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Sep 9, 1889
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Birth location given as Cornwall Ontario
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Feb 23, 1915
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Attested into the 59th Battalion at
Lindsay Ontario
Ø Number 455618
Ø Next of kin given as wife Mary Johanna MacPherson
(I
assume a spelling mistake by the person filling in the form)
Ø Occupation given as “Fireman” (on the form posted
online at LAC, the occupation is listed as “Farmer”)
Ø When asked about previous military or militia service, he replied
“No”, but there is a note on the attestation paper that he is “Ex 45th
Regiment”
Ø No scars or distinctive marks were recorded
Ø The certificate of Medical Examination is dated March 12, 1915
Ø The Commanding Officer signed the Certificate on March 15, 1915
NOTE: The
attestation paper in the file is marked as “Triplicate”, while the pages online
are marked as “Original”
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Nov 12, 1915
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Embarked the “Missanabie” at
Montreal
Ø NOTE: The ship was torpedoed and sunk off Kinsale, Ireland in 1918
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Nov 23, 1915
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Disembarked at Plymouth England and TOS (Taken
On Strength) 39th Battalion at West Sandling.
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Mar 4, 1916
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Admitted to Charrington Military Hospital at
Cambridge
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Mar 19, 1916
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Transferred to 1st Eastern General Hospital at
Cambridge
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Mar 20, 1916
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Medical Case Sheet at Eastern General Hospital
Ø Admitted with appendicitis
Ø Form is hand written and difficult to read but it appears to report
that the appendix was removed
Ø Noted that wound has healed and ready to be moved to Charrington
Hospital again
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Apr 7, 1916
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Transferred to Charrington Military Hospital
at Cambridge
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Apr 8, 1916
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Transferred to 1st Eastern General Hospital at
Cambridge
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Apr 22, 1916
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Medical Case Sheet
Looks well, appetite good “Is able to
do training at depot and this is what he needs. He
is slightly neurasthenic and the sooner he gets away from the idea of being a hospital
patient the better it will be for his condition.”
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May 1, 1916
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Discharged to unit
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May 9, 1916
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Admitted to Moore Barr Hospital Shorncliffe
with a Goiter – Ward 9, Bed 24.
Medical Case Sheet
Ø Reports history of Scarlet Fever when a teen, Measles at 7, Typhoid at
20, Pneumonia at 26, and an Appendectomy in March, 1916 with an abscess and drainage
through rectum and left hospital 5 days ago
Ø Complains of pain in abdomen for 7 days, with severe pain in bowel and
passed blood with stool at time of appendectomy
Ø Nodule found in rectum size of bean
Ø Barium X-Ray done May 29th found normal except for “small flecks
in descending colon”
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May 27, 1916
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Stool tested for blood – non evident
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Jun 5, 1916
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Transferred to Canadian Convalescent Hospital
at Epsom
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Jun 20, 1916
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On Command to CCD (Canadian Convalescent
Depot) for 4 weeks of Physical Training at Folkstone
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Jun 21, 1916
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Awarded 72 hours detention for being AWL from
the hospital from June 19, 1916 to June 21, 1916, also deducted 5 days pay and allowances
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Jul 8, 1916
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Admitted to Moore Barracks Canadian Hospital,
with indigestion
Medical Case Sheet done
Ø Admitted with neurasthenia and abdominal pain
Ø Complains of painful defecation and pain in knees and hips since March
Ø 2 small lumps noted in
rectal exam
Ø Bismuth meal and X-Ray exam normal
Ø Reflexes normal
Ø Cyst noted on Thyroid
Ø Conclusion is that symptoms are caused by adhesions from previous
surgery
Ø Neurasthenia is evident by shaking when spoken to
Ø Patient recommended for discharge from the army
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Jul 16, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and TOS CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre)
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Jul 17, 1916
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Letter from the Officer Commanding the Moore
Barracks Canadian
General Hospital at Shorncliffe states that
patient was admitted with indigestion and no cause could be found for it. Reports that he is
“neurasthenic” (suffering from a nervous
breakdown”) and not likely to recover and therefore
will not likely be fit for duty.
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July 19, 1916
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Medical Board Report at Shorncliffe reports
Ø Suffers from Neurasthenia
Ø Has had Appendicitis, and recovered
Ø Still nervous
Declared fit for duty after 4 weeks
physical training
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July 20, 1916
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Pay deducted $3.30 for being AWL 1 day and for
2 days FP (Field Punishment) #2.
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Aug 29, 1916
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Pay deducted $3.30 for being AWL 1 day and for
2 days FP (Field Punishment) #2.
