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Feb 28, 1881
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Born in Tamworth, Ontario
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Jan 27, 1903
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Married to Adeline B. Hughey in Bancroft, Ontario
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Nov 5, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59722 (temporary number 669)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. McGregor, wife, Lindsay, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
o Later noted as Railroad Fireman
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “F” Company
o This was later reorganized into “C” Company
o Employed as a Pioneer
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 23, 1915
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Admitted to the Saint Martins Plain Tent Hospital in Shorncliffe
with a diagnosis that reads VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Jun 29, 1915
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Transferred to the 1st Northern
General Hospital in Newcastle on Tyne
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Jul 20, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Jul 23, 1915
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Admitted to the Saint Martins Plain Tent Hospital
for additional treatment for his Gonorrhea infection
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Jul 31, 1915
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Discharged from hospital when he was declared to
be absent
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Aug 10, 1915
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Forfeited 8 days pay and restricted to half pay
for 2 months for his absence
Admitted to the Risboro tent Hospital to continue
treatment for his Gonorrhea infection
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Aug 31, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Sep 1, 1915
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Forfeited 1 day’s pay and restricted to half pay
for 1 month for being absent
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company
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Sep 9, 1915
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Struck off duty as a Pioneer and posted to
Regimental Headquarters
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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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Mar 1, 1916
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While the battalion was in billets in Rdgewood,
Belgium, he was admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a
diagnosis that reads Myalgia. He was
transferred the same day to the No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance Rest Station
where the diagnosis was changed to read Lumbago
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Mar 8, 1916
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Transferred to the North Midland Casualty
Clearing Station at Mont des Cats, France
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Mar 15, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 50 Casualty Clearing
Station
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Mar 17, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 12 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 1 Canadian General Hospital in Etaples, France
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Mar 28, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship St.
David
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Taplow
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Apr 26, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Bearwood, Wokingham
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May 3, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and granted a 2 day pass
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May 8, 1916
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Arrested in London by civil police at 8 am and
returned to Folkestone for overstaying his pass
Forfeited 4 day’s pay for his absence
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May 17, 1916
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While being transported to the Canadian Red Cross
Hospital in Buxton, Private McGregor evaded his escort and was reported to be
Absent Without Leave
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May 23, 1916
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Apprehended by civil police in London at 8.30 am
and returned to Folkestone
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May 24, 1916
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Forfeited 7 days pay for his absence
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May 25, 1916
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Admitted to the Canadian Red Cross Hospital in
Buxton with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia
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Jun 18, 1916
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Sentenced to 7 days CB (Confined to Barracks) for
being drunk
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Jul 4, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the
Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre
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Jul 6, 1916
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Attached to the 1st CCD (Canadian
Command Depot) for 4 weeks of Physical Training at Monks Horton
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Jul 21, 1916
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Admitted to the Shorncliffe Military Hospital
with a diagnosis that reads Venereal Disease Gonorrhea
Ceased to be attached to the 1st
Canadian Command Depot
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Aug 4, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the
Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre
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Aug 6, 1916
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Attached to the 1st Canadian Command
Depot for 4 weeks of Physical Training at Monks Horton
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Sep 15, 1916
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Ceased to be attached and transferred to the 9th
Reserve Battalion in Shorncliffe
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Sep 27, 1916
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Reported to be AWL (Absent Without Leave) at 3.00
am when he was not on parade to proceed to the front
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Sep 28, 1916
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Placed under arrest when he reported to the guard
room at 3.30 am
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Oct 3, 1916
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Tried by District Court Martial on the charge of:
Ø When on active service
Deserting His Majesty’s Service in that he, at Saint Martin’s Plain,
Shorncliffe, Kent, on the 27th day of September, 1916, when under
orders for embarkation overseas, absented himself without leave from 3.00 am
on the 27th day of September, 1916, until 3.30 am on the 28th
day of September, 1916, with intent to avoid such embarkation.
Testimony was given that after being told to be
ready for the overseas draft, he was not present at the appointed time and only
presented himself 24 hours later when he was placed under arrest.
Private McGregor testified that he understood
that he was to proceed overseas on the 28th, not the 27th,
and he was in town for one last visit before proceeding to the front.
He was found guilty and sentenced to 6 months
imprisonment in the Wandsworth Military Prison
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Nov 10, 1916
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Released from prison and escorted to the 9th
Reserve Battalion to serve the remaining portion of his sentence in detention
with the battalion prior to proceeding to the front
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Nov 30, 1916
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Reported to be sick and remaining in quarters
suffering from Lumbago
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Jan 17, 1917
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Admitted to Moore Barracks Hospital in
Shorncliffe with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia and Lumbago
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Feb 16, 1917
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While in hospital he was transferred to the
Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre pending return to Canada
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Mar 22, 1917
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Discharged from hospital for return to Canada
Embarked the Hospital Ship Essequibo in Liverpool
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Mar 31, 1917
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Quebec City, Quebec
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Apr 6, 1917
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Medical Board in Quebec City notes
Ø Patient suffers from Myalgia
and Lumbago since 1913
Ø Man looks older than actual
age
Ø Has pain in lower back and the
Sciatic region of buttocks
Ø Although he had condition
prior to service, it has been greatly aggravated by conditions at the front
and by his Gonorrhea infection
Ø Board recommends 3 months
treatment in a convalescent home
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Apr 8, 1917
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Proceeded to Kingston, Ontario and admitted to
the Elmhurst Convalescent Home
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Apr 25, 1917
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To be treated as an Out Patient of the Elmhurst
Convalescent Home
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Aug 15, 1917
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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
Baptiste, Ontario Post Office
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Apr 24, 1919
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Attested into the #2 Detachment Canadian Military
Police Corps at the Exhibition Camp, Toronto, Ontario
Ø Number 59722
Ø Next of kin given as Adeline
McGregor, wife, 15 Hertford St., Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Fireman
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Later
noted as Railroad Fireman
Ø Previous military experience
given as 21st Battalion for 3 years
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
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Jul 10, 1919
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Discharged from the Canadian Military Police in
Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Lance
Corporal
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 15 Hertford St., Toronto, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 15 Hertford St.,
Toronto, Ontario, however they were returned.
In January 1938 the medals were sent to him at 285 Church St., Mimico,
Ontario
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Apr 14, 1959
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Duncan McGregor died while a patient of the
Sunnybrook Veterans Hospital in Toronto, Ontario
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