Private John McCuaig
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
John McCuaig was born at Alexandria, Ontario, on 24 November 1892. A foreman in a cotton mill, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Montreal on 19 August 1918 as Private 3091209. He initially served with the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment, and later with the 4th Detachment, Canadian Garrison Regiment. His military service was entirely in Canada. He was discharged at Montreal on 10 September 1919 on demobilization.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3091209
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Garrison Regiment
Battalion:
4th Detachment, Canadian Garrison Regiment
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Alexandria, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
24 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
25 years 9 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Foreman Cotton Mill
Next of Kin:
Thomas McCuaig, father, Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 2.8 in / 159 cm
Weight:
120 lbs / 54 kg
Chest:
32.0 in / 81 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
387 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Garrison Regiment |
Army |
4th Detachment, Canadian Garrison Regiment |
|
|
|
| 4 Dec 1918 casualty summary records T.O.S.; final unit is explicitly shown on leaving-service/discharge records as 4th Detachment, Canadian Garrison Regiment. |
| WW1 |
Private |
1st Quebec Regiment |
Army |
1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment |
|
|
|
| Initial unit. |
Service Chronology
1892-11-24 — Born
1918-08-19 — Called up under the Military Service Act and joined as Private 3091209
1918-10-07 — Medical examination; placed Category A2
1918-11-01 — Assigned $15 monthly pay to his mother, Mrs. Jane McCuaig
1918-12-04 — Taken on strength (T.O.S.)
1919-01-02 — Absent without leave
1919-01-05 — Returned from absence
1919-01-07 — Punishment recorded following absence without leave
1919-04-30 — Further punishment recorded
1919-09-08 — Medical examination on leaving service; no disability found
1919-09-10 — Struck off strength and discharged on demobilization
Notes
The casualty summary records T.O.S. on 4 December 1918, absence without leave beginning 2 January 1919, return from absence on 5 January, punishment on 7 January (Part II Order No. 7), and a further punishment on 30 April 1919 (Part II Order No. 120). The supplied file does not state the sanctions imposed for either punishment, so no sanction is inferred.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act, John McCuaig joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Montreal on 19 August 1918 as Private 3091209 with the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment. His service was entirely in Canada. By December 1918 he was serving with the 4th Detachment, Canadian Garrison Regiment. He was discharged at Montreal on 10 September 1919 on demobilization.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
At calling up, his father Thomas McCuaig of Valleyfield, Quebec, was named as next of kin. The pay record later names his mother, Mrs. Jane McCuaig, Box 733, Valleyfield, Quebec, as the recipient of an assigned $15 monthly payment effective 1 November 1918.
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