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Jan 4, 1889
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Born in Hill, Quebec to Owen and Armeline (nee
Boucher) McCann
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Nov 9, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Hull, Quebec
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Jan 22, 1918
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Conscripted into the 2nd Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 3320123
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
McCann, mother, 38 Charlevoix, Hull, Quebec
Ø Previous occupation given as
Driver
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Posted to the 2nd
Regimental Draft
His conscription paper shows his birth year as
1898, not his actual birth year of 1889
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Mar 24, 1918
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Embarked the SS Grampian in Halifax, Nova Scotia
as part of the 2nd Regimental Draft of the 2nd Depot Battalion, EOR
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Apr 3, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion to
continue training
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Aug 17, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 18, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 23, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Aug 28, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private McCann joined the 21st
Battalion on the south side of the Arras – Cambrai Road, south east of Vis en
Artois, France and was posted to “B” Company
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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 Sieburg
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Mar 9, 1919
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Proceeded to Wanlin, Belgium on Guard Duty
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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 279721
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge, 38 Charlevoix St., Hull, Quebec
Following
his discharge, the British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at
38 Charlevoix St., Hull, Quebec
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Feb 6, 1926
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Married to Antoinett Courville in Hull, Quebec
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Apr 15, 1934
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Edward McCann died while a patient of the Ottawa
Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario of heart failure brought on by cirrhosis and
was buried in the Notre Dame Cemetery, Hull, Quebec
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