May 11, 1911 |
Born in Westboro, Ontario to Joseph and Mary
Louise (nee Patry) D’Amour
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Mar 11, 1940 |
Attested into the Canadian Active Service Force
Military District #3 in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number SC11825
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Edith D’Amour, wife, 21 Seneca St.,
Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Body & Fender Worker (automotive)
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
On attesting he stated that he had 2 sons,
William and Ronald
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Mar 21, 1940 |
Transferred to the RCASC TC (Royal Canadian Army
Service Corps Training Centre), Ottawa
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Jun 20, 1940 |
Passed test for Classified Driver
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Jul 14, 1940 |
Transferred to the General Holding Unit, Ottawa
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Jul 16, 1940 |
Embarked a troopship in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Aug 1, 1940 |
Disembarked in Greenock, Scotland and TOS (Taken
On Strength) the CASF (Canadian Active Service Force) (Overseas)
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Aug 2, 1940 |
TOS the No. 1 Canadian General Holding Unit at
Bordon, East Hampshire, England
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Aug 11, 1940 |
Transferred to the RCASC Motor Transport Unit in
Bordon
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Aug 12, 1940 |
Promoted to rank of Acting Corporal with pay and
to draw trades pay as Group “B” Fitter while so employed
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Dec 20, 1940 |
Granted 7 days leave
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Dec 27, 1940 |
Qualified as a Group “A” Fitter
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Jan 30, 1941 |
Attached to Blair
Atholl, Scotland for duty
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Feb 19, 1941 |
Attached to CMHQ (Canadian Military
Headquarters) at Bristol for duty
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Feb 20, 1941 |
Ceased to be attached and returned to Bordon
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Mar 21, 1941 |
Granted 10 days leave
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Jul 16, 1941 |
Admitted to the No. 15 General Hospital in
Bramshott
Posted to the RCASC Holding Unit while in
hospital
Ceased to draw trades pay
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Jul 22, 1941 |
Discharged from hospital and rejoined the RCASC
Motor Transport Unit in Bordon
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Aug 16, 1941 |
To draw Group “B” Fitter trades pay
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Sep 8, 1941 |
Qualified Coach Trainer Group “B”
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Sep 19, 1941 |
Ceases to draw Group “B” trades pay
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Sep 20, 1941 |
Promoted to rank of Acting Sergeant
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Sep 24, 1941 |
Attached to Liverpool, Manchester and Chester
Motor Transport Unit for 2 days
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Sep 30, 1941 |
Granted 7 days leave
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Nov 15, 1941 |
Attached to CMHQ (Canadian Military
Headquarters) Wigan for duty for 4 days
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Dec 26, 1941 |
Attached to CMHQ Liverpool and Petersham for
duty
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Jan 2, 1942 |
Ceased to be attached and returned to the Motor
Transport Unit in Bordon
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Jan 15, 1942 |
Confirmed in Rank of Sergeant
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Mar 17, 1942 |
Attached to CMHQ at Hayden Bridge for duty for 4
days
His wife’s address is changed to read 21
Seneca St., Ottawa, Ontario
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May 25, 1942 |
Granted 10 days leave
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Aug 1, 1942 |
Transferred from the RCASC to the RCOC (Royal
Canadian Ordnance Corps) and employed with the Motor Transport Vehicle 4th Sub
Depot in Bordon
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Aug 29, 1942 |
Attached to CMHQ Glasgow for 4 days for duty
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Nov 12, 1942 |
To draw temporary pay as Fitter MV “A”
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Dec 29, 1942 |
Granted 10 days leave
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Jan 31, 1943 |
Admitted to #1 Canadian Medical Centre hospital
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Feb 8, 1943 |
Discharged to duty from hospital
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May 25, 1943 |
Promoted to rank of Acting Staff Sergeant
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Jun 9, 1943 |
Transferred to the CBOD (Canadian Base Ordnance
Depot) at the Bordon Camp
Awarded the CVSM (Canadian Volunteer Service
Medal)
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Apr 12, 1944 |
Attached to the 1st Canadian General
Ordnance Depot
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May 15, 1944 |
Transferred from the RCOC to the RCEME (Royal
Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) and employed as QMS (Quartermaster Sergeant)
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Aug 7, 1944 |
Appointed to rank of Acting WOII with pay
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Feb 19, 1945 |
Reclassified as Vehicle Mechanic Group
“A”
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Jun 9, 1945 |
Confirmed in the rank of WOII (Armament
Quartermaster Sergeant)
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Jul 24, 1945 |
Granted 6 days leave
Awarded the Defence Medal
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Aug 9, 1945 |
Embarked for Canada
On disembarking in Canada proceeded to Ottawa,
