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Feb 26, 1889
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Born in Glasgow, Scotland to Findlay and Agnes
MacFadyen
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Oct 21, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59619 (temporary number 145)
Ø Next of kin given as Findlay MacFadyen, father, Berne House, 77
Beverly Road, Hull, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Engineer
Ø Previous military experience given as 4 years in the Territorial
Army in the UK and the Seaforth Highlanders in Canada
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “B” Company and employed as a Scout with the rank of
Corporal
o This was later reorganized into “A” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Dec 10, 1915
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Reverted to the rank of Private
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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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Jan 29, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal with pay
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Mar 20, 1916
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Granted 9 days leave
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Apr 15, 1916
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Promoted to the rank of Sergeant
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Findlay MacFadyen tried his had at poetry
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Dec 3, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Gonorrhea
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Dec 4, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 22 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station)
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Dec 8, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 31 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 39 General Hospital in Havre
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Dec 19, 1916
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Discharged from hospital to the base depot in the
Rouelles Camp in Havre
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Jan 7, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, Sergeant MacFadyen
rejoined the 21st Battalion in Bully Grenay, France
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May 30, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in England
to receive a commission
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Jun 4, 1917
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Granted 14 days leave
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Jul 7, 1917
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Attached to the Officer Training in Bexhill
pending attending the Officer Training Course
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Sep 1, 1917
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Commissioned with the rank of Lieutenant and
transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Dec 10, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot and attached to the Minister of Munitions for duty with the Department
of Aeronautical Supplies at the War Office in London
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Oct 10, 1918
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Ceased to be attached to the War Office in London
and transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Dec 22, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Dec 23, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength the 21st Battalion
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Jan 29, 1919
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Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot on proceeded to England for duty
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Jun 28, 1919
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Embarked the SS Mauretania in Southampton
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Jul 3, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Toronto, Ontario
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Jul 12, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Lieutenant
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on discharge
c/o Bank of Montreal, Victoria, British Columbia
Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box 278 Wingham,
Ontario
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Apr 24, 1935
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Attempted to enter Canada from the USA at the Pacific
Highway crossing in British Columbia but was refused entry. He appealed the decision. I did not find the result of that appeal.
In 1972 Findlay Allen MacFadyen died in
Klickitat, Washington, and his cremated remains were placed in the Lincoln Memorial
Park, Portland, Oregon, USA
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