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Jun 24, 1884
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Born in Madoc, Ontario to Thomas and Jane (nee
Nunns) Mawson
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Nov 25, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Cranbrook, British Columbia
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Apr 3, 1918
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Conscripted into the 2nd Depot
Battalion, BCR (British Columbia Regiment) under the MSA in Victoria, British
Columbia
Ø Number 2022477
Ø Next of kin given as Tom
Mawson, father, P.O. Box 52, Creston, British Columbia
Ø Previous occupation given as
Section Foreman for the CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway)
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to the 11th
Regimental Draft
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May 15, 1918
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The 11th Regimental Draft embarked the
SS Ajana in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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May 28, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool and transferred to the 1st
Reserve Battalion. The draft was
placed in the Segregation Camp in Seaford to ensure there were no cases of
influenza in the group.
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Jun 11, 1918
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Discharged from the segregation camp and joined
the 1st Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Sep 13, 1918
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Transferred to the 29th Battalion
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Sep 14, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples,
France and Taken On Strength of the 29th Battalion
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Sep 16, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Sep 29, 1918
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While still at the reinforcement camp and before
he could join the 29th at that front, he was diverted and
transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Sep 30, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Mawson joined the 21st Battalion on the Hindenburg Support line,
just west of Inchy-en-Artois, France
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Oct 11, 1918
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During the liberation of the town of Iwuy,
France, Private Mawson received shrapnel wounds to his back and was evacuated
to a field ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty
clearing station
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Oct 13, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 26 General Hospital in
Etaples, France
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Oct 15, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Stad Antwerpen
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Warden House Auxiliary Hospital in Deal
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Dec 28, 1918
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Transferred to the Military Hospital in
Shorncliffe
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Jan 3, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian Red Cross Hospital in
the Cooden Camp, Bexhill
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Jan 14, 1919
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
Granted 10 days sick leave
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Feb 8, 1919
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Transferred to Military District No. 11 Wing in
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Feb 19, 1919
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Embarked the SS Scotian in Liverpool
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Mar 1, 1919
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Regina, Saskatchewan where he was Taken On Strength Military
District Depot No. 12 and posted to the Casualty Company
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Mar 6, 1919
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Granted 14 days leave
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Mar 21, 1919
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Posted to the Military District No. 12 Discharge
Section
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Mar 22, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Regina, Saskatchewan
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 66155
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Estevan, Saskatchewan
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box 52, Creston, British Columbia
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Jan 11, 1975
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Leonard Mawson died while a patient of the
Veteran’s Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia and was buried in the Field
of Honour, Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
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