Sapper Edgar Outterson McIntosh
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Edgar Outterson McIntosh was born at Ormstown, Quebec, on 24 August 1897. A farmer and Presbyterian, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and joined the Canadian Engineers at Montreal on 9 May 1918 as Private 3084370. He went overseas in August 1918 and served in England with the Canadian Engineer Reserve Battalions at Seaford, including a period on command at Bourley. In February 1919 he was treated for laryngitis at military hospitals in Eastbourne and Hastings and for influenza at Cooden Camp, Bexhill. He returned to Canada in the summer of 1919 and was discharged on demobilization at Montreal on 8 July 1919.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3084370
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Engineers
Battalion:
1st Canadian Engineer Reserve Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Ormstown, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
20 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
21 years 10 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Mrs. J. McIntosh, mother, Ormstown, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Ormstown, Quebec
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 10.3 in / 178 cm
Weight:
153 lbs / 69 kg
Chest:
32.0 in / 81 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
425 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Sapper |
Canadian Engineers |
Army |
1st Canadian Engineer Reserve Battalion |
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| WW1 |
Sapper |
Canadian Engineers |
Army |
2nd Canadian Engineer Reserve Battalion |
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| Final substantive rank and representative Canadian Engineers unit. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Engineers |
Army |
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| Initial depot service. |
Service Chronology
1897-08-24 — Born
1918-05-09 — Joined under the Military Service Act as Private 3084370
1918-08-03 — Embarked for overseas service
1918-08-15 — Disembarked in England
1918-09-09 — Taken on strength of 2nd Canadian Engineer Reserve Battalion from Canada
1918-09-09 — Placed on command at Bourley
1918-09-21 — Ceased to be on command at Bourley
1918-11-07 — Struck off strength of 2nd Canadian Engineer Reserve Battalion for transfer to 1st Canadian Engineer Reserve Battalion
1918-11-08 — Taken on strength of 1st Canadian Engineer Reserve Battalion from 2nd Canadian Engineer Reserve Battalion
1919-02-10 — Taken sick with laryngitis
1919-02-12 — Admitted with laryngitis
1919-02-15 — Transferred for continuing treatment of laryngitis
1919-02-19 — Transferred/admitted with influenza
1919-02-28 — Discharged fit for duty
1919-06-23 — Struck off strength to Canada
1919-06-25 — Taken on strength of Dispersal Station F, District Depot No. 4
1919-07-03 — Struck off strength of District Depot No. 4 for demobilization
1919-07-08 — Discharged on demobilization
Notes
At his Military Service Act medical examination McIntosh was recorded as 5 ft 10 1/4 in tall and 153 lb, with a 32-35 in chest, fair complexion, brown eyes and fair hair; he was placed in Category A2. His medical case sheet records that he had been in the Seaford area since 15 August 1918, was taken sick with laryngitis on 10 February 1919 and reported sick on 11 February. Hospital history records laryngitis at Eastbourne and Hastings followed by influenza at Cooden Camp; he was discharged fit for duty on 28 February. His leaving-service medical examination recorded no disability. The discharge certificate has 'Medical Unfitness' struck out and records demobilization as the operative reason for discharge.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act, Edgar Outterson McIntosh joined the Canadian Engineers at Montreal on 9 May 1918 as Private 3084370. He embarked from Canada on 3 August and disembarked in England on 15 August 1918. At Seaford he was taken on strength of the 2nd Canadian Engineer Reserve Battalion on 9 September, served briefly on command at Bourley, and transferred to the 1st Canadian Engineer Reserve Battalion in November. In February 1919 he was treated for laryngitis at No. 14 Canadian General Hospital, Eastbourne, and No. 13 Canadian General Hospital, Hastings, then for influenza at Princess Patricia Canadian Red Cross Hospital, Cooden Camp, Bexhill. He was struck off strength to Canada on 23 June 1919, passed through Dispersal Station F, District Depot No. 4 at Montreal, and was discharged there on demobilization on 8 July 1919.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
His mother, Mrs. J. McIntosh of Ormstown, Quebec, was his next of kin. Assigned-pay records also name her as recipient of $15 per month, with $210 total recorded through the account.
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