Private Lucien Joseph Fabien Carriere

Lucien Joseph Fabien Carriere was born at Valleyfield, Quebec, on 30 April 1920 and worked as a motion-picture projectionist. Following NRMA training at Sorel, he volunteered for active Canadian Army service on 8 July 1941, D109779. He served overseas with the Régiment de la Chaudière and landed in Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944. Evacuated after a blast buried him in a slit trench in July, he later worked as a projectionist in base employment and with the Canadian Army Leave Centre. He returned to Canada in October 1945 and was discharged on 11 December. He subsequently served in the militia with the 4th Battalion, Royal 22e Régiment, and as a civilian instructor and quartermaster with No. 183 RCSCC St. Francis at Huntingdon. He married Norma Noel in 1941 and had a daughter, Norma Lise. Lucien Joseph Fabien Carriere died at Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue on 5 January 1978 and is buried in \Valleyfield (Ste. Cecile De Valleyfield) Cemetery, Field of Honour.

1920-04-30 — Born Lucien Joseph Fabien Carriere; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1941-04-22 — Pre-service medical examination found him fit in category A; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1941-05-20 — Called up under NRMA, D620308, and taken on strength of No. 45 Basic Training Centre at 2000 hours; Sorel, Quebec.
1941-05-21 — Signed reserve enrolment and family declaration; mother Albina was his next of kin and sole supported dependant; Sorel, Quebec.
1941-06-25 — Struck off strength of No. 45 Basic Training Centre on transfer to No. 4 District Depot; Sorel, Quebec.
1941-06-26 — Taken on strength of No. 4 District Depot; completion of 37 days basic training certified; Montreal South, Quebec.
1941-06-30 — Active-enlistment medical examination: 65 inches, 135 pounds, chest 33 inches fully expanded with 2-inch range; category A; Montreal South, Quebec.
1941-07-07 — Ceased reserve employment; relinquished D620308 and allocated active-service number D109779; Montreal South, Quebec.
1941-07-08 — Attested for voluntary active General Service as Private at No. 4 District Depot; oath signed and category A recorded; Montreal South, Quebec.
1941-07-28 — With military permission married Marie Marguerite Norma Patricia Noel at St. Agnes Church; bride's address 5382 St. Denis Street; Montreal, Quebec.
1941-08-01 — Next of kin changed to wife Marie Marguerite Norma Patricia Carriere, 3423 Lasalle Boulevard; Verdun, Quebec.
1941-08-29 — Transferred at own request to Fusiliers Mont-Royal and attached for all purposes to No. 47 Basic Training Centre; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1941-08-30 — Reported from No. 4 District Depot to No. 47 Basic Training Centre; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1941-09-25 — Dental examination while a Private with Fusiliers Mont-Royal; prophylaxis required; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1941-10-29 — Transferred from No. 47 Basic Training Centre to A12 Advanced Infantry Training Centre; Farnham, Quebec.
1941-10-30 — Reported and attached for all purposes to A12 Advanced Infantry Training Centre; Farnham, Quebec.
1941-11-04 — Wrote asking whether his 14-day furlough could be delayed two months; C Company, No. 9 Platoon, A12; Farnham, Quebec.
1941-11-21 — Military District No. 4 replied that he was not yet entitled to furlough under Routine Orders 699; Montreal, Quebec.
1942 — Daughter Norma Lise (also recorded Marie Lise / Norma Lisa) born; day and month redacted; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1942-01-23 — Admitted to Farnham Military Hospital for ecthyma/furunculosis, with sores of neck and arms; Farnham, Quebec.
1942-01-27 — Discharged practically cured after gentian-violet treatment; 24 hours light duty recommended; Farnham, Quebec.
1942-02-03 – 1942-02-16 — Granted 14 days furlough; Farnham, Quebec.
1942-03-11 — Attached for all purposes, including pay, to Canadian Signal Training Centre, A7, Kingston area; Barriefield, Ontario.
