Driver Duncan McKinnon Lindsay
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Duncan McKinnon Lindsay was born at Dundee, Quebec, on 21 September 1896. A farmer from Franklin Centre, Quebec, he was drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917, and reported for service at Montreal on 10 July 1918. He served in Canada with the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment and the Canadian Engineers at St. Johns, Quebec, and was demobilized on 6 January 1919.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3086491
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Engineers
Battalion:
Canadian Engineers, St. Johns
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Dundee, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
21 years 9 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 3 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Andrew Lindsay, father, Franklin Centre, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Franklin Centre, Quebec
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 5.5 in / 166 cm
Weight:
125 lbs / 57 kg
Chest:
31.0 in / 79 cm
Expansion:
3.5 in / 9 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:
180 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Driver |
Canadian Engineers |
Army |
Canadian Engineers, St. Johns |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
1st Quebec Regiment |
Army |
1st Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
Service Chronology
1896-09-21 — Born.
1918-07-10 — Called up/drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917, and reported for service.
1918-07-10 — Transferred to the Canadian Engineers at St. Johns.
1918-12-01 — Granted leave.
1919-01-06 — Struck off strength and discharged by demobilization.
Notes
Born at Dundee, Quebec, on 21 September 1896. At call-up he was single, Presbyterian and employed as a farmer. His father, Andrew Lindsay of Franklin Centre, Quebec, was next of kin. The file is a short Canadian-service record and contains no evidence of overseas service.
Additional Service Notes
Duncan McKinnon Lindsay was drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917, and reported at Montreal on 10 July 1918. He was initially associated with the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment and was transferred into the Canadian Engineers at St. Johns, Quebec. His records show service in Canada only. A depot card records him as a Driver, while other documents retain the rank Private. He received leave beginning 1 December 1918. He was struck off strength and discharged by demobilization on 6 January 1919 at St. Johns, Quebec.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father Andrew Lindsay of Franklin Centre, Quebec, was next of kin.
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