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Feb 12, 1873
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Born in Mariposa, Ontario to
Alexander and Catherine (nee Jackson) McLean
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Jun 4, 1906
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Married to Anna Almira
Mathison in Belmont Township, Ontario
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May 8, 1915
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Attested into the 39th
Battalion CEF in Belleville, Ontario
Ø Rank on enlistment
Lieutenant
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. J.L. McLean, wife, Trenton, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Dentist
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
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Jun 16, 1915
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Promoted to the rank of
Captain
Attached to the 59th
Battalion
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Jan 29, 1916
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Officer’s Declaration on enlistment into the 59th
Battalion CEF in Cornwall, Ontario
Ø Rank Captain
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Anna Almira McLean,
wife, Trenton, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Dentist
Ø Previous military experience given as 12 years in
the 49th Regiment, Hastings Rifles
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
The battalion trained in the
Kingston, Ontario area
On enlisting, he gave his birth year as 1877, not
his actual birth year of 1873
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Apr 1, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Apr 11, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and proceeded to the Bordon Camp
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Apr 15, 1916
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Attached to the Entrenching
School in Bramshott
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May 8, 1916
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Attended Musketry School in
Risborough
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May 15, 1916
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Rejoined the 59th
Battalion from course
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Jun 12, 1916
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Attended the CMS (Canadian
Military School) for Officer’s Course
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Jul 6, 1916
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Attached to the 39th
Reserve Battalion
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Aug 2, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 3, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and Taken On Strength of the
21st Battalion
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Aug 6, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion resting in the Chippawa Camp at La Clytte, Belgium
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Aug 12, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 10 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) with a diagnosis that reads Shell Shock
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Aug 13, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 18
Ambulance Train and admitted to the No. 7 Stationary Hospital in Boulogne,
France
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Aug 17, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship St. Denis
On arrival in England, he was
admitted to the Officer’s Hospital, No. 10 Palace Green, London
Transferred to the CTD
(Canadian Training Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Aug 23, 1916
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Transferred to the Moray
Lodge, London
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Aug 31, 1916
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Discharged from hospital
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Oct 4, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian
Army Dental Corps in the Cooden Camp, Bexhill
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Oct 9, 1916
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Attended the Dental Services
Clinic in Bramshott for duty
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Oct 24, 1916
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Transferred to the Canadian
Army Dental Corps in Bramshott
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Apr 25, 1917
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Attached to the ADDS
(Assistant Director of Dental Services) Headquarters in Bramshott for
temporary duty
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Jun 4, 1917
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Attached to the CADC (Canadian
Army Dental Corps) London Area and posted to the No. 10 Canadian Stationary
Hospital for duty in Eastbourne
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Oct 17, 1917
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Attached to the No. 14
Canadian General Hospital in Eastbourne
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Jun 1, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian
Army Dental Corps in Seaford Area and posted to No. 14 Canadian General
Hospital in Eastbourne
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Jul 11, 1919
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Ceased to be attached to the
No. 14 Canadian General Hospital
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Jul 28, 1919
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Posted to the Canadian Army
Dental Corps London Area
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Jul 31, 1919
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Embarked the SS Orduna in
Liverpool
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Aug 8, 1919
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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 Dental Corps
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Mar 10, 1920
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston,
Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Captain
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Havelock, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 43 Major St.,
Toronto, Ontario
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Oct 22, 1945
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John Lorne McLean died of a
Heart Attack at the Gilbert House Hotel, Trenton, Ontario and was buried in
the St. George’s Cemetery in Trenton
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