1942-04-14 — Awarded three days confined to barracks and forfeited eight days pay for AWOL; source readings differ on start/end dates of the absence; Kingston, Ontario.
1942-05-13 – 1942-05-20 — Received a series of dental restorations and prophylaxis during signals-training attachment; Kingston, Ontario.
1942-05-18 — Dental treatment recorded a synthetic porcelain restoration; tooth reading uncertain; Kingston, Ontario.
1942-05-25 — AWOL from 0600 to 1540; awarded three days confined to barracks and forfeiture of one day pay; Kingston, Ontario.
1942-06-03 — Returned to A12 from Canadian Signal Training Centre; cessation of attachment also entered as 4 June; Farnham, Quebec.
1942-06-05 – 1942-06-09 — Granted leave; Farnham, Quebec.
1942-06-08 – 1942-06-09 — AWOL from 2359 to 2250; admonished 10 June and forfeited one day pay; Farnham, Quebec.
1942-06-11 — Transferred at own request to Régiment de la Chaudière, before overseas draft; Farnham, Quebec.
1942-06-13 — Struck off strength of A12 to overseas Serial 743; Farnham, Quebec.
1942-06-14 — Embarked for overseas service; struck off Canadian strength, with 3 Canadian Division Infantry Reinforcement Unit recorded; Canada.
1942-06-15 — Administrative overseas strength began, preceding actual disembarkation; United Kingdom.
1942-06-23 – 1942-06-25 — Disembarked; service sheets read 23 or 25 June and psychiatric report gives 24 June, so exact day remains uncertain; United Kingdom.
1942-06-26 — Taken on strength of Canadian divisional infantry reinforcement unit; 3 CDIRU is corroborated, while another line reads 8th; United Kingdom.
1942-07-08 — Next-of-kin address changed to 106 Grand Isle Avenue; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1942-07-21 — Struck off 3 CDIRU to No. 1 Canadian Signals Reinforcement Unit for training; United Kingdom.
1942-07-22 – 1942-10-28 — Signals/signaller training with No. 1 Canadian Signals Reinforcement Unit; repeated slow buzzer and procedure assessments, extra practice and night work; unsuitable report 19 October; United Kingdom.
1942-10-29 — Returned from No. 1 Canadian Signals Reinforcement Unit to 3 CDIRU; United Kingdom.
1942-11-26 — Wife's next-of-kin address confirmed as 106 Grand Isle Avenue; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1942-12-22 — Reported sore toe while recorded with B Company, 3 Canadian divisional reinforcement formation; United Kingdom.
1942-12-22 — Reported a sore toe; medical disposition abbreviation not reliably expanded; United Kingdom.
1943-01-01 — Daily regimental/efficiency pay increased to $1.50; recorded retrospectively 26 May; United Kingdom.
1943-01-31 — Struck off 3 CDIRU to 6 Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit; United Kingdom.
1943-02-01 — Taken on strength of 6 CIRU; short pay attachment to 3 CIRU recorded 1–5 February; United Kingdom.
1943-02-22 — Attached to 1st Canadian Army Defence Company; United Kingdom.
1943-03-26 — Taken on strength of Régiment de la Chaudière from 6 CIRU; another sheet reads 6 March, and exact transfer date is unresolved; United Kingdom.
1943-05-14 — Ceased Army Defence attachment and posted to A Company; earlier sheet gives cessation 1 March; United Kingdom.
1943-06-10 – 1943-06-17 — Granted seven days privilege leave with ration allowance; year corroborated by 1943 service sheet; United Kingdom.
1943-07-09 — Reported later that a grenade exploded nearby during an exercise, injuring his left ear; subsequent otitis media and impaired hearing; United Kingdom.
1943-07-11 – 1943-07-14 — Treated for left otitis media at 7 Field Dressing Station; 5 Casualty Clearing Station mentioned; one service line records discharge 12 July; United Kingdom.
