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Mar 7, 1877
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Born in Pakenham, Ontario to
Henry and Sarah (nee Robins) Trotman
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Dec 27, 1899
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Attested into the Canadian
Special Service Forces, South Africa
Ø Number 30
Ø Rank Driver
Ø Current residence
given as Pakenham, Ontario
Ø Next of kin given
as Henry Trotman, Father
Ø Previous occupation
given as Soldier
Ø Previous military
experience given as “A” Battery, RCA
Ø Religion given as
Presbyterian
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Jan 10, 1901
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Discharged from the Canadian
Special Service Forces after serving in the Boer War in South Africa
Ø Entitled to the
Queen’s South Africa Medal with
o Cape Colony Clasp
o Orange Free State
Clasp
o Transvaal Clasp
o Rhodesia Clasp
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Aug 10, 1903
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Married to Lillian McArthur in
Kingston, Ontario
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Oct 23, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59998
(temporary number 1074)
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Lilly Trotman, wife, 220 King St., Kingston, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Iron Worker
o Later shown as Zinc
Worker
Ø Previous military
service given as “A” Battery RCA and “C” Battery RCFA with service in the
Boer War in South Africa
Ø Religion given as
Wesleyan
Ø Assigned to the
Headquarters Company and employed as a Batman to the Adjutant, Captain
Hemming
o Later transferred
to the Transport Section
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Mar 31, 1915
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The Transport Section, along
with horses and wagons, proceeded to England as an advance party to arrange
for the arrival of the full battalion.
The battalion arrived in
Devonport, England May 15, 1915 and reunited with the Transport Section in
the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent where the battalion continued
training
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Apr 22, 1916
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While the battalion was in the
front-line trenches near Voormezeele, Belgium on the Ypres Salient, the men came
under an intense enemy artillery barrage and Private David Trotman was killed
by the explosion of one of those shells.
He was buried in the Ridge Wood Cemetery, south-west of Voormezeele,
Belgium
Following the war, the 1914-15
Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and
Memorial Cross were sent to his widow, Mrs. Lillian Trotman, 220 King St.,
Kingston, Ontario
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David
Trotman is honoured on the Memorial Wall in
Kingston, Ontario (above) and on a plaque in the Memorial Hall
Kingston City Hall (below)
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