Sep 3, 1881
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Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire,
Scotland
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Feb 25, 1916
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Attested into the 59th
Battalion CEF in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 455931
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. William Davidson, sister, Colliston, Edinburgh, Scotland
Ø Previous occupation
given as Laundry Man
Ø Previous military
experience given as 4 years in the Argyll & Sutherland Highland Volunteers
Ø Religion given as
Roman Catholic
The battalion trained in the
Kingston, Ontario area
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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
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May 25, 1916
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Admitted to the
Shorncliffe Military Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Rheumatism
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Jul 6, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th
Reserve Battalion at West Sandling
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Aug 17, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Aug 18, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength)
the 21st Battalion
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Aug 29, 1916
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After leaving the base depot
he joined the 2nd Entrenching Battalion in the Halifax Camp near
Brandhoek, Belgium as part of a draft of 10 reinforcements destined to join
the 21st Battalion
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Sep 17, 1916
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After leaving the entrenching
battalion, Private Robertson joined the 21st Battalion in the
Brickfields, near Albert, France
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Oct 15, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 7
Convalescent Depot in Boulogne with a severe case of Flat Feet
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Oct 22, 1916
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Discharged from hospital and
posted to the Canadian Base Depot in the Rouelles Camp, Havre and assigned to
“A” Company for those recovering from wounds and illness
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Nov 3, 1916
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Classified “PB”
(Permanent Base) meaning that he was not fit for front line duty
Invalided to England
Transferred to the CCAC
(Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre), Shoreham on Sea
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Dec 27, 1916
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Attached to the CASC
(Canadian Army Service Corps) for duty at Hastings
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Jan 23, 1917
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Ceased to be attached and
attached to the Canadian Garrison Depot
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Jan 29, 1917
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Transferred to the
Canadian Garrison Depot in Crowboro
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Jan 30, 1917
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Attached to the Canadian
Machine Gun Section at Crowboro
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Apr 17, 1917
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Attached to the CTS
(Canadian Training School) in Bexhill for duty
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Sep 12, 1917
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Admitted to the Canadian
Military Hospital in Hastings with a diagnosis that reads Myocarditis, an inflammation
of the heart
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Sep 18, 1917
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Private Ernest Robertson
died of Myocarditis and Myalgia while a patient in the Hastings Military
Hospital at 7:50 pm.
Following his death, the
British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were
sent to his sister, Mrs. Davidson, Colinton Rd. Edinburgh, Scotland. These were returned and later sent to his
nephew, William P. Davidson, 1 Thorburn Rd., Colinton, near Edinburgh,
Scotland
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