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Nov 3, 1896
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Born in Collingwood, Ontario
to Alpine and Bertha (nee Webb) MacNab
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Nov 4, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 109
Ø Next of kin given as Alpine MacNab, father, 328
Gilmour Ste., Peterborough, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Tailor’s Clerk
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “E” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Dec 1, 1914
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Transferred to the 2nd
Canadian Division Cyclist Corps, “A” Company in Toronto, Ontario with the
rank of Lance Corporal
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Apr 17, 1915
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Reduced to the rank of Private
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May 16, 1915
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Embarked the SS Corinthian in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 26, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and proceeded to Shorncliffe
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked in Southampton for
France
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Havre, France
and proceeded to Sylvestre-Cappel, France near the Belgian border
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Feb 28, 1916
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Attached to the TWS (Trench
Warfare School)
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Mar 4, 1916
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Rejoined the company near
Westouter, Belgium from the school
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Mar 11, 1916
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Attached to the 2nd
Signal Company for duty
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Mar 21, 1916
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Rejoined the cyclist company
in Harletts, south-west of St. Omer, France
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Apr 20, 1916
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Attached to the APM (Assistant
Provost Martial) for duty
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May 12, 1916
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Under reorganization, the
Canadian Corps Cyclist Company became known as the Canadian Corps Cyclist
Battalion
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May 21, 1916
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Now attached to the 2nd
Division Signal Company for duty
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Oct 28, 1916
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Rejoined the battalion in
Divion, France from the signals company
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Nov 4, 1916
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Awarded the Good Conduct Badge
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Nov 24, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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Dec 6, 1916
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Rejoined the battalion in
Divion, France from leave
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Apr 6, 1917
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Attached to the Assistant
Provost Martial for duty with the Prisoner of War Cage for duty
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May 27, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion in
Divion, France
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May 29, 1917
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Attached to the Anti-Aircraft
Defence
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Jul 8, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion in
Divion, France
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Jul 28, 1917
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Attached to the 2nd
Division APM (Assistant Provost Martial) for duty
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Aug 21, 1917
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Attached to the 3rd
Division Assistant Provost Martial for duty
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Oct 10, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion in
Divion, France
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Nov 19, 1917
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Granted 14 days leave
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Dec 4, 1917
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Rejoined the battalion in
Divion, France
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Jan 3, 1918
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While on a working party near
Divion, France, Allan MacNab sprained his left ankle and was evacuated to the
No. 11 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) before being transported to the No. 12
Canadian Field Ambulance
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Jan 10, 1918
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Once he recovered, Allan
MacNab rejoined the Cyclist Battalion at Divion
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Apr 22, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 1 Canadian
Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin),
sometimes referred to as Trench Fever.
He was transferred the same day to the No. 11 Canadian Field Ambulance
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Apr 29, 1918
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Discharged to duty and
rejoined the Cyclist Battalion in Divion
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Sep 2, 1918
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Appointed to the rank of Lance
Corporal with pay
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Sep 18, 1918
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Proceeded on the Lewis Gun Course
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Oct 5, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion near
Cherisy, France
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Nov 9, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave to the
United Kingdom
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Nov 30, 1918
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Rejoined the battalion in
Havelange, Belgium from leave
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Mar 2, 1919
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Embarked the Duchess of
Devonshire in Havre, France
On arrival in England, the
battalion proceeded to the Ripon Camp in Yorkshire
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Apr 12, 1919
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Embarked the SS Adriatic in
Liverpool
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Apr 20, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Apr 24, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Lance Corporal
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 246744
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 528 Gilmour St., Peterborough, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 528
Gilmour St., Peterborough, Ontario
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Dec 27, 1926
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Married to Edna Scott Buckham
in Peterborough, Ontario
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Dec 3, 1927
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Allan’s wife Edna died in
Peterborough, Ontario
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Apr 28, 1941
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Married to Mary Lennox Graham
in Ottawa.
During WW2 Allan Russell
MacNab served with the rank of Major in the 1st Battalion SD&G
(Stormont Dundas and Glengarry) Highlanders and in 1943 earned the Efficiency
Decoration (ED)
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Sep 19, 1966
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Allan Russell MacNab died
while a patient of the Kingston General Hospital and was buried in the
Glenhaven Memorial Gardens, Kingston, Ontario
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