McHoul, Robert Paterson: Service no. 53871

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Summary of Service for Private Robert McHoul, reg. no. 53871

Date	Event	Remarks
April 17, 1890	Born	Glasgow, Scotland
October 28, 1914	Enlists	Enlists with the 18^th Battalion at Galt, Ontario. He listed his father, William McHoul residing on Norfolk Avenue, as his next-of-kin. He was a 24-year old machinist standing 5’5.5” tall.[i]
November 11, 1914	Inoculated	Anti-Typhoid
November 22, 1914	Inoculated	Anti-Typhoid
December 15, 1914	Vaccinated
April 1915	Assigns Pay	Assigns $20.00 per month to his father, William McHoul.
	Leaves Halifax
April 29, 1915	Arrives Avonmouth	Arrives Avonmouth and proceeds with Battalion by train to West Sandling, Kent.
July 3, 1915	Forfeits Pay	Forfeits one-day’s pay for being absent without leave.
July 9, 1915	Internal Battalion Transfer	Transferred from his Company to the Base (Command) Company.
July 20, 1915	Internal Battalion Transfer	Transferred from Base Company to “D” Company.
September 14, 1915	Embarks for the Continent	Embarks for the Continent with the 18^th Battalion.
June 9, 1916	Admitted	Admitted to No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance re. shell shock.
June 14, 1916	Transferred	Admitted to No. 4 Canadian Field Ambulance. Condition indicated now as myalgia.
June 29, 1916	Transferred	Admitted to No. 2 Divisional Canadian Rest Station. Notation re. vesicular dermatitis, acute and
June 30, 1916	Discharged to Duty
December 30, 1916	Leave	Granted 10 days leave.
November 6, 1917	Leave	Granted 10 days leave to Bordeaux.
October 1, 1917	Adjusts Assigned Pay	Adjusts assigned pay to his father from $20.00 per month to $15.00.
June 14, 1918	Admitted	Admitted to No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance re. scabies.
June 16, 1918	Transferred	Transferred to No. ? Casualty Clearing Station.
June 18, 1918	Transferred	Transferred to No. 61 Ambulance Train for transport to No. 10 General Hospital.
June 21, 1918	Transferred	Transferred to No. 2 Convalescent Depot.
September 21, 1918	Transferred	Transferred to No. 6 General Hospital re. I.C.T., knee.
September 29, 1918	Transferred	Transferred to No. 2 Convalescent Depot.
October 25, 1918	Transferred	Transferred to Canadian Infantry Base Depot, Etaples.
November 6, 1918	Leave	Granted 14 days leave to United Kingdom.
November 20, 1918	Absent Without Leave	Notation in file indicates that Private McHoul was absent without leave this date having not returned from his leave.
November 21 to December 27, 1918	Absent Without Leave
December 27, 1918	Struck of Strength	Struck off strength from the 18^th Battalion and declared a deserter.
March 21, 1919	Taken on Strength	Taken on Strength from desertion to be with the Western Ontario Regimental Depot at Witley.
May 14, 1919	Transferred	Detached from Depot Company and now On Command at Detention Barracks, Wandsworth.
June 11, 1919	Medical and Dental Exam	Medical and dental exam carried out before Private McHoul leaves England for Canada.
June 30, 1919	Out of Detention	Ceased to be On Command, Detention Barracks, Wandsworth.
July 5, 1919	Taken on Strength	Taken on strength “pending R.T.C.” (Return To Corps).
July 17, 1919	Remission Earned	Letter in file indicates remission due to the sentence having been expired.
Augusts 8, 1919	Struck off Strength	Struck off Strength to Canada.
Augusts 9, 1919	Taken on Strength	Taken on Strength at No. 2 District Depot, Military District No. 2, Toronto.
August 19, 1919	Discharged	Discharged at No. 2 District Depot, Military District No. 2, Toronto.

[i] For more information about his enlistment see the story The Drummer Sergeant, which outlines some of the people that enlisted at Galt the same time as Private McHoul.

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