Corporal George Ewart Jesty

George Ewart Jesty was born in Bristol, England, on 9 August 1914 and was living at Glen Elm near Huntingdon, Quebec, when he enlisted at Westmount on 1 July 1941. A driver-mechanic, he served with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps and later the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He went overseas in August 1942, became a Corporal, and disembarked in France on 25 July 1944 with 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop. After service in continental Europe he returned to Canada and was discharged on demobilization on 7 November 1945. He died on 18 May 2005, aged 90.

1914-08-09 — Born — Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1940-08-09 — Married Thelma Margaret Stewart
1941-06-27 — Medical examination; category B-1; varicose veins noted — Montreal, Quebec
1941-07-01 — Attested/enlisted as Private; driver-mechanic — Westmount, Quebec — 4 Army Field Workshop, RCOC
1942-01-30 — Classified Driver (W) II — Debert, Nova Scotia — 4 Canadian Armoured Division Ordnance Workshop
1942-02-15 — Admitted to Debert Military Hospital — Debert, Nova Scotia
1942-02-17 — Underwent cystoscopy and pyelography for genitourinary investigation; no genitourinary disease found — Debert Military Hospital, Debert, Nova Scotia
1942-02-18 — Retrograde pyelogram found no ureteral calculi; kidneys filled normally apart from slight narrowing/deformity of the upper calyx of the right kidney — Debert Military Hospital, Debert, Nova Scotia
1942-02-28 — Appendectomy for subacute appendicitis — Debert Military Hospital, Debert, Nova Scotia
1942-03-14 — Ceased posting to No. 41 LAD; reposted to No. 40 LAD — Debert, Nova Scotia
1942-03-17 — Ceased drawing tradesman's rate of pay as Driver-Mechanic I C — Debert, Nova Scotia
1942-04-01 — Reposted to 4 Canadian Armoured Division Ordnance Workshop; posted to 3 Canadian Armoured Brigade Ordnance Company — Debert, Nova Scotia
1942-05-19 — Admitted to Debert Military Hospital — Debert, Nova Scotia
1942-06-02 — Discharged from Debert Military Hospital — Debert, Nova Scotia
1942-08-07 — Struck off strength Canadian Army (Canada) for overseas service
1942-08-08 — Taken on strength Canadian Army Overseas — United Kingdom
1942-09-17 — Taken on strength 3 Canadian Armoured Brigade Ordnance Company — United Kingdom
1942-09-23 — Returned from leave — United Kingdom — 3 Canadian Armoured Brigade Ordnance Company
1942-10-17 — Motor-vehicle offence: operated WD vehicle contrary to orders; later awarded 8 days CB and forfeiture of 8 days pay — United Kingdom
1942-10-23 — Awarded 8 days confined to barracks and forfeiture of 8 days pay — United Kingdom — 3 Canadian Armoured Brigade Ordnance Company
1942-10-30 — Reclassified Fitter MV 'C'; attached to 1 Canadian Ordnance Reinforcement Unit — United Kingdom
1942-11-06 — Struck off strength to 1 Canadian Ordnance Reinforcement Unit — United Kingdom
1942-11-12 — Returned/attached from 1 Canadian Ordnance Reinforcement Unit to 3 Canadian Armoured Brigade Ordnance Company — United Kingdom
1943-01-22 — Granted 7 days privilege leave — United Kingdom
1943-02-01 — Qualified Fitter MV (helper), Group C — United Kingdom
1943-02-25 — Struck off strength to 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop — United Kingdom
1943-02-26 — Taken on strength from 1 Canadian Ordnance Reinforcement Unit — United Kingdom — 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop
1943-03-22 — Temporary posting for Fitter MV training — United Kingdom
1943-04-23 — Granted proficiency/tradesman's pay as Fitter MV — United Kingdom — 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop
1943-05-26 — Returned from course/attachment to unit — United Kingdom — 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop
1943-06-02 — Admitted with cellulitis of the right hand — United Kingdom — 12 Canadian Light Field Ambulance
1943-06-06 — Returned to duty after treatment for cellulitis of the right hand — United Kingdom — 12 Canadian Light Field Ambulance / 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop
