Signalman Wesley Howard Leahy

Signalman Wesley Howard Leahy of Huntingdon, Quebec, was born at Didsbury, Alberta, on 3 October 1921. An electrician and graduate of Huntingdon High School, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals at Montreal South on 29 January 1942. He trained at Huntingdon and Kingston, went overseas in December 1942, and served as a wire-and-line operator with 2 Canadian Division Signals and 4 Canadian Armoured Divisional Signals. He landed in France in July 1944 and was officially reported slightly wounded in action on 22 October, with a shell-fragment wound of the left hand. After hospital and reinforcement service he joined 3 Canadian Division Signals in August 1945. He returned to Canada in January 1946 and was discharged at Montreal South on 21 February to civilian life. His five campaign medals were dispatched in 1951. Later records place him at Huntingdon and Cicero, Illinois. He died peacefully in a Florida hospital on 15 May 1995; his obituary names wife Martha, late son Bobby, and sisters Florence Godin and Loyola Silver.

1921-10-03 — Born at Didsbury, Alberta. [Didsbury, Alberta]
1938 — Completed Grade 11/junior matriculation at Huntingdon; later interviews also describe senior matriculation. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1941-03 to 1942-01 — Worked as a carder at Huntingdon Woolen Mills. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1942-01-28 — Recruiting examination: Category A; height about 70.5 inches, weight 139 pounds, expanded chest 36 inches, expansion 5 inches; old left little-finger fracture and left-thigh scar. [Montreal, Quebec]
1942-01-29 — Attested voluntarily as Signalman D116428, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals; joined No. 4 District Depot and named father Alphonse as next of kin. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1942-01-29 — Executed first wartime will; declared single, no children/common-law wife and no insurance; supported mother with $24 monthly before enlistment. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1942-01-30 — Vaccination and first T.A.B. inoculation. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1942-02-02 to 1942-02-04 — Longueuil Military Hospital treatment for acute follicular tonsillitis; discharged cured to duty. [Longueuil, Quebec]
1942-02-11 to 1942-03-11 — On command/attachment to unit at Bleury Street, Montreal; No. 4 District Depot parent unit. [Montreal, Quebec]
1942-03-11 — Struck off No. 4 District Depot on transfer to No. 41 Basic Training Centre. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1942-03-12 — Taken on strength of No. 41 Basic Training Centre for basic training. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1942-03-17 — Second T.A.B. inoculation. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1942-03-23 — Personnel-selection M Test: total 176, Grade A; recommended signals operator training. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1942-04-14 — Further T.A.B. inoculation, apparently third dose. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1942-05-13 — Struck off No. 41 Basic Training Centre on transfer to A-7. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1942-05-14 — Taken on strength of Canadian Signals Training Centre, A-7, Barriefield/Kingston; medically re-examined Category A. [Kingston, Ontario]
1942-07-16 to 1942-07-24 — Dental fillings, root-canal work and treatment for Vincent's disease; partial upper denture inserted on 24 July, with extraction. [Kingston, Ontario]
1942-08-12 — Granted permission to marry while at Signals Training Centre; this is permission, not proof of a completed marriage. [Kingston, Ontario]
1942-09-05 to 1942-09-09 — Four days' leave, ending at reveille on 9 September, with ration allowance. [Kingston, Ontario]
1942-09-18 — Re-examined as Category A, reading slightly uncertain. [Kingston, Ontario]
1942-09-21 to 1942-09-29 — Nine days' embarkation leave with allowance in lieu of rations. [Kingston, Ontario]
1942-10-26 to 1942-11-14 — Absent without leave from 0615 on 26 October until approximately 2220/2230 on 14 November, stated as 19 days 16 hours. [Kingston, Ontario / Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.]
1942-11-10 to 1942-11-12 — Military police held Leahy in Chicago with an overdue pass; British consular and Canadian military telegrams confirmed his Canadian birth, oath and absence status. [Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.]
