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Dec 7, 1890
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Born in
Brucefield, Ontario to James and Susan (nee Landsborough) MacQueen
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May 14, 1915
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William Norman
MacQueen, Esquire, is granted the honorary rank of Captain, whilst
attached to the Canadian Expeditionary Force a representative of the
Young Men’s Christian Association per Canadian Militia
General Orders
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Jun 16, 1915
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Officer’s
Declaration on enlistment into the 39th
Battalion in Belleville, Ontario
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Rank Honorary
Captain
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Next of kin given
as James MacQueen, father, Brucefield, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Student
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No previous
military experience given
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Religion given as
Presbyterian
The battalion
trained in the Belleville, Ontario area
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Jun 17, 1915
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Embarked the SS
Missanabie in Montreal, Quebec
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Jul 3, 1915
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Disembarked in
Plymouth, England and proceeded to Shorncliffe and then on to Lydd to
continue training
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Jul 10, 1915
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Admitted to the
Moore Barracks Canadian Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that
reads Influenza
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Jul 19, 1915
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Discharged to duty
from hospital
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Sep 1, 1915
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Admitted to the
Military Hospital in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Influenza
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Sep 4, 1915
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Discharged to duty
from hospital
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Sep 24, 1915
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The 39th
Battalion moved to West Sandling for further training
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Oct 31, 1915
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Attached to the 43rd
Battalion in East Sandling
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Jan 28, 1916
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Transferred to the
9th Reserve Battalion in Bramshott
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Apr 20, 1916
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Resigned his
honorary rank of Captain at his own request.
He was granted a commission with the rank of
Lieutenant
Attached to the 11th
Reserve Battalion in Shorncliffe
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May 15, 1916
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Completed the 10th
Officer Training Course and granted a Certificate
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Aug 2, 1916
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Transferred to the
21st Battalion
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Aug 3, 1916
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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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Sep 15, 1916
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During the capture
of the Sugar Factory, south of Courcelette, France, Lieutenant MacQueen
received shrapnel wounds to his leg and scalp.
He was evacuated to the No. 6 CFA (Canadian
Field Ambulance) for first aid before being transported to a casualty
clearing station
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Sep 16, 1916
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Transferred to the
St. John’s Ambulance Brigade Hospital in Etaples, France
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Sep 30, 1916
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Dieppe
On arrival in
England, he was admitted to the Endsleigh Palace Hospital, London
Transferred to the
CTD (Canadian Training Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 12, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and embarked the Hospital Ship Letitia in Liverpool
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Mar 23, 1917
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Disembarked in
Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Toronto, Ontario where he was
Taken On Strength of District Depot No. 2
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Apr 1, 1917
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Admitted to the
Military Base Hospital in Toronto for ongoing treatment of his shrapnel
wounds
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Apr 21, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital
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Jun 22, 1918
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Discharged from
the CEF in Toronto, Ontario
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Rank on discharge
Lieutenant
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Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
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Proposed residence
on discharge Brucefield, Ontario
Following his
discharge, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him
c/o the University of Toronto
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Dec 23, 1918
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Married to
Florence Ruth Baldwin at the Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa, USA
He remained at the
college as a military instructor
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Jun 19, 1976
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William Norman
MacQueen died in Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the Mount Tegart
Cemetery, Tottenham, Ontario
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