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Sep 1, 1885
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Born in Galt, Ontario to Dr. David and Mary (nee
Howell) McLaren
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Jun 5, 1907
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Married to Ellen Elizabeth Wylie in Ottawa,
Ontario
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Sep 23, 1914
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Attested into the Divisional Ammunition Park CEF
in Valcartier, Quebec
Ø Number 37160
Ø Next of kin given as Elizabeth
McLaren, wife, 187 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Mechanic
o Later noted as Civil Servant
Ø Previous military experience
given as the 3rd Field Company, Canadian Engineers
Ø Religion given as Baptist
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May 20, 1915
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Embarked the SS Saxonia in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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May 27, 1915
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Corporal
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May 29, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and proceeded
to Shorncliffe where he was Taken On Strength of the CASC TD (Canadian Army
Service Corps Training Depot)
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Sep 1, 1915
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Reverted to the rank of Private at his own
request
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Oct 19, 1915
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Granted sick leave until October 28, 1915
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Dec 27, 1915
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Transferred to the newly formed 7th
Canadian Cavalry Brigade Field Ambulance in Shorncliffe
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Feb 12, 1916
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Embarked the SS African Prince in Southampton
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Feb 13, 1916
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Disembarked in Havre, France
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Apr 14, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 7 Canadian Field Ambulance
with a diagnosis that reads Tonsilitis
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Apr 17, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the field ambulance
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Jul 6, 1916
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Requested a transfer to the Canadian Cavalry
Brigade Supply Column, Canadian Army Service Corps.
This was subsequently approved
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Jul 7, 1916
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Transferred to the 1st Canadian
Cavalry Brigade Supply Column
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Jul 8, 1916
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Attached to the No. 7 Canadian Cavalry Field
Ambulance as a Motor Transport Driver
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Aug 7, 1916
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Attached to the 2nd Division Working
Party
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Aug 16, 1916
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Rejoined the field ambulance from the work party
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Aug 21, 1916
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Granted 5 days leave
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Aug 25, 1916
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Admitted to the Military Hospital on Endell St.,
London, England while on leave with a diagnosis that reads Neurasthenia
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Aug 31, 1916
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Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Sep 12, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Bromley
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Oct 24, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Nov 8, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian Casualty Assembly
Centre Administration Staff
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Nov 13, 1916
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Attached to the CCD (Canadian Command Depot)
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Nov 17, 1916
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Rejoined the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre
from the command depot
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Dec 2, 1916
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Granted leave to Canada
Embarked the SS Olympic in Liverpool
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Dec 7, 1916
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Toronto, Ontario
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Mar 10, 1917
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Taken On Strength of the Canadian Army Service Corps Training
School while on leave to Canada
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May 17, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Army Service Corps
Regimental Depot in Shorncliffe on reporting from Canada and was posted to
the Duty Depot
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Jul 25, 1917
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Attached to the Canadian Forestry Corps No. 60
Company in Sunningdale
Appointed to the rank of Acting Staff Sergeant
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Jul 30, 1917
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No. 60 Company arrived in France and proceeded to
Cez, France, in the Bordeaux area to join No. 12 District Canadian Forestry
Corps
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Sep 30, 1917
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Acting Sergeant McLaren and a Private took a car
without permission and picked up 2 ladies.
While driving at night with no lights, he hit a mule on the road and
overturned the car. Both Mclaren and
the Private received relatively serious injuries while the ladies received
minor injuries.
Both men were taken into custody while receiving
treatment to await a Court Martial
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Oct 6, 1917
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Admitted to the American Hospital in Bordeaux,
France
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Oct 12, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and rejoined the 60th
Company while in custody
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Oct 24, 1917
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Ceased to be attached to the No. 60 Company on
being readmitted to the American Hospital in Bordeaux, France
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Dec 19, 1917
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Discharged from hospital and rejoined the 60th
Company while in custody
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Jan 29, 1918
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During the Court Martial both men were charged
with taking the vehicle without permission.
Private F.A. Johnson, number 1093051 was found not guilty.
Acting Sergeant McLaren was found guilty of
Ø Neglecting to obey camp
orders, in that he, at Cez, Gironde, on September 30, 1917 took out motor car
No. 44404 without permission, contrary to camp order
He was sentenced to 6 months imprisonment with
hard labour. This was reduced after
testimony of the Medical Officer to 6 months, without hard labour due to
facial injuries suffered in the accident
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Feb 10, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 1 Military Prison in Rouen,
France to serve his sentence
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Mar 6, 1918
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3 months of his sentence was remitted and ordered
to be transferred to the Canadian Infantry
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Mar 15, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
while in prison
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Apr 28, 1918
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Released from prison and reported to the CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France
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May 15, 1918
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While at the base depot, he was reclassified UFSF
(Unfit For Service in France)
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May 26, 1918
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Proceeded to England and transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) in Seaford before he could physically join
the 21st Battalion at the front
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Jun 19, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian General Hospital
in Meads, Eastbourne with a diagnosis that reads Debility
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Jul 12, 1918
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Granted 10 days leave
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Sep 24, 1918
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Discharged from hospital and invalided to Canada
aboard the SS Khyber
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Oct 7, 1918
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Disembarked in Quebec City, Quebec and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3 Casualty Company
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Oct 10, 1918
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Admitted to the Queen’s Military Hospital in
Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Neurasthenia
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Oct 24, 1918
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Transferred to the Sir Sandford Fleming
Convalescent Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario
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Nov 29, 1918
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Transferred back to the Queen’s Military Hospital
in Kingston
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Dec 3, 1918
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Dec 5, 1918
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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 141 Laurier Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
He was discharged to the care of the ISC
(Invalided Soldiers Commission) for additional dental treatment
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 141 Laurier Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
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Nov 11, 1940
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Surgery performed at the Ottawa Civic Hospital to
repair a perforated stomach caused by cancer
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Nov 14, 1940
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William Lewis McLaren died while a patient in the
Ottawa, Ontario Civic Hospital of Peritonitis and was buried in the Beechwood
Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario
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