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Jan 29, 1900
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Born in Glasgow, Scotland
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Mar 13, 1917
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Attested into the 252nd Battalion CEF
in Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Number 1087244
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Annie Cuthbert, mother, Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Dry Goods Clerk
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Salvation
Army
He lied about his age, and gave 1899 as his birth
year, not his actual birth year of 1900
The battalion trained in the Lindsay, Ontario
area
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May 29, 1917
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 9, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where it was absorbed into the 6th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Aug 14, 1917
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Sentenced to 10 days Field Punishment No. 2 and
forfeited 4 days pay for being absent from the battalion
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Nov 14, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Nov 17, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC Rein C (Canadian
Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart, France
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Dec 2, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
McGhee joined the 21st Battalion resting in the Suburban Camp at
Villers au Bois, France
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Mar 15, 1918
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His actual birth date was revealed and he was
removed from the front line.
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Mar 19, 1918
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Returned to the No. 2 Canadian Infantry Base
Depot in Etaples, France
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Mar 27, 1918
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Returned to England and transferred to the Young
Soldiers Battalion in Bramshott
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Oct 18, 1917
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His step-father, Samuel Cuthbert, died of wounds
received near Zonnebeke, Belgium while serving with the 124th
Pioneer Battalion
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Nov 22, 1918
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Embarked the SS Aquitania in Southampton
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Nov 28, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3 Depot Casualty Company
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Dec 2, 1918
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Granted leave until December 15, 1918
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Jan 4, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Lindsay, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 9 York St. S., Lindsay, Ontario
Thomas McGhee died in 1961 and was buried in the
Mount Lawn Cemetery, Whitby, Ontario
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