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June 6, 1917
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Sent to Canadian Military Hospital at
Eastbourne
Medical Case
Sheet
Ø Reports having Typhoid Fever in 1912 and Pneumonia in 1913 and again
in Dec 1916
Ø Reports having had an
Appendectomy Jan 1916 (according to his file, he
was Absent Without Leave for most of that month)
Ø Can find nothing abnormal
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June 13, 1917
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Discharged from hospital
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July 19, 1917
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TOS CCAC at Folkstone
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Aug 27, 1917
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SOS to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 28, 1917
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Arrived and TOS 21st Battalion at 2 CIBD
(Canadian Infantry Base Detail)
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Sep 4, 1917
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Left to join unit in the field
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Sep 6, 1917
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Joined 21st Battalion in the field
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Nov 27, 1917
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Admitted to No 6 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with PUO (Pyrexia (fever) of Unknown Origin)
Later claims to have been gassed at Passchendaele
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Dec 9, 1917
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Discharged to duty from No 6 CFA
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Feb 2, 1918
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Admitted to No 6 CFA then transferred to 4 CFA
with Bronchitis
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Feb 7, 1918
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Transferred to No 1 CCS with a Goiter
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Feb 9, 1918
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Admitted to No 1 Canadian General Hospital
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Feb 28, 1918
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Invalided to Seaford aboard HS Princess
Elizabeth and posted to EORD
Admitted to Norfolk War Hospital at Thorpe
Norwich
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Mar 28, 1918
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Transferred to Military Convalescent Hospital
at Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Apr 17, 1918
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One days pay deducted for overstaying pass
from midnight April 17 to 8.30 am April 18
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May 3, 1918
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Discharged from convalescent hospital and
placed On Command of 3rd CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) at Seaford
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Aug 8, 1918
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Medical Board Report at No 3 CCD, Seaford
Ø Suffers from Chronic Bronchitis after 18 months in France
Ø Complains of chronic cough, headaches, and pain in abdomen at
operation site
Ø Received 3 weeks remedial treatment at Moore Barracks with no
improvement
Ø Recommend partially fit for duty
Ø Not likely to be improved in 6 months
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Aug 23, 1918
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Ceases on Command of No 3 CCS and ceases to be
attached to EORD on transfer to CASC (Canadian Army Service Corps) at Shorncliffe
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Oct 24, 1918
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Discharged “to lines”
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Nov 27, 1918
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SOS CASC on transfer to CASC Corps Depot at
Shorncliffe
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Dec 5, 1918
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Medical Board Report
Ø Gave his birth date as Sep 9, 1890
Ø Disability – Chronic Bronchitis caused by conditions in France
Ø Claims to have been gassed at Passchendaele
Ø Has chronic cough, enlarged thyroid, and course tremor of hands and
tongue.
Ø Recommended to be fit for duty
Ø Disability caused by active service, rated as 25% and permanent
Ø Determined that he is unable to return to former occupation
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Dec 26, 1918
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Is declared Absent Without Leave
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Dec 27, 1918
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On Command at Rhyl for RTC (Return to Corps)
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Jan 8, 1919
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Forfeits 28 days pay for being “Absent
Without Leave” Dec 26, 1918 to Jan 8, 1919
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Jan 11, 1919
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On Command of No 3 Military District at Rhyl
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Jan 18, 1919
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Ceases to be on Command of MD No 3 and is
Struck Off Strength to OMFC (Overseas Military Forces Canada) for transfer to Canada and
embarked the SS Aquitania at Liverpool
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Jan 23, 1919
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Disembarked the “Aquitania” at
Halifax
Granted leave with Subsistence until Feb
10, 1919
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Feb
14, 1919
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Discharged at Kingston Ontario
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Jun 28, 1922
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British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to
Lindsay Ontario
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Jul 20, 1922
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Medals were returned
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Mar 8, 1924
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Medals were again sent to Lindsay Ontario
(there is no record of the medals being returned a second time, but the entry for Nov 1,
1965 would indicate that they were)
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Nov 1, 1965
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British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to CA
McPherson at 47 Lorne Ave, Ottawa Ontario (These were noted as a first issue, indicating
that he had never received his medals in 1922)
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Jan 5, 1970
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Died at the Rideau Veterans Home, Ottawa
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Jan 7, 1970
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Memo from Veterans Affairs noting the death of
CA McPherson on January 5, 1970 at the Rideau Veterans Home.
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Mar 25, 1970
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A letter from Veterans Affairs to Library and
Archives Canada for the pertinent information for inscription on a departmental grave
marker.
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