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Jun 29, 1892
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Born in Carleton Place, Ontario to William
Jackson and Charlotte Emma (nee Johnson) Stewart
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Jun 7, 1916
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Attested into the 154th Battalion CEF
in the Barriefield Camp, Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 634158
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. W.
J. Stewart, mother, Fernie, British Columbia
Ø Previous occupation given as Machinist
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Presbyterian
Ø Assigned to “D” Company
The battalion trained in the Barriefield Camp,
Kingston, Ontario
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Oct 25, 1916
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Embarked the SS Mauretania in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Oct 31, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Bramshott to continue training
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Jan 31, 1917
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Transferred to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion.
Shortly after the formation of the battalion, it
was moved to Seaford to train reinforcements for the front
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Apr 17, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Apr 18, 1917
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 85 reinforcements from
England and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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May 21, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, Private Stewart
joined the 21st Battalion in the support trenches near Vimy Ridge
as part of a draft of 149 reinforcements
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Aug 15, 1917
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Private Holden Stewart was killed in the fierce
fighting at Hill 70, near Lens, France.
The men of the battalion encountered severe resistance and often were
involved in hand to hand combat.
Private Stewart was buried by his comrades in a nearby field, however
when the war ended, his remains could not be located for reburial in a military
cemetery. His name is now recorded on
the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France for those killed
during the war in France and have no known grave.
Following the war, the British War Medal, Victory
Medal and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs. W.J. Stewart, Box 642,
Fernie, British Columbia
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were
sent to his father, Mr. W.J. Stewart, at the same address
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Holden Delgatie Stewart
is honoured on the war memorial
in Fernie, British Columbia
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