Service History of Private John Taylor Dewar

1. Born Leith, Scotland October 28, 1897.
2. Immigrates to Canada and family is living at 14 Norfolk Avenue, Galt, Ontario. Galt is later to become the amalgamated City of Cambridge (1974).
3. At the age of 18 joins the 111^th Battalion attesting on November 11^th, 1915 in Galt, Ontario.
   4. He is 5’ 4.5” tall.
   5. Weighs 112 pounds
   6. His chest is 30 inches in circumference with a 3 inch expansion.
   7. He is classified as having good physical development.
   8. 2 vaccination marks on his left arm which he received 10 years prior to enlisting.
   9. He has no marks indicating congenital peculiarities or previous disease.
   10. He receives 2 anti-typhoid inoculations.
4. On August 22^nd, 1916 completes his Will. He leave his real and personal estate to his mother, Mrs. Isobel Dewar. It appears he is assigned to ‘A” Company, 111^th Battalion as both witnesses for the will are officers of this company.
5. There is a notation that in September 1916 he forfeited 2 days’ pay but there is no notation in his service record indicating the reason. The most common reason was being absent without leave or losing/damaging part of his military kit.
6. In September 1916 assigns $20.00 per month of his pay to his mother. This is paid until his death in April 1918 when the record of the payments stop.
7. In Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 26^th, 1916 embarks the S.S. Tuscania and debarks Liverpool, England on October 6^th, 1916.
8. Arrives East Sandling Camp, Folkestone and is transferred from the 111^th Battalion to the 17^th Reserve Battalion on October 8^th, 1916.
9. Re-transferred and taken on strength (TOS) to the 111^th Battalion on October 10^th, 1916.
10. Transferred and TOS to the 35^th Reserve Battalion on October 13^th, 1916 stationed in West Sandling.
11. November 12, 1916 transferred to the 4^th Battalion in France.
12. November 14, 1916 arrived C.B.D. and then on November 30^th leaves C.B.D. and arrives December 3, 1916 at the 4^th The Battalion is billeted in in the Lens sector at GOUY-SERVINS. On the date of arrival the Battalion was in Divisional Reserve and training. He was part of a draft of 101 men that arrived that day.
13. December 22^nd, 1917 granted 14 days leave and returns on January 4^th, 1918.
14. On April 1^st, 1918 ‘D’ Company suffered two killed in action and twenty-one men suffered gunshot wounds. It is believed that Pte. Dewar was wounded in this action at BEAURAINS in the Dainsville & Telegraph Hill sector near Arras or was wounded the following day. The Circumstances of Death Card indicates wounding by shell fire but documentation (to follow) from the Galt Record indicates that he was wounded on the April 1st.
15. On April 3^rd, 1918 died of wounds received in action.
16. Buried as reported on February 21st, 1921 in plot VII, row 33, grave C at the Faubourg D’Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas de Calais, France.

Documentation for above…