Dec 14, 1881

Born in Ottawa, Ontario to Robert and Mary Louisa (nee Howard) Stewart

Dec 17, 1900

Married to Edith Winnifred McNeil in Ottawa, Ontario

Nov 9, 1914

Attested into the 21^st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario

Ø  Rank Lieutenant

Ø  Next of kin given as Mrs. D P Stewart, wife, 25 Wendover Ave., Ottawa, Ontario

o   A note to also notify the Commissioner, Department of Customs, Ottawa

Ø  Previous occupation given as Civil Servant

Ø  Previous military experience given as 43^rd Regiment, DCOR (Duke of Cornwall’s Own Rifles), Ottawa, 3^rd Special Battalion, RCR (Royal Canadian Regiment) in Halifax

Ø  Religion given as Presbyterian

Ø  Posted to “H” Company

o   This was later reorganized into “D” Company

The battalion trained in the Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries

May 6, 1915

Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec

May 15, 1915

Disembarked in Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training

Jun 24, 1915

Granted 3 days leave

Aug 19, 1915

Appointed Platoon Commander in “D” Company

Sep 14, 1915

Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone

Sep 15, 1915

Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer

Oct 26, 1915

Proceeded to the Trench Warfare School

Jan 16, 1916

Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Mumps

Transferred the same day to the isolation hospital in Bailleul, France

Jan 17, 1916

Transferred to the No. 7 General Hospital in St. Omer

Feb 7, 1916

Discharged to duty from hospital

Proceeded to England and transferred to Division Headquarters in Bramshott to be Orderly Officer to Brigadier General Lord Brooke

May 16, 1916

Transferred to the General List of Officers and attached to the CAPC (Canadian Army Pay Corps) and posted to the Pay and Records Office, London

Aug 2, 1916

Medical Board in London notes

Ø  Suffers from Cystitis, a bladder inflammation

Ø  He is unfit for active service

Ø  Brought on by exposure in the trenches

Ø  Will be unfit for at least 2 months

2 months later the same board recommended another 3 months away from the trenches

Dec 1, 1916

Attached to No. 1 Detachment Headquarters, CAPC

Jan 15, 1917

Ceased to be attached and is transferred to the Canadian Army Pay Corps from the General List

Aug 2, 1917

Admitted to the 2^nd London General Hospital, St. Mark’s College, Chelsea with a diagnosis that reads Renal Calculus (kidney stones)

Sep 7, 1917

Transferred to the Queen Alexandra Military Hospital, Millbank

Sep 19, 1917

Surgery performed to remove 3 kidney stones

Oct 1, 1917

Appointed to the rank of Temporary Captain

Oct 19, 1917

Medical Board in London recommends that he be invalided to Canada

Oct 24, 1917

Discharged to duty from hospital and granted sick leave until November 17, 1917

Nov 17, 1917

Embarked the SS Tunisian in Liverpool and invalided to Canada

He was appointed to be Paymaster while onboard the troop ship

Dec 1, 1917

Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and proceeded to Ottawa

Dec 20, 1917

Medical Board in Ottawa recommends that he be observed for 1 month while receiving treatment for Cystitis

Jan 28, 1918

Medical Board in Ottawa recommends that he perform light duties only

Jun 19, 1918

Appointed to be the Temporary Quartermaster of the Gymnastics School, Ottawa, Ontario

Sep 25, 1918

Appointed to be Paymaster of the 2^nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, Ottawa

Jun 30, 1920

Medical Board in Kingston, Ontario notes

Ø  Man complains of spots in his eyes, sciatica in both legs, pain in lumbar region and both ankles swell on standing

Ø  Is puffy under both eyes

Ø  Fatty nodules on left arm, left buttock and both legs

Ø  Urine has pus cells

Ø  Patient is somewhat nervous

Ø  Patient claims that he had no symptoms prior to enlistment

Ø  Board recommends that he be discharged from the CEF as Medically Unfit for General Service

Ø  To be sent to the SCR (Soldier’s Civil Re-establishment) for further treatment

Discharged from the CEF in Kingston

Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him c/o the Halifax Hotel, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Following his discharge, he lived in California, USA for a while before returning to Vancouver because of illness.  While in Vancouver he had his right leg amputated.  He later moved to Kingston.

Jun 15, 1946

Douglas Paterson Stewart died while a patient in the Veteran’s Hospital, Kingston, Ontario of Bilateral Pyelonephritis (a kidney infection) and was buried in the Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario

His death was ruled to be a result of his active service, however no Memorial Cross was issued as both his wife and mother had pre-deceased him