Source: Email from Jason McIntyre
Summary of Service for Private Wesley McIntyre, reg. no. 880707
| Date | Event | Remarks |
| November 5, 1896 | Born Lambton County, Ontario Canada | This soldier lists his next-of kin as Mrs. Archie McIntyre of Petrolia, Ontario[i]. His trade or calling is that of a farmer. He has not prior military experience |
| April 19, 1916 | Enlisted in 186th Overseas Battalion. | Enlists in Chatham, Ontario during the formation of this battalion. |
| April 22, 1916 to April 7, 1917 | Active duty in Canada with the 186th Battalion. | His service card shows a clean record. |
| May 6, 1916 to August 7, 1916 | Military Hospital, London, Ontario | Hospitalized for otitis media, an inflammatory disease of the middle ear.[ii] |
| March 28, 1917 | Unit sales for England | |
| April 1917 | Assigns pay to mother | Assigns $15.00 per month of his pay to his mother. |
| April 7, 1917 | Unit Arrives in England | Battalion shipped via S.S. Lapland. |
| April 7, 1917 | Taken on Strength with the 4th Reserve Battalion | Bramshott, England |
| August 28, 1917 | TOS with 18th Battalion | France |
| November 8 to 28, 1917 | Ill with PUO (pyrexia of unknown origin – a flu) | Transferred from 2/1 Home Countries Field Ambulance then to No. 64 Casualty Clearing Station to hospitals in Rouen, Boulogne, and Bouchy France. |
| February 14, 1918 | Arrives Canadian Corp Reinforcement Camp | |
| February 26, 1918 | Attached to the 4th Canadian Machine Gun Company | In the field (on the Continent). |
| March 31, 1918 | Assigned to the 2nd Canadian Machine Gun Battalion | In the field (on the Continent). |
| April 20, 1918 | Struck of Strength from the 18th Battalion and assigned to the 2nd Canadian Machine Gun Battalion | In the field (on the Continent). |
| September 24, 1918 | Granted 14 days’ leave. | |
| October 11, 1918 | Returns from leave. | |
| December 1918 | Re-assigns pay to sister | Assigns $15.00 per month to his sister, Maud. |
| December 31, 1918 | Forfeits 3 days pay | Absent with out leave from 21:00 hours December 26 to 17:00 hours December 27, 1918. |
| April 12, 1919 | Proceeds to England | Via Le Harve, France. |
| July 25, 1919 | Struck of Strength | Leaves for Canada |
| August 8, 1919 | Demobilized | Demobilized at No. 1 District Depot (London) and his unit of service is recognized as 2nd Canadian Machine Gun Battalion. |
[i] His assigned pay document indicates this is Mrs. Caroline McIntyre residing at 103 Maud Street, Petrolia, Ontario. It appears that at a later date he reassigned his pay to his sister Maudie McIntyre at the same address.
[ii] For more information on this please see the following Wikipedia article.
