Aug 30, 1892

Born in Sandwich East, Ontario (now part of Windsor) to George and Louise (nee Leboeuf) Drouillard

Mar 30, 1916

Attested into the 70^th Battalion CEF in London, Ontario

Ø  Number 124684

Ø  Next of kin given as Florence Drouillard, Sister, Cold Creek, Colorado, USA

Ø  Previous occupation given as Plumber

Ø  Previous military experience given as 2 ½ years in the United States Cavalry

Ø  Religion given as Roman Catholic

Ø  Posted to “A” Company

Apr 24, 1916

Embarked the SS Lapland in Halifax, Nova Scotia

May 5, 1916

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded to Shorncliffe

Jul 6, 1916

Transferred to the 39^th Battalion in West Sandling

Aug 10, 1916

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Aug 12, 1916

Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France and Taken On Strength of the 21^st Battalion

Aug 29, 1916

After leaving the base depot, he joined the 2^nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in the Halifax Camp near Brandhoek, Belgium

Sep 17, 1916

After leaving the entrenching battalion, Private Drouillard joined the 21^st Battalion who just arrived at the Brickfields at Albert, France from the fighting at the sugar factory at Courcelette

Nov 26, 1916

Proceeded on the Lewis Machine Gun Course

Dec 3, 1916

Rejoined the 21^st Battalion in front line west of Lens, France

Aug 17, 1917

Granted 10 days leave

Sep 2, 1917

Rejoined the 21^st Battalion in Villers au Bois, France

Nov 4, 1917

During the night November 3-4, while in the front line at Passchendaele, Belgium, Private Drouillard received shrapnel wounds to his pelvis and back and was evacuated to the No. 1 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid

Nov 5, 1917

Transferred to the No. 3 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) where some of the shrapnel was removed.

Nov 7, 1917

Transferred to the No. 22 General Hospital in Camiers, France

Nov 14, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Ville de Liege

On arrival in England, he was admitted to the St. John Hospital, The Grange, Southport, a satellite hospital of the 1^st Western General Hospital in Fazakerley, Liverpool

Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital

Mar 22, 1918

Transferred to the Canadian Military Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom

May 13, 1918

Transferred to the Granville Canadian Special Hospital in Buxton

Jun 25, 1918

X-Ray shows fractures of the 3^rd and 4^th vertebrae and a large piece of shrapnel embedded in the spinal canal between the 3^rd and 4^th vertebrae.  This is causing numbness and pain in lower legs and feet

Aug 19, 1918

Discharged from hospital care and attached to the 3^rd CCD (Canadian Command Depot) in Seaford for exercise and physical training

Granted 10 days sick leave

Sep 4, 1918

Granted permission to marry

His next of kin was changed to Mrs. Emily Drouillard, 19 Keene St., Lewes, Sussex, England

Oct 4, 1918

Discharged from hospital care and attached to the 1^st CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada

Nov 20, 1918

Embarked the SS Metagama in Liverpool with his wife

Nov 30, 1918

Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and proceeded to London, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 1

Dec 4, 1918

Transferred to the Military District No. 1 Casualty Company in London

Dec 24, 1918

Discharged from the CEF in London, Ontario

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  Entitled to War Service Badge Class “A”

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge Ford City, Ontario

Entitled to receive the British War Medal and Victory Medals.  Two attempts to send the medals to him post war were returned.  However the medals were eventually sent to him in 1925 c/o the Detroit House of Correction, Alfred St., Detroit, Michigan, USA.

He was serving a jail sentence for smuggling illegal Chinese immigrants from the US to Canada

Jul 20, 1970

George Joseph Drouillard died while a patient of the Grace Hospital in Windsor, Ontario and was buried in the Victoria Memorial Gardens in Oldcastle, Ontario