Ontario and TOS #9 District Depot, RCEME
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Aug 17, 1945 |
Granted 31 days leave
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Oct 16, 1945 |
Ceased to draw Vehicle Mechanic Group
“A” pay and employed as Armament Quartermaster Sergeant at the RCEME Weaponman
Surface Company, Ottawa
To draw Motor Vehicle Mechanic Group
“A” pay
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Jan 14, 1946 |
Granted 14 days leave
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Feb 13, 1946 |
Accepted for service with the Interim Force
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Mar 7, 1946 |
Employed as a Driver Instructor with the RCEME
Driver and Mechanic Training School, Ottawa
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Apr 15, 1946 |
To continue to draw trades pay for 30 days while
on assessment
Posted to the CASC Training Centre, Camp Borden,
Ontario
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May 16, 1946 |
Continue to draw trades pay as Group
“A” Vehicle Mechanic
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Jun 3, 1946 |
TOS the HWE (?) at Camp Borden
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Jun 4, 1946 |
Daughter Leona Margaret D’Amour born
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Jul 15, 1946 |
Granted 14 days leave
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Jul 29, 1946 |
Issued War Service Badge “General Service
Class” No. 1091386
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Aug 19, 1946 |
Reverted to the rank of Staff Sergeant
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Aug 20, 1946 |
Awarded the War Medal 1939-45
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Sep 30, 1946 |
Received a Rehabilitation Grant and Clothing
Allowance of $100 on being discharged from active service
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Oct 1, 1946 |
Attested into the Royal Canadian Army Service
Corps (Regular), Canadian Armed Forces at Camp Borden, Ontario
Ø Number SC-11825
Ø Next of kin given as Edith Lucinda D’Amour, wife, 21 Seneca St.,
Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Previous service given as RCASC and RCEME in Canada and England from
1940 to present
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Rank on re-enlistment Staff Sergeant
Assigned to the RCASC School at Camp
Borden
Prior to his attestation, he was formally
discharged from the Canadian Army Active Service. His
medal entitlement is listed as Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp, Defence
Medal, War Medal 1939-45
Granted trades pay as Vehicle Mechanic Group 3
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Nov 3, 1946 |
Granted permission to occupy emergency married
quarters with his wife and children
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Nov 14, 1946 |
Admitted to the Camp Borden Military Hospital
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Nov 20, 1946 |
Discharged to duty from hospital
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Feb 17, 1947 |
Granted 16 days leave
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Oct 7, 1947 |
Received a severe reprimand for refusing to obey
an order and for conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline
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Oct 15, 1947 |
Granted 21 days leave
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Mar 15, 1948 |
Granted 9 days leave
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Jun 9, 1948 |
On TD (Temporary Duty) to the Central Command
Cadet Camp at Camp Borden, Ontario
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Aug 4, 1948 |
TD at the cadet camp ended
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Aug 9, 1948 |
Granted 21 days leave
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Sep 1, 1948 |
Posted to No. 2 Company RCEME at Malton,
Ontario
To receive trades pay as Vehicle Mechanic Group
III
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Sep 13, 1948 |
Proceeded to Meaford, Ontario for 1 day
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Sep 22, 1948 |
Promoted to Warrant Officer 2nd Class
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Sep 27, 1948 |
Attached to the No. 23 Transport Company RCASC
for duty at Camp Borden, Ontario
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Nov 12, 1948 |
Qualified as Driver Breakdown Medium and
Transporter 40 Ton
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Dec 2, 1948 |
Qualified as Driver Carrier
Ceased to be attached and rejoined No. 2 Company
RCEME at Malton
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Dec 6, 1948 |
On TD to Hamilton and St. Catherines
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Dec 22, 1948 |
TD ceased and rejoined No. 2 Company RCEME at
Malton
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Jan 3, 1949 |
On TD to the Niagara area
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Jan 8, 1949 |
TD ceased and rejoined No. 2 Company RCEME at
Malton
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Jan 9, 1949 |
Admitted to the Toronto Military Hospital sick
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Jan 20, 1949 |
Discharged from hospital and on TD to Toronto
Downsview and Weston
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Feb 18, 1949 |
TD ceased and rejoined No. 2 Company RCEME at
Malton
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Mar 7, 1949 |
Attached to the No. 23 Transport Company RCASC
at Camp Borden for TD
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Mar 31, 1949 |
Ceased to be attached and rejoined No. 2 Company
RCEME at Malton
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Apr 1, 1949 |
Reattached to the No. 23 Transport Company RCASC
at Camp Borden for TD
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Apr 21, 1949 |
His married quarters were vacated when he and
his wife separated. This was followed by a
lengthy period of poor work performance and disciplinary problems.
