Lorne Robert McIntyre was born on 11 May 1915 in Montreal, Quebec. A truck driver living at Brysonville, Quebec, he enlisted at Montreal South on 25 June 1942 and served overseas with Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers formations. After training in Canada and the United Kingdom, he qualified as a Driver Mechanic and Fitter M.V. and served in Italy and Northwest Europe, including France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was appointed Craftsman on 4 July 1944 and remained overseas until December 1945. McIntyre was discharged at Montreal South on 1 February 1946 on demobilization. His campaign awards included the 1939-45 Star, Italy Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp, and War Medal 1939-45. He later served in the Canadian Army Reserve Force from 1953 to 1958, principally with 61 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery. McIntyre died suddenly at Herdman, Quebec, on 16 December 1979 and was buried in the Field of Honor at Huntingdon Protestant Cemetery.
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D129353
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Battalion:
RCEME workshop / LAD formations
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Montreal, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
27 years 1 month
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
30 years 8 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
64 years 7 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Truck Driver
Next of Kin:
Ruth Isabel McIntyre (Wife), Brysonville, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Brysonville, Quebec
Religion:
United Church of Canada
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 5.5 in / 166 cm
Weight:
137 lbs / 62 kg
Chest:
35.0 in / 89 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal South, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Discharged 1 Feb 1946 under Routine Order 1029 para 5 to return to civil life on demobilization.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1317 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Craftsman |
Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
Army |
RCEME workshop / LAD formations |
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| Wartime final rank; effective date explicit. |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps / Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
Army |
Training and workshop units |
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| Initial wartime rank. |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp |
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| WW2 |
1939-45 Star |
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| WW2 |
Italy Star |
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| WW2 |
France and Germany Star |
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| WW2 |
Defence Medal |
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| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-45 |
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Service Chronology
1915-05-11 — Born.
1942-05-27 — Medical examination; found fit Category A.
1942-06-25 — Attested/enlisted for active service; taken on strength No. 4 District Depot as Private.
1942-07-17 — Struck off strength on transfer for training.
1942-07-18 — Taken on strength at training establishment.
1942-09-15 — Transferred for further training.
1942-11-19 — Granted embarkation leave.
1942-12-08 — Struck off strength training establishment for special duty overseas.
1942-12-13 — Overseas service period began.
1942-12-18 — Arrived/disembarked overseas in the United Kingdom.
1943-02-26 — Granted Trades Pay Group C as Driver Mechanic.
1943-03-12 — Taken on strength 10th Canadian Infantry Brigade Workshop as Driver Mechanic Group C.
1943-05-28 — Began Course 1083, Fitter M.V., while serving through 1 Canadian Ordnance Reinforcement Unit.
1943-09-14 — Qualified Fitter M.V. Group B; recommended three months practical field experience before retest for Group A.
1943-09-24 — Transferred to 5 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop as Fitter M.V. Group B.
1943-10-23 — Embarked from England for Central Mediterranean service.
1943-11-10 — Disembarked in Italy.
1944-02-02 — Admitted to No. 1 Canadian General Hospital with infectious hepatitis.
1944-02-04 — Transferred to No. 14 Canadian General Hospital for continued treatment of infectious hepatitis.
1944-02-20 — Discharged to duty after treatment for infectious hepatitis.
1944-05-29 — Admitted to No. 14 Canadian General Hospital with acute conjunctivitis.
1944-05-31 — Discharged to duty after three days' treatment for acute conjunctivitis.
1944-07-04 — Appointed Craftsman, RCEME.
1945-02-27 — Northwest Europe service with 132 Light Aid Detachment, RCEME, attached to 25 Canadian Armoured Delivery Regiment.
1945-03-29 — Admitted with urethritis/gonorrhea after exposure in Brussels, Belgium.
1945-04-02 — Discharged to duty after penicillin treatment for gonorrhea/urethritis.
1945-11-27 — Embarked Northwest Europe for return to the United Kingdom.
1945-11-30 — Disembarked in the United Kingdom; granted 10 days' privilege leave with rations allowance.
