Sapper Irwin Smith Agar
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Agar,
Irwin Smith
Date of birth: 1897-06-06
Place of birth: Dungannon Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Father; James Agar; RR 2, Lucknow, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Address:
Floral, Saskatchewan
Religion: Presbyterian
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 259945
Highest Rank:
Sapper
Rank detail
- Sapper (Army). 1919-01-24 to 1919-08-16
- Sapper (Army). 1918-08-16 to 1919-01-24
- Sapper (Army). 1918-06-11 to 1918-08-16
- Private (Army). 1918-05-03 to 1918-06-11
Degree of service: Canada
Survived war: yes
RESEARCH INFORMATION
LAC ID:
2506
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B0048-S042
Uploader's Notes:
Discharged due to demobilization on August 25, 1919 at Toronto.
Brother of George Agar, 204089 and James Stanley Agar, 204071.
Uploader's Research notes: Source: LAC files
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment D Company Sapper Army Canadian Engineers Canadian Engineers Depot Trained at 10th Military District Engineers Depot, Winnipeg prior to proceeding to St John, Quebec. The file is unclear on his actual departure date and port. He was assigned to the 85th Draft of Canadian Engineers, and sailed aboard SS Pannonia either from Montreal on July 27 or Halifax on August 03, landing in England on August 15. Posted to Seaford Camp on arrival in England. Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 2nd Engineers Reserve Battalion Seaford Depot Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers Seaford Depot
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 1st Depot Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment D Company Sapper Army Canadian Engineers Canadian Engineers Depot Trained at 10th Military District Engineers Depot, Winnipeg prior to proceeding to St John, Quebec. The file is unclear on his actual departure date and port. He was assigned to the 85th Draft of Canadian Engineers, and sailed aboard SS Pannonia either from Montreal on July 27 or Halifax on August 03, landing in England on August 15. Posted to Seaford Camp on arrival in England. Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 2nd Engineers Reserve Battalion Seaford Depot Sapper Army Canadian Engineers 1st Canadian Divisional Engineers Seaford Depot
Ill, Influenza from February 14 to March 06. Admitted to 14th General Hospital, Eastbourne.
March 19 to July 31, attached for duty to the Tobacco and Supply Depot, London. Returned to Seaford Depot when the attachment ceased.
August 02, attached to Canadian Corps Camp Witley pending return to Canada. Sailed for Canada aboard SS Belgic from Liverpool to Halifax, August 16-23.
]ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2013-06-30
Last modified: 2013-11-04