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Apr 29, 1949 |
Ceased to be attached and rejoined No. 2 Company
RCEME at Malton
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May 31, 1949 |
Ceased to be attached and rejoined No. 2 Company
RCEME at Malton
Tried by DCM (District Courts Martial) and
sentenced to a reduction in rank to Staff Sergeant and received a severe reprimand
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Jul 14, 1949 |
Granted 14 days leave
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Aug 2, 1949 |
Granted 16 days leave
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Oct 1, 1949 |
Re-engaged for a period of 5 years
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Oct 14, 1949 |
Transferred to the No. 12 Company, RCASC in
Regina, Saskatchewan
His wife remained in Ottawa when he was
transferred
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Nov 15, 1949 |
Over a period of several months he was sent to
Dundurn, Saskatchewan for short periods of temporary duty, usually 3 days or less on each
trip
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Mar 1, 1950 |
His wife, Edith, joined him and moved into a
house at 1220 Broder St., Regina
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Jul 24, 1950 |
Granted 13 days leave
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Sep 29, 1950 |
Qualified Vehicle Mechanic (Wh) Group 3
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Mar 5, 1951 |
Granted 17 days leave
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Dec 1, 1951 |
Promoted to rank of Warrant Officer Class II
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Jan 16, 1952 |
Granted 15 days leave
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Feb 3, 1952 |
Transferred to the No. 13 Company, RCASC in
Edmonton, Alberta
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Feb 17, 1952 |
Attached to the Western Command Headquarters,
Edmonton, for duty
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Apr 22, 1952 |
Admitted to the RCAF hospital in Edmonton
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May 1, 1952 |
Discharged from hospital and granted 7 days sick
leave, 9 days annual leave and 1 day travel time
Ceased to be attached to Western Command HQ
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Jun 5, 1952 |
Wife and family move into PMQ (Permanent Married
Quarters) at 9 Griesback Barracks, Edmonton
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| Jul 6, 1952 |
Lionel's father, Joseph
D'Amour passed away in Ottawa, Ontario |
Jul 7, 1952 |
Granted 11 days leave
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Aug 19, 1952 |
Re-attached to the Western Command HQ in
Edmonton
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Oct 10, 1952 |
Granted 10 days leave
Awarded the CD (Canadian Forces Decoration) for
12 years service with the Regular Force
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Feb 2, 1953 |
Vacated the PMQ residence
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Feb 8, 1953 |
Transferred to the No. 2 Company, RCEME in
Lakeview, 662 Lakeshore Road W., Port Credit, Ontario
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Jul 20, 1953 |
Granted 21 days leave
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Jan 5, 1954 |
Granted 9 days leave
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Jan 15, 1954 |
Transferred to the No. 11 Personnel Depot,
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Feb 10, 1954 |
Embarked in Vancouver for the Far East
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Feb 23, 1954 |
Disembarked in Japan and TOS Canadian Army, Far
East
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Feb 24, 1954 |
Posted to the No. 58 Ground Transport Company,
RCASC
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Sep 6, 1954 |
Granted 7 days leave with 2 days travel time
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Oct 1, 1954 |
Re-engaged for a period of 6 years
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Oct 12, 1954 |
Transferred to the Canadian Administration Unit
pending return to Canada
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Dec 5, 1954 |
Embarked for Canada
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Dec 21, 1954 |
Disembarked in Canada. On disembarking was granted 30 days Special Leave
and 30 days annual leave. While on leave he
was posted to the No. 13 Personnel Company, Ottawa, Ontario
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Mar 1, 1955 |
Posted to the No. 4 Transport Company, RCASC, in
Camp Borden, Ontario
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Mar 2, 1955 |
Appointed as Company Sergeant Major