1943-06-21 — Accidentally burned about the face and both eyes by caustic-soda solution; treated and transferred onward — United Kingdom — 12 Canadian Light Field Ambulance
1943-06-22 — Transferred/admitted for caustic burns to face and eyes — United Kingdom — No. 1 Canadian General Hospital
1943-07-01 — Appointed Acting Corporal — United Kingdom — 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop
1943-07-05 — Discharged from hospital and returned to duty — United Kingdom — No. 1 Canadian General Hospital to 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop
1943-07-19 — Granted 9 days privilege leave — United Kingdom
1943-08-01 — Attached to 8 Canadian LAA Regiment Workshop, RCE, FAP — United Kingdom
1943-10-10 — Confirmed in rank of Corporal — United Kingdom — 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop, RCOC
1943-10-13 — Ceased attachment to 8 Canadian LAA Workshop FAP — United Kingdom — 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop
1944-02-01 — Qualified Fitter MV 'C' on re-test — United Kingdom
1944-05-15 — Transferred from RCOC to RCEME in rank of Corporal — United Kingdom — 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop
1944-05-31 — Qualified Fitter MV 'B'; granted tradesman's pay as Fitter MV 'B' — United Kingdom — 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop, RCEME
1944-06-06 — Reprimanded for offence under AA40 — United Kingdom — 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop
1944-07-24 — Embarked for continental service — United Kingdom — 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop, RCEME
1944-07-25 — Disembarked in France — France — 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop, RCEME
1944-10-20 — Qualified Fitter MV 'A'; granted tradesman's pay — France — 4 Canadian Armoured Brigade Workshop, RCEME
1944-11-14 — Accidentally injured right ankle/lower leg while walking; fracture of lower end of right fibula — France — 12 Canadian Light Field Ambulance
1944-11-15 — Admitted with fracture of right fibula; plaster applied — France — No. 9 Canadian General Hospital
1944-11-21 — Plaster cast split/adjusted for swelling — France — No. 9 Canadian General Hospital
1944-12-05 — Transferred for convalescence — No. 9 Canadian General Hospital to Roman Way Convalescent Hospital, United Kingdom
1945-01-18 — Plaster cast removed; X-ray showed solid union — Roman Way Convalescent Hospital, United Kingdom
1945-03-09 — Discharged from Roman Way Convalescent Hospital to No. 4 Canadian Convalescent Depot for trial of duty/retraining — United Kingdom — No. 4 Canadian Convalescent Depot
1945-05-22 — Granted Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp — United Kingdom
1945-06-01 — Completed convalescent retraining; struck off strength to 1 Canadian Reception Depot on discharge from hospital — United Kingdom — No. 4 Canadian Convalescent Depot / 1 Canadian Reception Depot
1945-09-26 — Struck off strength Canadian Army Overseas on repatriation to Canada — United Kingdom to Canada
1945-09-27 — Taken on strength No. 4 District Depot — Montreal South, Quebec
1945-10-03 — Granted 34 days disembarkation leave, 3 October to 5 November 1945 — Montreal South, Quebec / Glen Elm, Huntingdon, Quebec
1945-10-15 — Medical Board reviewed service medical history and varicose veins before release — Montreal South, Quebec
1945-11-06 — Medical Board approval confirmed — Montreal South, Quebec
1945-11-07 — Discharged on demobilization as Corporal — Montreal South, Quebec
1945-11-07 — Certified as Fitter MV Group A; approximately 30 months employed at trade; civilian equivalent motor mechanic — Montreal, Quebec — No. 4 District Depot
1945-12-19 — Wartime will returned after discharge — Glen Elm, Huntingdon, Quebec
1946-01-04 — War Service Gratuity statement calculated 1,583 qualifying service days and 1,139 qualifying overseas-service days — Department of National Defence
2005-05-18 — Died aged 90