Sapper Allan Cameron MacDougall
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Allan Cameron MacDougall was born at Ormstown, Quebec, on 7 November 1895. A single Presbyterian farmer, he was drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917, and entered service at Montreal on 17 July 1918 as Private 3087668 with the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment. He was transferred to the Canadian Engineers at St. Johns, Quebec, and later records identify him with the Engineer Training Depot and give his rank as Sapper. He served in Canada and was discharged on demobilization at St. Johns on 16 January 1919.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3087668
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Engineers
Battalion:
Engineer Training Depot
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Ormstown, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
22 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
23 years 2 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Jane MacDougall (mother), Ormstown, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Ormstown, Quebec
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 7.0 in / 170 cm
Weight:
128 lbs / 58 kg
Chest:
32.0 in / 81 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
St. Johns, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
183 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Sapper |
Canadian Engineers |
Army |
Engineer Training Depot |
|
|
|
| Last Pay Certificate explicitly gives rank Sapper and Engineer Training Depot. Date From is left blank because the file does not establish the effective date of the rank-title change. |
| WW1 |
Private |
1st Quebec Regiment |
Army |
1st Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
| Initial depot organization before same-day transfer to Canadian Engineers. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Engineers |
Army |
Engineer Training Depot |
|
|
|
| Casualty Form records transfer to Canadian Engineers on 17 July while still showing rank Private. Engineer Training Depot is established by later discharge documents; exact date the rank title became Sapper is not stated. |
Service Chronology
1895-11-07 — Born.
1918-07-17 — Examined and taken on strength under Military Service Act, 1917 as Private 3087668; farmer; single; Presbyterian.
1918-07-17 — Transferred to Canadian Engineers, D.O. 204.
1918-10-25 — Part II D.O. 348 issued concerning leave of absence indefinitely.
1918-10-31 — Leave of absence indefinitely effective.
1919-01-01 to 1919-01-16 — Last Pay Certificate records service/pay; rank Sapper.
1919-01-07 — Notice to report for discharge issued; directed to report by 14 January.
1919-01-13 — Signed release in connection with demobilization.
1919-01-16 — Struck off strength of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and discharged on demobilization.
Notes
MacDougall was born at Ormstown, Quebec on 7 November 1895. He was single, Presbyterian and a farmer. His mother, Mrs. Jane MacDougall of Ormstown, was next of kin. He reported no previous military or naval service. The medical examination of 17 July 1918 records him as 5 ft 7 in tall, 128 lb, with a chest measurement of 32 in minimum and 34 in maximum, giving 2 in expansion. He had a medium complexion, hazel eyes and black hair and was placed in Category A.
Additional Service Notes
Allan Cameron MacDougall, regimental number 3087668, was drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917. He was a single Presbyterian farmer from Ormstown, Quebec. He was examined and taken on strength at Montreal on 17 July 1918 with the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment and was transferred to the Canadian Engineers at St. Johns, Quebec the same day. Later records identify his organization as the Engineer Training Depot. Early records use the rank Private, while the January 1919 Last Pay Certificate records him as Sapper; the file does not establish an exact effective date for that rank-title change. He was granted leave of absence indefinitely effective 31 October 1918. He served in Canada only and was struck off strength and discharged on demobilization at St. Johns, Quebec on 16 January 1919.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Mrs. Jane MacDougall, mother, Ormstown, Quebec, was next of kin. MacDougall was single during service.
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