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Oct 11, 1894
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Born in St. Isadore, Quebec
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Oct 16, 1917
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Cornwall, Ontario
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Jan 18, 1918
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Conscripted into the 2nd Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 3320224
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs.
Eliza Guay, mother, Cornwall, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Driller
o
Later
noted as Miner
Ø Previous military experience
given as 1 year in the, 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Posted to the 1st
Regimental Draft
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Feb 8, 1918
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The 1st Regimental Draft left Ottawa
for Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Feb 12, 1918
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Embarked the SS Lapland in Halifax, Nova Scotia
as part of the 1st Regimental Draft of the 2nd Depot Battalion,
EOR
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Feb 24, 1918
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Disembarked in Glasgow, Scotland and proceeded to
Seaford, England where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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Jun 10, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Jun 11, 1918
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Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 17, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Aug 7, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Guay joined the 21st Battalion resting in Gouy-Servins, France
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Aug 28, 1918
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During the advance along the Arras – Cambrai
Road, south-east of Vis-en-Artois, France, Private Guay received a wound to
his right hand and was evacuated to the No. 8 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance)
for first aid before being transferred to a casualty clearing station
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Aug 29, 1918
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Transferred via the No. 23 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 12 Stationary Hospital in St. Pol, France
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Aug 30, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 20 General Hospital in
Camiers, France
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Aug 31, 1918
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Newhaven
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the 3rd
Western General Hospital in Cardiff
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Oct 14, 1918
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Transferred to the Canadian Military Convalescent
Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Feb 21, 1919
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Discharged from hospital and transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
Granted 10 days sick leave
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Apr 17, 1919
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Attached to Military District No. 3 Wing in
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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May 11, 1919
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Embarked the SS Saturnia in Glasgow, Scotland
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May 21, 1919
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Disembarked in Montreal, Quebec and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario
where he was Taken On Strength Military District No. 3 Sub Depot
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May 22, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 184746
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Cornwall, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Cornwall, Ontario
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Nov 12, 1959
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Levi Guay died while a patient of the Hotel Dieu
Veteran’s Pavilion, Cornwall, Ontario
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