1945-12-20 — Struck off strength Canadian Army Overseas for repatriation.
1945-12-21 — Taken on strength No. 4 District Depot after return to Canada for demobilization.
1945-12-29 to 1946-01-30 — Granted leave and rations allowance before discharge.
1946-01-31 — Release medical board found no current disability and recommended no treatment.
1946-02-01 — Discharged as Craftsman to return to civil life on demobilization.
1953-06-16 — Enrolled in the Canadian Army Reserve Force as a Gunner, 61 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery; service no. D442302.
1956-01-01 — Transferred within 61 LAA Regiment/182 LAA Battery service sequence.
1956-08-02 — Taken on strength 3 Column, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (Militia).
1958-01-31 — Transferred back to Royal Canadian Artillery / 61 LAA Regiment sequence.
1958-06-30 — Released from Canadian Army Militia after five years; completed annual training for 1953-1957.
1979-12-16 — Died suddenly at age 64.
1979-12-18 — Funeral service; interment at Field of Honor, Huntingdon Protestant Cemetery.
Notes
At enlistment McIntyre was a married truck driver of Brysonville, Quebec, United Church of Canada. Medical examination recorded blue eyes, brown hair, medium/fair complexion and a scar on the right leg. He was raised on a farm and had extensive prewar truck-driving experience. The supplied obituary records that he died suddenly at Herdman, Quebec, on 16 Dec 1979, aged 64, and was interred in the Field of Honor at Huntingdon Protestant Cemetery.
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BIRTH 11 MAY 1915 • Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada DEATH 16 DEC 1979 • Hinchinbrooke, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada
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Additional Service Notes
Enlisted at Montreal South on 25 Jun 1942 and trained in Canada before proceeding overseas in December 1942. He arrived overseas on 18 Dec 1942. In the United Kingdom he served in ordnance/RCEME workshop units, qualified as a Driver Mechanic and later as a Fitter M.V., and transferred into Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers service. He served in the Central Mediterranean Area/Italy and later Northwest Europe, including France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. Appointed Craftsman effective 4 Jul 1944, he served with RCEME workshop/LAD formations until repatriation. Overseas service terminated 20 Dec 1945. He was discharged at Montreal South on 1 Feb 1946 on demobilization.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Wife Ruth Isabel McIntyre (née Bryson) was next of kin at enlistment, Brysonville, Quebec. His father was deceased and his mother, Agnes McIntyre, lived in Huntingdon, Quebec. The 1942 family form records daughter Beverley, then 13 months old. Postwar militia records list children Beverley (born June 1941), Lynn (December 1946), Allister (January 1950) and Gloria (April 1953). The 1979 obituary also names son Wayne and states that four grandchildren survived him.
Research Notes
The service file contains a few clerical date inconsistencies. Date of birth is accepted as 11 May 1915 because it appears on the attestation, Service & Casualty Form, 1946 release Medical Board, 1951 Veterans Affairs verification and 1953 militia records; isolated forms give 15 or 17 May. The service-file birthplace, Montreal, Quebec, overrides the existing CWVMP note of Huntingdon. The WWII service number is D-129358, replacing the existing D129353. Civilian history: worked approximately three years on his father's farm, then about six years as a truck/transport driver for F. C. Moore Transport of Huntingdon before enlistment; completed about Grade 10 and considered farming, truck driving or mill employment after the war. Significant wartime medical history included infectious hepatitis in February 1944, acute conjunctivitis in May 1944, and gonorrhea/urethritis treated with penicillin in March-April 1945; the January 1946 release board found no current disability or sequelae and recommended no treatment. Postwar militia service: enrolled in the Canadian Army Reserve Force at Valleyfield on 16 June 1953, service no. D442302, as a Gunner with 61 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA; served through transfers involving 182 LAA Battery and 3 Column RCASC (Militia), completed annual training for 1953-1957, and was released 30 June 1958. War Service Gratuity records show 1,318 total service days, 1,097 qualifying overseas days, and 1,211 net qualifying days after seven non-qualifying overseas days.
