| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit # | 8th Bn. C.E.T.D., 177th Bn. |
| Resident | Dresden |
Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7216 – 35, “Officers Declaration”. Date of Birth: 06/07/1893 at Dresden, ON. Place of Birth: Dresden, Kent Co. ON. Place of Enlistment:- Barrie, ON. Unit: 177th Batt. Item: 135719, PDF: – B7216-SO35. Son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. McVean of Wallaceburg, ON. Present address: Mrs. P.C. Zavits, of Wallaceburg, Kent Co. ON. 76 Athelima Apartments – Grosvenor St., Toronto, ON. – N of K: Mrs. John H. McVean – Address of N of Kin: Mrs. P. C. Zavitz of Wallaceburg (mother) – Support of 75.00, a Widow 17/10/17 – 6/03/1917. Member of Governor General Body Guard, for three years. A single Electrical Engineer living in Wallaceburg. Vaccinated – Yes. Attestation: 28/06/1916 at Barrie, ON, to 177 Bn. TOS – Barrie, ON. 8/06/16 – “Fit”. 28/1916 .
Weight: 150#, Height: 5’11” – Eyes: Brown – Measles during -Childhood – No disability. VDG – 1917 – NO DISABILITY – Overseas: 17/07/19.
Admitted:- Shaffords Mil. Hosp. – St Albans – Cdn. Gen. Hosp. – Hastings – 23/11/17 to 26/02/18 – to 12/05/187 – VDG – Diarrhea. Disc: – 15/05/18. 1/06/18 – Attached to ‘SIGNALS DUTY’ – Seaford – 15/01/19 – 1st. CERB – 10/01/19 – 29/03/19. SOS – C.E.R.D – 13/01/19 – 1/04/19 -TOS 26/08/19 – TOS – 6/01/19 – Embarked 17/09/1919 .
Embarked Canada at Halifax NS. – 20/10/17 – Disembarked at England at Liverpool. – 1/11/17 – 5/12/17 to 8th Bn. – 2/11/17 – 5/12/17. To 8th Bn. – Bexhill – Shorncliffe – 17/11/17 to 2/01/18. – 2nd COR – TOS – 25/03/18 – Ceases to been shown at Shorncliffe – 28/04/18 – to COR – SOS – 20/09/19 – 26/09/1919 IN CANADA – 17/09/1919
DISPOSITION: DISC. 22-03-18 to 15/05/18 at London. Ledger No. 50 – Toronto – 13/08/17 (GC) to duty – 14/10/17. No. 13 – Gen. Hosp. – for Diarrhea – Discharge – 15/05/18 Date of Service – 22/10/1917. 23/11/17 – VDG: – at Shafford – Mil. St Albans – Mil. – St. Albans – #13 – Hastings. 26/02/18 – VDG – Disc. 22/03/18. Certificate of Service: 177th Batt. – 28/06/16 – Served in Canada & England 0 with 177th Batt. – 8th Reserve Batt. – C.O.R. – Depot: YMCA and Engineers – Regt. Depot
177th Batt. – 17/09/1919 – Gen. Demob.: 8/04/1920 – Diarrhea. Disc.:- 15/05/18 (weight – 143#) 6/04/17 – Seaford Hospital – 22/16/17 – 21/04/18 – !%% # – 20/02/18 to 22/03/18 VDG. – 26 DAYS – 11/05/18 – 15/05/18 – Diarrhea (5 days) – Hospital. (4/05/18 – 2nd – COR – LIEUT. – CE – 14/04/18 – 21/05/19 – Signal Wing – CSME. Ceases to be attached to YMCA – SOS . 24/06/19 – From SOS to Canada – 12/09/19 – 6/09/19 – aboard the S.S. Minnekhad.
Carter, Dresden.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | M. Carter, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7216 – 35 |
| Height | 5'11" |
| Weight | 150 lbs. lbs |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Birthplace | 06/07/1893 at Dresden, ON. |
| Next of Kin | Mrs. John H. McVean, Wallaceburg |
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