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Mar 9, 1891
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Born in Ottawa, Ontario to John Douglas and Annie
Stone (nee Hudson) McLean
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Ottawa Journal, March
8, 1910
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59733 (temporary number 900)
Ø Next of kin given as J.D. McLean, 315 Somerset St., Ottawa,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Civil Servant
Ø Previous military experience given as 43rd Regiment
DCOR (Duke of Cornwall’s Own Rifles) in Ottawa
Ø Religion given as Baptist
Ø Posted to “H” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Dec 6, 1914
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal with pay
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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 25, 1915
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Corporal
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Jul 1, 1915
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Confirmed in the rank of Corporal
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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 19, 1916
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Reverted to the rank of Private at his own
request
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Sep 18, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Lance Corporal
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Oct 25, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Multiple Infections and discharged to
duty the same day
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Nov 13, 1916
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Transferred to the 4th Canadian
Division Supply Column at his own request in order to serve with a family
member
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Dec 3, 1916
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Reverted to the rank of Private at his own
request
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Dec 25, 1916
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Transferred to the CTD (Canadian Training
Division) and proceeded to Shorncliffe, England to obtain a Commission
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Jan 31, 1917
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Transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in East Sandling pending attending Officer Training
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Feb 3, 1917
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Granted leave until February 12, 1917
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Feb 12, 1917
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Leave extended to February 18, 1917
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Mar 19, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) and attached to the OTC (Officer Training Course) in
Bexhill
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Apr 28, 1917
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Appointed to a Commission with the rank of
Lieutenant per London Gazette #4786 and transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Jun 26, 1917
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Attached to the Royal Airforce School of
Aeronautics in Reading
To receive Flying Pay at $1.00 per day
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Aug 14, 1917
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Posted to the Brigade Pool
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Jan 9, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 8 Training School
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Jan 28, 1918
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After a medical exam, he was declared to be unfit
to fly for 2 weeks, but was able to continue ground instruction
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Mar 6, 1918
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Ceased pilot training
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Mar 18, 1918
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Attached to the No. 1 Aviation School of Gunnery
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Mar 25, 1918
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Applied to be returned to Canadian Army
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Apr 12, 1918
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Returned to the CEF and transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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May 31, 1918
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Liverpool
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Jun 6, 1918
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 13, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF to resume his civilian
occupation as a Civil Servant
Following the end of the war, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at RR #1 Langley,
British Columbia
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Nov 8, 1919
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Married to Laura Mary Eva Bentz in Vancouver,
British Columbia
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Jul 3, 1925
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Dunbar’s wife Laura died in Chilliwack, British
Columbia
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Nov 14, 1931
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Married to Ellen Winnifred Dallas in Ottawa,
Ontario
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