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Oct 6, 1893
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Born in Pembroke,
Ontario to Trefflé Delphine and Adeline (nee
Lefebvre) Giroux
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Mar 15, 1915
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Attested into the
21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 59370
(temporary number 1274)
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Next of kin given
as Mr. Trefflé Giroux, father,
Pembroke, Ontario
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Previous
occupation given as Clerk
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No previous
military experience given
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Religion given as
Roman Catholic
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Posted to
“C” Company
The
21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in
Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling
Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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Sep 8, 1915
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Appointed to the
rank of Lance Corporal without pay
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St.
Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in
Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Mar 29, 1916
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Appointed to the
rank of Acting Lance Corporal with pay to replace L/Cpl
PJ Logan
who had been killed in action
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Apr 20, 1916
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Promoted to the
rank of Corporal to replace 60061 Cpl Wiggins who had been promoted
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May 15, 1916
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Appointed to the
rank of Lance Sergeant with pay to replace 59044 L/Sgt
FT Batterson
who had been promoted
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Jun 5, 1916
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Granted 9 days
leave
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Jun 14, 1916
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Rejoined the
battalion from leave
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Aug 8, 1916
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While in the front
line trench south of Ypres, Belgium, L/Sgt Giroux received a
non-penetrating bullet wound to his forehead and was evacuated to a
field ambulance for first aid before being transported to a casualty
clearing station well behind the lines.
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Aug 12, 1916
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Transferred to the
No. 14 General Hospital in Wimereux, France
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Aug 14, 1916
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Stad Antwerpen
On
arrival in England he was admitted to the Norfolk War Hospital in
Norwich
Transferred
to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while
in hospital
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Sep 8, 1916
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Transferred to the
Military Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Oct 14, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital and reported to the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre in
Shoreham
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Oct 27, 1916
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Attached to the
Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom for 12 weeks of
light duty
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Dec 22, 1916
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Ceased to be
attached to the convalescent hospital
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Mar 12, 1917
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Transferred to the
6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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May 14, 1917
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Transferred to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)
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Jul 12, 1917
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Transferred to the
6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Nov 19, 1917
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Appointed as the
Acting CQMS (Company Quartermaster Sergeant) with pay
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Sep 17, 1918
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Transferred to the
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot and attached to the 11th
OTC (Officer Training Course) at Bexhill
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Nov 22, 1918
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Commissioned with
the rank of Lieutenant and transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion and posted to the Quartermaster Section. Below he is shown seated 3rd
from the left with members of that section
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Dec 11, 1918
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Lieutenant Giroux
was in command of the Honour Guard when the 21st
Battalion Colours were retrieved from the Canadian High Commissioner in
London. The Honour
Guard was made up of 21st Battalion men
currently in England. The
Colour Party was under the command of Lieutenant AW May MC (Bar).
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Jun 23, 1919
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Embarked the SS
Belgic in Liverpool
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Jul 1, 1919
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Disembarked in
Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario
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Jul 5, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF in Ottawa, Ontario
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Rank on discharge
Lieutenant
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Entitled to the
War Service Badge Class “A”
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Proposed residence
on discharge Pembroke, Ontario
Following
his discharge, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals
were sent to him at Pembroke, Ontario
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Aug 15, 1932
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Married to Inez
Mae FitzJohn in Pembroke, Ontario
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The couple later
moved to Rouyn Noranda, Quebec where Cecil Giroux operated a boot and
shoe business.
During
WWII, Cecil Giroux was commissioned with the Home Guard in
Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. This
was the location of a concentration camp for foreign nationals that
were detained during the war and he was most likely employed there.
Below
he is leading a parade of the Home Guard past the Albert Hotel on Rue
Principale in Rouyn Noranda
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May 1, 1957
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The 1957 Canadian
Voter List shows Cecil and his wife living at 139 Rue Tremoy,
Villeneuve, Quebec
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May 18, 1974
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Cecil Adrian
Giroux died at Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec and was buried in the St.
Columba’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Renfrew, Ontario
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