Sapper Robert Lindsay McGerrigle
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Robert Lindsay McGerrigle was born at Ormstown, Quebec, on 23 May 1896. A farmer and a member of the Church of England, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and joined at Montreal on 17 July 1918 as Private 3087677 with the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment. After a period of farm leave in September 1918, he was transferred to the Canadian Engineers at St. Johns, Quebec, on 11 October. He later served as a Sapper with the Engineer Training Depot. His wartime service was in Canada, and he was discharged on demobilization on 6 January 1919.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3087677
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 1 month
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 7 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
William John McGerrigle, father, Ormstown, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
R.R. No. 1, Ormstown, Quebec
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 8.5 in / 174 cm
Weight:
133 lbs / 60 kg
Chest:
31.0 in / 79 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 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:
173 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 |
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|
|
| Final substantive rank and representative Canadian Engineers unit. |
| WW1 |
Private |
1st Quebec Regiment |
Army |
1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment |
|
|
|
| Initial depot service. |
Service Chronology
1896-05-23 — Born
1918-07-17 — Medically examined as Category A and joined as Private 3087677 under the Military Service Act
1918-07-24 — Medical Board recorded 'under developed' with B2 result
1918-09-09 — Began farm leave
1918-09-24 — Reported back from farm leave
1918-10-11 — Transferred to Canadian Engineers under D.O. 204
1919-01-06 — Struck off strength and discharged on demobilization
Notes
At his 17 July 1918 medical examination McGerrigle was 5 ft 8.5 in tall, weighed 133 lb, had a 31-34 in chest with 3 in expansion, fresh complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair. Vision was recorded as 20/20 in each eye and hearing as normal. The recruit form recorded medical Category A. A Medical Board at St. Johns, Quebec, on 24 July 1918 recorded 'under developed' and a B2 result; the additional handwritten qualifier following B2 is not sufficiently clear to expand safely.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act, Robert Lindsay McGerrigle joined the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment at Montreal on 17 July 1918 as Private 3087677. A Medical Board at St. Johns, Quebec, on 24 July recorded under-development and a B2 result, with an additional handwritten qualifier that is not fully legible. He was granted farm leave from 9 September 1918 and reported back on 24 September. On 11 October 1918 he was transferred to the Canadian Engineers at St. Johns under D.O. 204. He later served as a Sapper with the Engineer Training Depot and was discharged on demobilization on 6 January 1919.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
His father, William John McGerrigle of Ormstown, Quebec, was recorded as next of kin at calling up and remained the named next of kin on the personnel card.
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