1943-07-27 — Dental treatment completed through No. 5 Company, Canadian Dental Corps, while with Régiment de la Chaudière; United Kingdom.
1943-07-27 — Canadian Dental Corps treatment completed, including amalgam/cement restorations; United Kingdom.
1944-01-15 — CVSM and clasp entered in service statement; this is the recorded entitlement entry, not an invented medal citation; United Kingdom.
1944-06-01 — Embarked with Régiment de la Chaudière for France; United Kingdom.
1944-06-06 — Disembarked in France with Régiment de la Chaudière, 21 Army Group, and entered action on D-Day; Normandy, France.
1944-07-05 — Buried in slit trench by mortar-bomb blast and evacuated as battle-exhaustion/anxiety casualty; taken off regimental strength to X3 list; France.
1944-07-06 — Evacuated through field dressing stations, including 31 FDS; severe acute anxiety state and physical exhaustion recorded; phenobarbital given; France.
1944-07-08 — Further dressing-station treatment following exhaustion evacuation; France.
1944-07-16 — Struck off X3 to X9 list; corresponding X9 taking-on-strength dated 21 July; France.
1944-07-17 — Medical instruction directed return to 11 Canadian Reinforcement Unit; France.
1944-07-28 – 1944-07-30 — Transferred back to X3/X3A holding; subsequently attached to 20 Special Employment Company and employed as projectionist; France.
1944-08 — Personnel selection reassessed employment; successful projection work in civilian trade found suitable in Special Employment Company; France.
1944-08-29 – 1944-08-30 — Forfeited two days pay for AWOL; one service entry states four hours absent; North-West Europe.
1944-11-08 — Psychiatric assessment diagnosed chronic psychoneurosis, anxiety state, and recommended M2 S4 for base duties; reported fear of returning to combat; North-West Europe.
1944-11-11 — Struck off X3A, Régiment de la Chaudière, to 1 Canadian Army Leave Centre; North-West Europe.
1944-11-12 — Taken on strength of 1 Canadian Army Leave Centre from regimental X3A list; North-West Europe.
1944-11-22 — Medical board confirmed chronic anxiety state and recommended P1 U1 L1 H1 E1 M2 S4; noise-induced shaking and sleep disturbance recorded; North-West Europe.
1944-11-29 — Medical-board recommendation approved; later confirmed 10 December; North-West Europe.
1945-02-15 — Extractions of three upper-right teeth and periodontal treatment by 12(B) Company, Canadian Dental Corps; North-West Europe.
1945-02-15 — Canadian Dental Corps recorded extraction of three upper-right teeth with X-ray and periodontal treatment; North-West Europe.
1945-05-02 – 1945-05-03 — Canadian Army Leave Centre transfer entries recorded; exact centre designation differs across sheets; Nijmegen, Netherlands.
1945-05-12 — Struck off 1 Canadian Army Leave Centre to X3 General List and evacuated sick for urethritis; Groningen, Netherlands.
1945-05-13 — Admitted to No. 1 Canadian Venereal Disease Treatment Unit for gonorrhoea; treated with penicillin and follow-up serology; Netherlands.
1945-05-15 – 1945-05-19 — Return to leave-centre strength entered 16 May; medical discharge stamp appears 19 May, so administrative and clinical dates differ; Groningen, Netherlands.
1945-06-19 — Granted eleven days privilege leave to United Kingdom with ration allowance; Groningen, Netherlands.
1945-07-03 — Returned from privilege leave to United Kingdom; North-West Europe.
1945-09-11 — Personnel-selection assessment: working successfully as projectionist; wished reinstatement in trade and use of credit against home mortgage; S4 classification noted; Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1945-09-17 — Struck off leave-centre strength to 474 Canadian Depot, Military District 4; Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1945-09-18 — Taken on strength of 474 Canadian Depot, Military District 4; repatriation preparation; North-West Europe.
1945-09-21 — Embarked for United Kingdom; North-West Europe.
