Family/Spouse: Elizabeth ANDERSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

David married Jane Amelia CHEAPE on 5 Jun 1891 in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alexander married Margaret FORBES on 7 Jun 1893 in , Edinburgh, Scotland. Margaret was born in 1864 in Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 15 Apr 1897 in Edinburgh, , Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cause of Death: Accidental Injuries-collapse of tunnel while tunnelling due to flood
• Next of Kin: Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland; W. Ferrier, Uncle 28 Cornhill Terrace; Leith Scotland
• WWI service: # 59318 21st Battalion, CEF; 3rd Tunnelling Co.
• Occupation: Farmer
• Home Boy: 1905, Brockville, Grenville, Ontario, Canada; Quarrier's Orphan Homes of Scotland
• Immigration: 1905, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; Homeboy living with howison family
• Ship: 8 May 1905, Quebec City, , Quebec, Canada; Corinthian - arrival may 8, 1905 at Quebec; departed Glasgow apr 29, 1905
• Census: 1911, Pembroke Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; Homeboy or hiredboy living with Howison family
• Census-Household Member: 1911, Pembroke, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
• Attestation Papers: 29 Dec 1914, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Home Boy sailed aboard SS Corinthian from Glasgow with 102 children April 1905 for Quarrier's Home at Brockville. He was place at W. K. Howison farm in Pembroke Twp.

He arrived in England on May 15, 1915 and embarked for France on Sep 14, 1915 and was transferred to 3rd Canadian Tunnelling Company on Feb 7, 1916.
Over the three years in the field, he attended health services a number of times for influenza, bronchitis, trench feet

He died of accidental Injuries due to the collapse of the tunnel while tunnelling due to flood on June 21, 1918.
"Died (Accidental Injuries)
He was working on dugout at Kemmelhof and while engaged at the face at 7 am, Jun 21, 1918 was buried by the breakaway set collapsing. He died before he could be dug out.

He enlisted into the 21st Battalion on Dec 29, 1915 at Kingston, Ontario. He was 21 years, 11 months and listed his occupation as farmer. He was described as 5' 6 1/2" tall, weighing lbs, and having a fair complexion, grey eyes, and reddish brown hair.

WWI service:
He arrived in England on May 15, 1915 and embarked for France on Sep 14, 1915 and was transferred to 3rd Canadian Tunnelling Company on Feb 7, 1916.
Over the three years in the field, he attended health services a number of times for influenza, bronchitis, trench feet

Cause of Death:
He died of accidental Injuries due to the collapse of the tunnel while tunnelling due to flood on June 21, 1918.
"Died (Accidental Injuries)
He was working on dugout at Kemmelhof and while engaged at the face at 7 am, Jun 21, 1918 was buried by the breakaway set collapsing. He died before he could be dug out.

Census-Household Member:
Role: Household Member


Attestation Papers:
He enlisted into the 21st Battalion on Dec 29, 1914 at Kingston, Ontario. He was 21 years, 11 months and listed his occupation as farmer. He was described as 5' 6 1/2" tall, weighing lbs, and having a fair complexion, grey eyes, and reddish brown hair.

Other Events and Attributes:

• WWI service: award Military medal for Bravery in the Field
• Census: 1901, Newmills, Ross & Cromarty, Scotland; living with grandfather John Forbes
• Immigration: 24 Mar 1914, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; arrived on Scotian with cousin William Anderson Ferrier age 18, farmer
• Attestation Papers: 6 Nov 1914, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
• WWI service: 6 Nov 1914, Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada; #59319 21st Battalion, CEF

Notes:

Immigration:
Had never been to Canada before.

WWI service:
listed his occupation as farmer, age 19 yrs 6 mos; 5' 7"; fair complexion, blue eyes and fair hair

He had previously served with the 7th Battalion Royal Scotts