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Dec 19, 1886
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Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario
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Nov 24, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59720 (temporary number 1093)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Matilda McGowan, widowed mother, Cape
Vincent, New York, USA
Ø Previous occupation given as Guide
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to the Depot Company
o Employed with the Regimental Police
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue
training
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Jun 10, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Canadian Hospital
in Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Tonsilitis
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Jun 18, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jun 22, 1915
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Ceased to be employed with Regimental Police and
posted to regular duty
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Jul 27, 1915
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Sentenced to 14 days detention for misconduct
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to “B” Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion
proceeded to St. Omer
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Oct 9, 1915
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Proceeded to the No. 5 Convalescent Depot in
Wimereux, France to recover from a Haemorrhoid irritation
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Oct 11, 1915
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Transferred to the No. 8 Stationary Hospital in
Wimereux
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Oct 13, 1915
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Invalided to England
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the 3rd
Northern General Hospital in Sheffield where VDS (Venereal Disease Syphilis)
was added to the diagnosis
Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 18, 1915
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Transferred to the Central Military Hospital in
Lichfield
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Oct 30, 1915
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Discharged to duty with the 39th Reserve Battalion
from hospital
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Mar 1, 1916
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Fined $2.00 for being drunk
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Mar 25, 1916
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Attached to the COC (Canadian Ordnance Corps) in
Ashford for duty
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May 6, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Ordnance Corps for
permanent duty in Ashford
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Nov 9, 1916
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Attached to the No. 1 Detachment in Shoreham on
Sea
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Apr 5, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 4 Detachment of the
Canadian Ordnance Corps in Shoreham on Sea
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Oct 31, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 1 Detachment in Shoreham
on Sea
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Nov 24, 1917
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Transferred to the No. 4 Detachment in Buxton
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Apr 17, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 1 Detachment in Ashford
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Jun 24, 1918
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Sentenced to 14 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
an unrecorded offence
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Nov 28, 1918
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Transferred to the General Depot in Witley
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May 16, 1919
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Forfeited 20 days pay for being outside of camp 2
times without a pass.
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May 19, 1919
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Transferred to the Military District No. 3 Wing
in Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Jun 6, 1919
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Embarked the SS Royal George in Liverpool
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Jun 16, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 20, 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 213210
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Schenectady, New York, USA
Following his death in 1934, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to his sister, Mrs. Katherine Vassos,
2403 Walton Ave., Bronx, New York City, USA.
His medals were not issued prior to his death
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Feb 13, 1934
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William Wallace McGowan passed away as reported
by his sister, Mrs. Katherine Vassos who resided in New York City, USA
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