1945-09-22 — Disembarked from North-West Europe; United Kingdom.
1945-10-20 — Struck off Canadian Army Overseas strength; overseas period ended; United Kingdom.
1945-10-21 — Taken on strength of No. 4 District Depot from overseas; separate sheet also records repatriation 28 October; Montreal South, Quebec.
1945-10-29 – 1945-12-06 — Granted special leave with ration allowance; Montreal South, Quebec.
1945-11-14 — Discharge medical-board proceedings initiated; neurotic personality, hypertrophic tonsillitis and other medical conditions reviewed; Montreal South, Quebec.
1945-12-07 — Sinus X-rays showed chronic sinus disease; chest X-ray negative; dental requirements recorded at demobilization; Montreal South, Quebec.
1945-12-07 — Discharge dental examination recorded restorative and periodontal treatment requirements; chart interpretation partly uncertain; Montreal South, Quebec.
1945-12-10 — Final medical board and vocational counselling; sinus/tonsil treatment referral to Dr. Caya at Hôtel-Dieu, Valleyfield, and film-projection training recommendation; Montreal South, Quebec.
1945-12-11 — Discharged as Private for demobilization, not medical discharge; received General Service War Service Badge 584627, $100 clothing allowance and 30 days rank pay; Montreal South, Quebec.
1945-12-28 — Army returned will executed 8 July 1941; advised continued civilian validity unless revoked or contrary to provincial law; Canada.
1946-01-29 — War-service gratuity $950.27, less $29.39 overpayment, left $920.88 in six monthly instalments; 1606 qualifying days, including 1222 overseas; Canada.
1946-05 — Requested cheques at new address, 2 Du Marché Street, apartment 12, formerly 114 Second Avenue, Village Billette; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1949-10-09 — Applied for campaign medals; request address 1575 Wellington Street; one application bears uncertain cancellation annotation; Montreal, Quebec.
1949-10-31 — Campaign-medal dispatch entered: 1939–45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, CVSM and clasp; War Medal entry struck through in this record but listed on later militia card; Canada.
1956 — Later medical history records an operation for right frontal sinusitis, reportedly well afterward; Canada.
1956-05 – 1959-09 — Civilian electrician employed by Hervé St-Onge; later statements report last civilian earnings of $60 weekly and unemployment after accident; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1958-12-01 — Enrolled as Private in D Company, 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment (Châteauguay), RCIC Militia, D823857; occupation electrician; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1959-09-13 — Hip/femoral-neck fracture in automobile accident, repaired with fixation/prosthesis; later records mostly identify right side and shortened right leg; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1960-05-10 — First, second and third service chevrons recorded; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1960-06-18 – 1960-06-25 — Completed eight days annual militia camp training; Farnham, Quebec.
1960-09-01 — Appointed paid Lance Corporal, 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1960-11-06 — While on duty as canteen steward at D Company armoury, struck right knee against refrigerator door; meniscal injury reported; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1960-11-07 — Consulted Dr. Henri Hébert for painful knee; tear of medial meniscus diagnosed; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1960-11-10 – 1960-11-11 — Admitted to Hôtel-Dieu Hospital and underwent right-knee meniscectomy; testimony gives operation 11 November, invoices 10 November; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1960-11-28 — Fell on armoury officers-mess stairs while using crutches, fracturing left radius/wrist; transported to Hôtel-Dieu Hospital; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1960-11-29 — Anaesthesia/treatment for fractured left wrist recorded; closed reduction and cast, with initial injury date 28 November; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1960-12-01 — Re-engaged for two years in 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1960-12-14 — Wrist cast renewed; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1960-12-20 — Battalion requested authority for two Boards of Inquiry into November accidents; Montreal, Quebec.
1960-12-28 — Quebec Command authorized inquiry into injuries; Montreal, Quebec.
