Jul 19, 1897

Born at Martintown, Glengarry County, Ontario

Oct 12, 1915

Attested into the 59^th Battalion at Barriefield Ontario 

Ø      Number 455660

Ø      Next of kin given as WA Stewart (father) of PO Cornwall Ontario

Ø      No previous occupation given

o       Later recorded as Student

Ø      No previous military experience given

Ø      Religion given as Presbyterian

Oct 18, 1915

Appointed rank of Lance Corporal

Apr 5, 1916

Embarked the SS Olympic at Halifax

Apr 11, 1916

Disembarked at Liverpool England 

Promoted to provisional rank of Sgt

Apr 14, 1916

Proceeded to Command School of Musketry Thorn Hill, Aldershot

Apr 18, 1916

Proceeded to School of Musketry at Bramshott

May 6, 1916

Returned from course

Jul 6, 1916

Transferred to 39^th Battalion at West Sandling Camp

Sep 6, 1916

Was reverted to A/Cpl for neglect of duty

Sep 10, 1916

Reverts to rank of Pte at own request in order to proceed to France 

Drafted to 21^st Battalion

Sep 11, 1916

Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Depot) and TOS 21^st Battalion

Oct 1, 1916

Left for 2^nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion

Oct 4, 1916

Joined the 2^nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion

Oct 6, 1916

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field

Nov 5, 1916

Proceeded on Lewis Gun course

Nov 15, 1916

Rejoined 21^st Battalion from LG course

Nov 20, 1916

SOS 21^st Battalion to attend Officer Training at Crowborough

Nov 22, 1916

TOS 39^th Battalion at West Sandling, pending Commission

Jan 4, 1917

TOS 6^th Reserve Battalion

Feb 14, 1917

To be Temp Lieutenant 

Returned to 6^th Reserve Battalion at Seaford from OTC Crowborough

Feb 18, 1917

Granted leave until March 4, 1917

May 12, 1917

Qualified 1^st Class at the Canadian School of Musketry, Shorncliffe

Sep 4, 1917

Proceeded to France for duty

Sep 5, 1917

Arrived at No 2 CIBD and TOS 21^st Battalion

Sep 9, 1917

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the field

Oct 9, 1917

Attached to 2^nd Canadian Training Battalion, Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp for duty

Jan 20, 1918

Granted 14 days leave

Feb 7, 1918

Rejoined CCRC from leave

Feb 23, 1918

Ceases to be attached to CCRC

Aug 8, 1918

Received shrapnel wound to right wrist

Aug 9, 1918

Admitted to No 8 General Hospital Rouen with a wound to right wrist

Aug 12, 1918

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Panama, and detached to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)

Admitted to No 4 General Hospital, Plymouth

Aug 23, 1918

Transferred to Canadian Convalescent Officer’s Hospital, Matlock, Bath

Aug 24, 1918

Medical Board at Buxton declares him fit for General Service

Aug 30, 1918

TOS 6^th Reserve Battalion from EORD 

Granted leave until September 20, 1918

Aug 31, 1918

Discharged from hospital

Oct 11, 1918

On Command to Kinmel Park

Dec 6, 1918

TOS EORD and detached to Kinmel Park

Dec 9, 1918

SOS establishment of the 21^st Battalion

Dec 15, 1918

Absent from duty without permission

Jan 11, 1919

Awarded the Military Cross, London Gazette #31119

This was for his actions August 8, 1918

Jan 29, 1919

Returned to duty from being absent

Feb 18, 1919

To be Acting Capt while employed as MD 3 Wing Records Officer

Feb 21, 1919

Tried by General Court Martial at Kinmel Park for being absent without permission.  Sentenced to be reprimanded

Apr 17, 1919

Ceases to be detached to Kinmel Park on posting to MD 3 Wing, Kinmel

Jul 2, 1919

Ceases to be employed as Records Officer at MD 3 on sailing for Canada 

Embarked at Southampton 

TOS MD 3 in Canada

Jul 8, 1919

Disembarked at Halifax

Jul 12, 1919

SOS the CEF on General Demobilization 

Ø      Proposed address on discharge – GPO Cornwall Ontario

Aug 13, 1921

British War Medal and Victory Medal sent to GPO Cornwall Ontario