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Nov 23, 1895
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Born in Glasgow, Scotland to John and Janet (nee
Traynor) Sawers
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Mar 30, 1907
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Embarked the SS Sicilian in Glasgow, Scotland as
part of the Quarrier’s Orphans Home
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Apr 12, 1907
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to the Fairknowe Home, Brockville, Ontario.
He was later placed on the Pritchard farm in Crosby, Ontario
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The Fairknowe Home in the 1930s and now
 
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Jun 30, 1914
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Shown on the Annual Drill List in “C” Company, 41st
Regiment, Brockville Rifles with the rank of Private
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Oct 19, 1914
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Shown on the payroll of the 42nd
Lanark and Renfrew Regiment
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59864 (temporary number 468)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. James Carley, 166 King St. W.,
Brockville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Printer
o Later noted as Conductor and Traction Engineer
Ø Previous military experience given as 41st Brockville
Rifles
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Posted to “D” Company
o This was later reorganized into “B” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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Dec 24, 1914
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Married to Gladys Orser in Kingston, Ontario
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Jan 27, 1915
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Admitted to the Queen Street Military Hospital in Kingston with
an infected finger
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Jan 30, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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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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May 30, 1915
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Admitted to the Moore Barracks Hospital with an
attack of Appendicitis and transferred the same day to the Shorncliffe
Military Hospital where surgery was performed to remove his appendix
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Jun 22, 1915
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Discharged to duty from hospital
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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The 21st Battalion embarked for
France, however Private Sawers remained in England
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Sep 25, 1915
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling
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Oct 30, 1915
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Medical Board recommends he be returned to Canada
for discharge because of ongoing intestinal pain from appendix surgery
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Nov 5, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Liverpool
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Nov 14, 1915
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Disembarked in Quebec City, Quebec
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Nov 23, 1915
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Discharged from the CEF in Quebec City, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø Entitled to War Service Badge
Class “B”
Ø No proposed residence was
given on discharge
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Mar 6, 1916
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Attested into the 59th Battalion CEF
in Gananoque, Ontario
Ø Number 455914
Ø Next of kin given as Gladys
Irene Sawers, wife, 412 Barrie St., Kingston, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Conductor
Ø Previous military experience
given as 1 year in the 21st Battalion CEF
Ø Religion given as Church of
England
Ø Posted to “A” Company
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
While onboard, he was admitted to the ship’s
infirmary with a diagnosis that reads Pneumonia
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Apr 11, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to the Bordon Camp, however Private Sawers was admitted
directly to the Westminster Hospital in Liverpool
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May 12, 1916
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Transferred to the Hillingdon House Convalescent
Home in Uxbridge
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May 22, 1916
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Discharged to duty from hospital with sick leave
until June 6, 1916
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Jun 28, 1916
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Transferred to the RCR (Royal Canadian Regiment)
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Jun 29, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the Royal Regiment. On joining the regiment, he was posted as a
Bomber
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Jul 22, 1916
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Shortly after joining the RCR, Private Sawers
received machine gun and shrapnel wounds to his left shoulder and left
leg. Both the Tibia and Fibula bones
in his left leg were fractured with bone protruding. He was evacuated to a casualty clearing
station and eventually transferred to the No. 7 Canadian Stationary Hospital
in Havre
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Aug 4, 1916
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Transferred to the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade
Hospital
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Aug 10, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 4 Convalescent Depot in
Havre
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Oct 10, 1916
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Transferred to the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade
Hospital in Etaples
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Oct 16, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Carisbrook Castle
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
American Women’s War Hospital in Paignton
Transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 1, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the NSRD (Nova Scotia Regimental
Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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May 11, 1917
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Embarked the SS Letitia in Liverpool
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May 21, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario
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Jun 5, 1917
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Admitted to the Elmhurst Convalescent Home in
Kingston to be treated as an Out Patient for ongoing problems with his leg
fractures
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Jul 27, 1917
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Transferred to the Ongwanada Hospital in Kingston
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Sep 26, 1917
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Transferred to the Elmhurst Convalescent Home in
Kingston to be treated as an Out Patient
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May 25, 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 c/o the Great War Veterans Association, Kingston, Ontario
Following the end of the war, the British War
Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at Wycliffe, British Columbia
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May 30, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care
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Oct 19, 1918
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Admitted to the Queen’s University Military
Hospital in the care of the ISC (Invalided Soldier’s Commission) with an open
wound where his left leg had been wounded at the front. A dressing was applied and the area cleaned
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Oct 25, 1918
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Discharged from hospital
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Nov 20, 1918
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Admitted to the Queen’s University Military
Hospital in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Haemorrhoids. There is no date recorded for his discharge
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Dec 9, 1919
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Admitted to the Colonel Belcher Hospital in
Calgary, Alberta with continuing problems with fractured left leg
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Dec 17, 1919
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Discharged from hospital
In June, 1927 he is noted as living in High
River, Alberta
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Nov 11, 1929
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Gladys and Daniel Sawers were divorced
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Jan 9, 1932
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Daniel married again to Sarah Beatrice Williams
in Nanaimo, British Columbia
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Feb 3, 1969
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Daniel and Sarah were divorced in Victoria,
British Columbia
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Jan 5, 1972
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Daniel McLachine Sawers died in Victoria, British
Columbia and was buried in the Royal Oak Burial Park Cemetery, Victoria
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