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Nov 11, 1878
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Born in Colchester, England to
Samuel and Chistiana (nee Horricks) Scrutton
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Dec 26, 1912
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Married to Catherine Foster in
Toronto, Ontario
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 1109
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. C Scrutton, wife, 652
Bronson Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Policeman
Ø Previous military experience given as 12 years in
the 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment with service in South Africa
Ø Religion given as Wesleyan
Ø Posted to “E” Company
Promoted to the provisional rank of Sergeant
Shoemaker
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Feb 24, 1915
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Reduced to rank of Private for
misconduct
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Feb 27, 1915
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Struck Off Strength of the 21st
Battalion for “Drunkenness”
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Apr 8, 1915
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Enlisted with “C” Squadron,
Remount Depot with rank of SSM (Squadron Sergeant Major)
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Jun 26, 1915
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Struck Off Strength of the
Remount Depot
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Nov 4, 1915
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Attested into the 95th
Battalion CEF in Toronto, Ontario
Ø Number 202029
Ø Next of kin given
as Catherine Scrutton, wife, 1382 Queen St. E., Toronto, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Policeman
Ø Previous military
service given as 8 months in the Remount Depot, 12 years in the Essex
Regiment in England with 3 years’ service in South Africa
Ø Religion given as
Methodist
Appointed to be Acting RSM
(Regimental Sergeant Major)
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Feb 5, 1916
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Rank confirmed as WO1 and to
be Regimental Sergeant Major
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May 31, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic in
Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Jun 8, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool,
England and proceeded to Shorncliffe
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Nov 15, 1916
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Resigned his Warrant Officer
rank and reverted to the rank of Acting Sergeant
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Sep 15, 1917
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Embarked the SS Metagama in
Liverpool
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Sep 26, 1917
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Disembarked in Quebec City,
Quebec
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Nov 13, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in
Toronto, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Regimental Sergeant Major 1st Class WO
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 147 Jones Ave., Toronto, Ontario
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Jan 31, 1918
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Joined to the 2nd
Depot Battalion, 1st Central Ontario Regiment and posted to the
PPCLI (Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry)
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Aug 11, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Toronto, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
British War Medal was sent to him c/o the Tuxedo Barracks, Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Feb 8, 1961
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Edward Scrutton died in a
Toronto Ontario hospital
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