1961-01-11 — Two Boards of Inquiry assembled, heard testimony on knee and wrist accidents; no compensation or benefits yet received; home 118A Alexandre; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1961-01-25 — Wrist cast removed; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1961-02-06 — Battalion returned inadequate inquiry minutes for urgent completion and supporting evidence; Montreal, Quebec.
1961-03-01 — Board findings gave benefit of doubt on knee accident; wrist fall held off-duty and his responsibility; medical causal link to knee injury questioned; Montreal, Quebec.
1961-03-08 — Completed second inquiry proceedings forwarded; applied for summer call-out employment; Montreal, Quebec.
1961-03-15 — Assistant Judge Advocate General initially favoured government treatment and regulatory benefits, considering duty status established; Montreal, Quebec.
1961-04-17 — GOC recommended disability compensation for period of incapacitation; injuries expected not to cause future disability; Montreal, Quebec.
1961-04-26 — Canadian Pension Commission accepted correspondence as pension claim and requested allowance-cessation date; Ottawa, Ontario.
1961-05-23 — Unit reported former employer released him in October/November 1959; nearly a year unemployed at November 1960 accident; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1961-06-04 — Struck off militia unit to No. 4 Personnel Depot for summer special duty; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1961-06-05 – 1961-08-30 — Called out through No. 4 Personnel Depot, Longueuil, for Quebec Command Cadet Summer Camp as paid Private and sergeants-mess bar steward; retained militia Lance Corporal appointment; Farnham, Quebec.
1961-06-22 — Unit confirmed last civilian salary $60 weekly; no injury pay under hospital-duration provision authorized; Montreal, Quebec.
1961-07-11 — Compensation recommendation declined pending further substantiation of knee injury's connection to duty; Montreal, Quebec.
1961-08-30 — Ceased call-out; medical board recorded overweight and shortened right leg, P2 L3; no treatment recommended; Longueuil, Quebec.
1961-09-01 — Returned to 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment from No. 4 Personnel Depot; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1961-09-19 — Summer assessment described reliable, steady barman; good conduct, physical capacity, military knowledge and cooperation; Farnham, Quebec.
1961-11-06 – 1961-12-17 — Special Militia Training Programme / Special Army Duty period; $65 monthly subsistence allowance; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1961-12-04 — Quebec Command initially reported no winter SMTP opening; subsequent December authority differs and January service is established; Montreal, Quebec.
1961-12-17 — Passed Trained Militiaman / SMTP No. 1 course; Montreal, Quebec.
1962-01-08 – 1962-01-16 — Further Special Army Duty with subsistence allowance, ending before depot call-out; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1962-01-17 — Taken on strength of No. 4 Personnel Depot as paid Lance Corporal, detached to 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment for winter SMTP staff; Longueuil, Quebec.
1962-01-19 — Acting Corporal promotion recommended with proposed effective date 15 January; subsequent request 7 February, implementation date not independently established; Montreal, Quebec.
1962-04-09 – 1962-04-13 — Requested five days annual leave; leave address 374-A Denis Street, Bellerive; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1962-05-27 — Ceased SMTP detached duty and relinquished paid Lance Corporal appointment while on continuous duty; Longueuil, Quebec.
1962-05-28 — Authorized paid Private for cadet summer employment; later medical summary retains Lance Corporal designation for whole call-out; Longueuil, Quebec.
1962-05-31 — Attached for all purposes to Quebec Command Cadet Summer Camp, employed as steward; Farnham, Quebec.
1962-06-01 — First through fourth service chevrons recorded; Montreal, Quebec.
1962-06-14 — Surgeon General considered refrigerator incident unlikely to cause meniscal tear but capable of aggravating a pre-existing tear; Ottawa, Ontario.
1962-07-12 — Deputy Judge Advocate General concluded knee injury attributable to duty and bills payable; wrist injury care/compensation excluded as imprudent off-duty conduct; Ottawa, Ontario.
1962-08-17 — Army Headquarters authorized public payment of knee-treatment accounts, explicitly denied wrist-treatment accounts; Ottawa, Ontario.