1942-11-23 — Punishment for October–November absence: 14 days confined to barracks, 20 days' pay forfeited, $25.60 apprehension costs. [Kingston, Ontario]
1942-11-25 — Executed second wartime will. [Place not recorded]
1942-11-26 — Medical category A on pre-overseas re-examination. [Kingston, Ontario]
1942-12-03 — Struck off Signals Training Centre on overseas posting; pay cessation separately recorded as 30 November. [Kingston, Ontario]
1942-12-08 — Paymaster requested recovery of US$11.32/C$12.56 consular advance used to return Leahy from Chicago to his unit. [Ottawa, Ontario / Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.]
1942-12-11 — Embarked from Canada for overseas service. [Canada]
1942-12-12 — Taken on strength of Canadian Army Overseas; administrative overseas-service commencement. [Canadian Army Overseas]
1942-12-18 — Disembarked in the United Kingdom and joined 1 Canadian Signals Reinforcement Unit; qualified as operator, Group C, with one card reading Group B. [United Kingdom]
1942-12-31 — Struck off 1 Canadian Signals Reinforcement Unit to 2 Canadian Division Signals. [United Kingdom]
1943-01-01 — Taken on strength of 2 Canadian Division Signals as Signalman; operator trade pay authorized. [United Kingdom]
1943-01-22 — Operator trade pay ceased/reverted to regular rate. [United Kingdom]
1943-01-28 — Posted from J Section, Headquarters 4 Canadian Infantry Brigade, to A Section, 2 Canadian Division Signals. [United Kingdom]
1943-03-07 to 1943-03-13 — Temporary pay/section attachment for an exercise to a regiment described uncertainly as reconnaissance/Para. Regiment; parent 2 Canadian Division Signals. [United Kingdom]
1943-03-16 to 1943-03-25 — Leave recorded in the service card. [United Kingdom]
1943-03-31 — Admitted to 11 Field Ambulance and transferred to 2 Casualty Clearing Station; duplicate card reads 21 March. [United Kingdom]
1943-04-01 to 1943-04-08 — No. 1 Canadian Special Hospital treatment for V.D.G. (F), gonorrhoea; sulphathiazole, discharge apparently cured and 12-week surveillance. [United Kingdom]
1943-04-01 — Operator Group C trade pay re-authorized. [United Kingdom]
1943-04-17 — Personnel interview recommended a voluntary infantry transfer; no completed infantry transfer established by later postings. [United Kingdom]
1943-04-19 to 1943-05-08 — Attached to Headquarters, Royal Canadian Artillery, 2 Canadian Division. [United Kingdom]
1943-04-30 — Fiancée Rose Dobes wrote from Cicero seeking news after hearing nothing since 25 January; gave Headquarters 4 Canadian Infantry Brigade, J Section address. [Cicero, Illinois, U.S.A.]
1943-05-07 — Director of Records advised Rose Dobes that available overseas records showed Leahy in good health with 2 Canadian Divisional Signals. [Ottawa, Ontario]
1943-05-09 to 1943-05-23 — Attached to Headquarters, Commander Royal Engineers, 2 Canadian Division; duplicate cessation date differs. [United Kingdom]
1943-05-28 — Dental amalgam restorations recorded. [United Kingdom]
1943-06-02 — Granted operator trade pay at $1.75 daily after six months' proficient service; cancelled alternative rate entries retained separately in source review. [United Kingdom]
1943-06-08 to 1943-06-17 — Privilege leave. [United Kingdom]
1943-07-28 — Dental restorations and test of cure following April infection; urine clear, prostate normal, apparently cured; associated Kahn test negative. [United Kingdom]
1943-10-01 to 1943-10-05 — On command for exercise appearing as BART in one card; duplicate names/date differ. [United Kingdom]
1943-11-02 — Duplicate card records Exercise Blast; name/day uncertain and not securely reconciled with October exercise entry. [United Kingdom]
1943-11-26 — Sick report for boils/furuncles and three days excused duty; identification weaker because service number reads differently. [United Kingdom]
1943-12-23 to 1943-12-26 — Cerebral concussion after another soldier struck his head during a disturbance; 21 Canadian Field Dressing Station treatment for forehead haematoma/lacerations, returned to duty. [United Kingdom]
