Jun 30, 1916
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Rank shown as Acting Sergeant
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Oct 25, 1916
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Embarked the SS Mauretania in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Bramshott to continue training
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Nov 20, 1916
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Attached to the Records Office in London to be
employed as a Clerk
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Jan 19, 1917
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Rejoined the 154th Battalion from duty in London and
reverted to the rank of Private at his own request
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Jan 31, 1917
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Transferred to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion in East Sandling
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Mar 2, 1917
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The 6th Reserve Battalion moved to
Seaford to train reinforcements for the front
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Apr 17, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Apr 18, 1917
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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May 21, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, Private MacDermid
joined the 21st Battalion in Aux Rietz, France and was posted to
the Headquarters Section
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Dec 18, 1917
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Jan 8, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jan 24, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion in the front line at
Avion, France from leave
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Dec 10, 1918
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Granted Clerk’s pay
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the
Occupying Force and proceeded to Siegburg
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Dec 24, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jan 15, 1919
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Rejoined the battalion in Siegburg, Germany from
leave
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia in Havre, France
On arrival in England, he was attached to “P”
Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario by train
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May 24, 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 279782
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Martintown, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at RR #2 Martintown, Ontario
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Jun 29, 1924
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After graduating from McGill University in
Montreal, Quebec as a Medical Doctor, he entered the USA at St. Albans,
Vermont. He proceeded to Trenton, New
Jersey to be a Resident Intern at the Mercer Hospital. His stated profession was Physician
In 1925 he married Edith Godwin
When his residency was completed, he opened a
practice as a family physician in Bordentown, New Jersey
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Sep 2, 1986
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Lynden MacDermid MD died while a patient in the
Mercer Medical Center in Trenton, New Jersey, USA and was buried in the
Bordentown Cemetery, Bordentown, New Jersey
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