1962-08-22 — Quebec Command requested doctors resubmit accounts covering only knee care; Montreal, Quebec.
1962-08-28 — Ceased summer-camp attachment; call-out extended to 21 September; Farnham, Quebec.
1962-09-04 — GOC thanked him for contribution and praised SMTP service; Montreal, Quebec.
1962-09-21 — Ceased Special Army Duty and medically boarded; L3 due to shortened right leg, no treatment required; Longueuil, Quebec.
1962-09-22 — Returned to 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment; summary identifies retained Lance Corporal militia rank; Montreal, Quebec.
1962-10-25 — Unit forwarded certified medical bills following August payment decision; separate SMTP students bills not necessarily his own; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1962-12-01 — Re-engaged for two years; corporal appears on one certificate, lance corporal on service statement; Montreal, Quebec.
1963-03-30 – 1963-05-12 — Completed militia storeman-accountant course over six weekends, Group 1 Class 1, final grade C; theory 61 and practical 60; Montreal, Quebec.
1963-04-28 — Struck off militia unit to No. 4 Personnel Depot for special duty; Montreal, Quebec.
1963-04-29 – 1963-09-20 — Special-duty employment as Lance Corporal/storeman clerk in P&S Stores; successful management of stationery store; Farnham, Quebec.
1963-05-13 — Storeman Accounting Group 1 Block 1 qualification entered; $5 training bonus; Montreal, Quebec.
1963-06-13 — Treated for stye of left lower eyelid; Farnham, Quebec.
1963-08-19 — Assessment praised initiative and stationery-store management; satisfactory conduct/dress, good capacity/knowledge/cooperation; Farnham, Quebec.
1963-09-21 — Returned to 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment after cessation of special duty; Montreal, Quebec.
1964-01 — Selection for January Cook Group 1 Block 1 course cancelled; not a completed qualification; Montreal, Quebec.
1964-02-22 – 1964-04-05 — Completed six-weekend Storeman Accounting Group 1 Class 2 course as Acting Corporal; scored 72, grade B, above-average progress; Montreal, Quebec.
1964-03-09 — Medical certificate exempted boots and puttees owing to leg shortening; shoes permitted, L3; Montreal, Quebec.
1964-04-05 — Remustered to Storeman Accounting Group 1; qualified Block 2/Class 2 and received $5 training bonus; Montreal, Quebec.
1964-05-24 — Struck off militia battalion to No. 4 Personnel Depot for summer special duty; Montreal, Quebec.
1964-05-25 – 1964-09-25 — Special-duty summer employment at paid Corporal rank, quartermaster stores and ledger-clerk work; Farnham, Quebec.
1964-06-01 — Awarded fifth service chevron with maple leaf; Montreal, Quebec.
1964-06-08 — Formal attachment to Quebec Command Summer Camp, militia and cadets; Farnham, Quebec.
1964-08-31 — Formal summer-camp attachment ceased; overall special-duty employment continued to 25 September; Farnham, Quebec.
1964-09-25 — Ceased Special Army Duty; board assessed P2 for overweight and L3 for shortened right leg; Longueuil, Quebec.
1964-09-26 — Returned to 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment; Montreal, Quebec.
1964-12-01 — Re-engaged for two years; Montreal, Quebec.
1965-02-09 — Requested transfer from Battalion Headquarters to D Company; concurrence and conditional medical approval followed; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1965-05-17 – 1965-09-17 — Special-duty summer employment as paid Lance Corporal, storeman clerk, P&S Section; earlier 25 May roster date amended to 17 May; Farnham, Quebec.
1965-05-21 — Canadian Forces Decoration qualifying eligibility date later entered; approval and formal award came later; Canada.
1965-06-14 — Formal attachment for all purposes to Camp Farnham; Farnham, Quebec.
1965-08-31 — Formal camp attachment ceased; overall special-duty employment continued to 17 September; Farnham, Quebec.
