Doig William Stewart 3057971

William Stewart Doig  3057971

Hilliard William Doig was born Warsaw, Ontario on November 04 1895 to parents George Doig and Mary nee. Ferguson.  The family last appears to be living in Dummer Township in the 1901 census, sometime after the Doig family moved to the city of Peterborough, Ontario.

By 1917, George, then living at 222 King Street in Peterborough with his parents was employed as a plumber.  He was called to report to Peterborough for a medical examination under the Military Service Act of 1917.

He reported for his examination on November 6^th 1917.  He was found medically fit for service and classified as an A.2.  At the time he was 22 years old, stood 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 132 pounds. He had a fair complexion, blue eyes and light brown hair.  He was single, and a Presbyterian. 

Having passed the initial medical, Doig was called to report to Barriefield Camp, in Belleville, Ontario on August 23^rd, There he was assigned to the 1^st Depot Eastern Ontario Regiment.  He began training and waited further posting as to which battalion he would join in France.

Doig was still in Belleville when the War ended.  He was discharged on November 26 1918 in Belleville, Ontario and returned to his former occupation.   He married Annie Jeanette Chapman of Peterborough in the city of Peterborough on November 12 1924.  The couple lived at 221 Brock Street in Peterborough.

Sources:

1901 Ontario East Census: Dummer Township, Peterborough County.

1911 Census. Douro Township. Peterborough East, Ontario, page 4, Family No.34.

Ontario, Canada. Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario. Toronto.

Original data: Canada. "Complete Military Service File of William Stewart Doig" RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2494 – 41.Item number 352938 . Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa.