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Aug 28, 1884
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Born in Glasgow, Scotland
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May 5, 1915
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 60031 (temporary number 1361)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Jean Watson, mother,
114 North Hanover St., Glasgow, Scotland
Ø Previous occupation given as Upholsterer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Baptist
Ø Posted to the Depot Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston
area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Sep 2, 1915
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Posted to “C” Company
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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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May 1, 1916
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Granted 10 days leave
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May 10, 1916
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Rejoined from leave
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Dec 18, 1916
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Attached to the 4th
CIB (Canadian Infantry Brigade) to be employed as a Batman
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May 5, 1917
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Admitted to casualty clearing
station with a diagnosis that reads ICT (Inter Connective Tissue) infection
of left leg.
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May 9, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard
the Hospital Ship Jan Breydel
On arrival in England, he was
admitted to the 1st Southern General Hospital in Monyhull,
Birmingham
Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Jun 17, 1917
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Transferred to the Hillingdon
House Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Uxbridge
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Jun 29, 1917
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Discharged from hospital care
and transferred to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
Granted sick leave until July
11, 1917
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Jul 25, 1917
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Transferred to the Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford
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Aug 30, 1917
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Sep 13, 1917
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Embarked the SS Justicia in
Liverpool
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Sep 25, 1917
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to London, Ontario.
On arrival in London, he was Taken On Strength the MHCC (Military
Hospitals Commission of Canada) and granted 10 days leave
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Oct 2, 1917
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Admitted to the Military
Convalescent Hospital in London, Ontario and treated as an Out Patient
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Oct 22, 1917
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Admitted as an in-patient of
the Military Convalescent Hospital in London
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Nov 28, 1917
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Medical exam in Guelph notes
Ø Patient suffers
from DAH (Disordered Activity of the Heart)
Ø Complains of
Palpitations and shortness of breath
Ø Becomes listless
and tires easily
Ø Marked tremor of
closed eyelids
Ø 2 months treatment
recommended
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Dec 31, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in
Guelph, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Entitled to War
Service Badge Class “A”
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 21 Heins Ave., Kitchener, Ontario
Following the end of the war,
the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at
273 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario, McMaster University Campus
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Jun 7, 1922
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Married to Ines Isabel Munro
in Kitchener, Ontario
Occupation given as Minister
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Dec 27, 1961
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William Scott Watson died in
Toronto, Ontario
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