1965-09-08 — Assessment described efficient P&S Section leader and very good storeman, recommended repeat employment; most qualities above average, physical aptitude fair; Farnham, Quebec.
1965-09-17 — Ceased special duty and underwent release medical board; P2 L3, no continuing hospital care; Longueuil, Quebec.
1965-09-18 — Returned to 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1966-05-08 — Struck off militia unit to CFB Montreal for special duty; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1966-05-09 – 1966-09-23 — Special-duty employment through CFB Montreal as paid Lance Corporal/storeman; service sheet and medical board give 23 September end, militia return sheet 28 August; Farnham, Quebec.
1966-06-06 — Attached for all purposes to Camp Farnham on detached posting; Farnham, Quebec.
1966-08-26 — Formal camp attachment ceased; Farnham, Quebec.
1966-09-21 — Applied for Canadian Forces Decoration; CO certified efficient service, no earlier long-service award claimed; Montreal, Quebec.
1966-09-23 — Ceased employment under CAO 94-1 and medically boarded at Base MIR, Longue Pointe; P2 L3, sinusitis and old hip fracture noted; Montreal, Quebec.
1966-10-27 – 1966-10-28 — District commander recommended Canadian Forces Decoration and forwarded application to CFHQ Honours and Awards; Montreal, Quebec.
1966-11-08 — Canadian Forces Decoration entitlement approved; Canada.
1966-12-01 — Re-engaged for three years in D Company, 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1967-01-03 — Canadian Forces Decoration formally recorded as awarded; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1967-05-14 — Struck off militia battalion to CFB Montreal for employment at Camp Farnham; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1967-05-15 – 1967-09-22 — Special-duty summer employment as Lance Corporal; medical recheck at end found no health change; Farnham, Quebec.
1967-09-23 — Returned to 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1967-11-23 — Re-engagement medical attestation recorded unchanged PULHEMS 2131111; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1968-04-01 — Remustered from Militia Storeman Accounting to Supply Technician, RTS 0911; V'Field interpreted as Valleyfield in militia records; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1968-05-20 — Struck off militia unit to CFB Montreal for special duty; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1968-05-21 — Taken on strength of Western Quebec District Headquarters; pay record calls him Corporal, authorization Lance Corporal; Montreal, Quebec.
1968-05-22 – 1968-09-13 — Attached to CFB Valcartier for special duty; authorization begins 21 May; residual hip/leg impairment and sinus pension reviewed medically; Courcelette, Quebec.
1968-09-14 — Returned to 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment from CFB Montreal on cessation of special duty; Montreal, Quebec.
1969-01 (uncertain) — Audiogram apparently dated23 January1969 plots approximately15 dB hearing loss in both ears; date and examiner uncertain; VSH (location abbreviation unexpanded).
1969-07-23 — Post-enrolment screening completed; notice explicitly did not confer security clearance; Montreal, Quebec.
1970-02-28 — Relinquished Lance Corporal appointment and released from 4th Battalion Royal 22e Régiment under item 5(b); address 374-A Danis, Valleyfield; Montreal, Quebec.
1971-01-11 — Appointed civilian instructor and quartermaster with No. 183 RCSCC St. Francis; 2LT notation is Table D pay basis, not a military commission; Huntingdon, Quebec.
1971-01-13 — Cadet-instructor medical examination recorded limp and old femoral-neck fracture; approval 9 February marked fit instructor; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1972-05-09 — Cadet office sought completed documentation for proposed status change; nature of change unspecified; Montreal, Quebec.
1972-09-06 — Second notice requested immediate action on still-pending instructor status documentation; Montreal, Quebec.
1973-01-01 — Civilian-instructor appointment relinquished; release recommended in absentia for failure to complete forms, address unknown; approved in February; Huntingdon, Quebec.
1978-01-05 — Died, according to trusted existing CWVMP notes; source files supplied here do not independently document death; Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec.