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May 15, 1876
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Born in Edinburgh, Scotland
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May 4, 1907
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Embarked the SS Cassandra in
Glasgow, Scotland with his wife and 4 children
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May 15, 1907
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Disembarked in Montreal,
Quebec
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Apr 16, 1915
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59311
(temporary number 1350)
Ø Next of kin given
as Mary Anne Ewart, wife, 302 Burgess St., Point St. Charles, Montreal,
Quebec
Ø Previous occupation
given as Iron Moulder
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as
Presbyterian
Ø Assigned to the
Depot Company
o Noted as a Piper in
the battalion’s Pipe Band
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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Jun 1, 1915
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Attached to the Headquarters
Staff at West Sandling for duty
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Aug 28, 1915
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion from duty with the Headquarters Staff
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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 19, 1916
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Admitted to No. 5 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia in his
back. He was placed in the rest
station at the field ambulance
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May 21, 1916
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Transferred to the rest
station at Mont des Cats, France
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May 30, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the
rest station
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Jan 21, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Jan 29, 1917
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Admitted to the 2nd
Scottish General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland while on leave with a
diagnosis that reads Rheumatism and Laryngitis
Posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Mar 2, 1917
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Transferred to the King’s
Canadian Red Cross Hospital in Bushy Park, Ham Hill
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Mar 10, 1917
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Transferred to the EORD
(Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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May 5, 1917
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Discharged from hospital
proceeded on leave
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May 15, 1917
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Reported to the EORD from
leave
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Jun 7, 1917
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Attached to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford for duty
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Jul 25, 1917
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Ceased to be attached to the
reserve battalion and reported to the EORD
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Aug 28, 1917
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending returning 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 Montreal,
Quebec
Admitted to the MD #4
Convalescent Home in Montreal, Quebec
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Oct 4, 1917
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Posted to the MHCC (Military
Hospitals Commission Command) in Montreal and treated as an outpatient of
GNCH (Grey Nuns Convalescent Hospital)
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Oct 26, 1917
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Transferred to the
Headquarters “A” Unit, Montreal, and treated as an outpatient pending
discharge from the CEF
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Nov 30, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF in
Montreal, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 43 Charron St., Montreal, Quebec
Ø Reason for
discharge – Overage and Myalgia
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 43
Charron St., Montreal, Quebec
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Jul 10, 1951
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John Ewart died in Montreal,
Quebec and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery there
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