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Aug 9, 1955 |
Granted 21 days leave and 4 days travel time
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Sep 19, 1955 |
Granted 9 days leave
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Oct 28, 1955 |
Passed the Projectionist Course
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Jun 14, 1956 |
Attached to the No. 14 Company RCASC in
Wainwright, Alberta
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Aug 5, 1956 |
Ceased to be attached and returned to No. 4
Transport Company in Camp Borden
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Aug 20, 1956 |
Granted 15 days leave
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Mar 18, 1957 |
Granted 15 days leave
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May 21, 1957 |
Attached to the RCEME School in Camp Borden
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Jun 7, 1957 |
Passed 2 ½ Ton Truck Familiarization
Course
Ceased to be attached and returned to No. 4
Transport Company
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Aug 16, 1957 |
Granted 15 days leave
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Mar 3, 1958 |
Posted to the No. 2 Transport Company in Camp
Borden
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May 7, 1958 |
Granted 10 days leave
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Aug 13, 1958 |
Admitted to the Camp Borden Hospital, sick
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Aug 29, 1958 |
Discharged to duty from hospital
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Sep 2, 1958 |
Granted 7 days sick leave
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Dec 1, 1958 |
Granted 19 days leave
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Mar 2, 1959 |
Granted 16 days leave and 6 days travel time
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Aug 11, 1959 |
Granted 30 days leave and 4 days travel time
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Apr 4, 1960 |
Granted 30 days leave |
May 8, 1960 |
Posted to the No. 56 Canadian Transport Company,
RCASC, in the Middle East
Embarked in Canada for the Middle East
Promoted to Acting Warrant Officer Class 1
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May 10, 1960 |
Disembarked in Egypt and TOS the No. 56 Canadian
Transport Company as part of the UNEF (United Nations Expeditionary Force) in the Sinai
Peninsula, Middle East
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Aug 6, 1960 |
Awarded the UNEF Medal
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Oct 1, 1960 |
Re-engaged for a period of 3 years
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Nov 14, 1960 |
Granted 7 days Special UNEF leave
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Feb 15, 1961 |
Posted to the No. 9 Canadian Transport Company,
RCASC, in Ottawa, Ontario
Embarked for Canada
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Feb 17, 1961 |
Disembarked in Canada and joined the No. 9
Canadian Transport Company, in Ottawa
Reverted to the rank of Warrant Officer Class II
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Feb 18, 1961 |
Granted 23 days special leave
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Mar 13, 1961 |
Posted to the QMG (Quartermaster General)
District Office, Ottawa, Ontario
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Mar 17, 1961 |
Posted to the No. 2 Company, RCASC in Lakeview,
Ontario
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Apr 26, 1961 |
Granted 12 days leave
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Aug 14, 1961 |
Granted 14 days leave and 6 days travel time
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Dec 19, 1961 |
Granted 4 days leave
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Jan 18, 1962 |
Qualified Driver S/C, Panel S/W and 3 Ton Truck
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May 19, 1962 |
Admitted to the Toronto Western Hospital, sick
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Jun 26, 1962 |
Discharged to duty from hospital
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May 12, 1963 |
Posted to the No. 6 PD (Personnel Depot) in
Toronto
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May 15, 1963 |
Granted 30 days special leave
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Jun 14, 1963 |
Granted 30 days annual leave
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Dec 1, 1963 |
Discharged from the Canadian Army in Toronto,
Ontario
Ø Medal entitlement on discharge
o Defence Medal
o CVSM & Clasp (CAAF Issue) (shown below)
o War Medal 1939-45
o UNEF Medal – issued in Middle East
o UNSM – Korea
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