1943-12-31 to 1944-01-09 — Absent without leave, ending 1920 on 9 January; starting hour 1330/1530 differs between cards. [United Kingdom]
1944-01-10 — Awarded 27 days' field punishment and forfeited 37 days' pay for nine days three hours fifty minutes' absence. [United Kingdom]
1944-01-11 to 1944-02-05 — Attached to 1 Canadian Field Punishment Camp while retaining 2 Canadian Division Signals parent unit. [United Kingdom]
1944-01-15 — Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp authority recorded; medals subsequently dispatched in 1951. [United Kingdom]
1944-02-19 — Forfeited four days' pay for nine hours one minute absent without leave. [United Kingdom]
1944-03-06 — Struck off 2 Canadian Division Signals to 1 Canadian Signals Reinforcement Unit. [United Kingdom]
1944-03-07 — Taken on strength of 1 Canadian Signals Reinforcement Unit as Operator Group C; trade pay ceased 7/8 March. [United Kingdom]
1944-03-17 — Precious-metal restoration for upper front teeth authorized at public expense by No. 15 Canadian Base Dental Company. [United Kingdom]
1944-03-28 to 1944-04-28 — Gold casting/solder work and upper-front dental bridge completed; bridge inserted 28 April. [United Kingdom]
1944-04-02 to 1944-04-13 — Absence entries at Signals Reinforcement Unit, ending with apprehension at 0130 on 13 April; detailed duration/starting dates conflict. [United Kingdom]
1944-04-09 — Posted to No. 2 Holding Wing, 1 Canadian Signals Reinforcement Unit. [United Kingdom]
1944-04-17 — Awarded 27 days' field punishment for absence of twelve days fifteen minutes; net 41 days' pay forfeited, with concurrent-day adjustment and £1 15s. 7d. costs; cancelled legal wording differs. [United Kingdom]
1944-05-03 — Struck off to No. 6 Base Reinforcement Battalion, 2 Canadian Base Reinforcement Depot; duplicate service card instead reads 12 CBR Battalion on 13 May. [United Kingdom]
1944-05-14 — Taken on strength of X4 RCCS, 13 Battalion. [United Kingdom]
1944-05-16 — Struck off X4 list to 4 Canadian Division Signals. [United Kingdom]
1944-05-17 — Taken on strength of 4 Canadian Armoured Divisional Signals; temporary Operator Group C trade pay; later identified with A Troop, No. 1 Squadron. [United Kingdom]
1944-07-20 — Embarked in the United Kingdom with 4 Canadian Armoured Divisional Signals. [United Kingdom]
1944-07-22 — Disembarked in France; summary theatre table begins North-West Europe on 21 July. [France]
1944-10-22 — Officially reported slightly wounded in action: high-explosive shell-fragment wound of left hand in North-West Europe. Clinical accounts also describe an infected glass cut/accidental injury and earlier onset dates; preserved as alternatives. [North-West Europe]
1944-10-22 to 1944-11-13 — Evacuated through field medical units to 9 British General Hospital; left-hand wound/infection treated, healed and fit for return to unit by 13 November. [Belgium / North-West Europe]
1944-10-28 — Casualty telegram to mother Sadie, 27 Bouchette Street, Huntingdon; delivered 29 October. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1944-10-30 — Struck off 4 Canadian Armoured Divisional Signals to X3 RCCS. [North-West Europe]
1944-10-31 — Taken on strength of X3 RCCS. [North-West Europe]
1944-11-07 to 1944-11-08 — AWL 1830–2240 on 7 November; awarded forfeiture of 21 days' pay on 8 November. [North-West Europe]
1944-11-14 — Posted to X4 RCCS, 9 Battalion, following hospital discharge. [North-West Europe]
1944-11-14 — Further casualty telegram to mother identified shell-fragment wound of left hand; delivery confirmed by Huntingdon agent's telegram of 15 November. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1944-11-29 — Published casualty list recorded slightly wounded and named mother Sadie at Huntingdon. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1944-12-09 — Mother Sadie wrote from Box 285, Huntingdon, seeking location/condition news; she had sent money on 4 and 18 November and up to five air letters weekly. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1944-12-13 — Director of Records replied to mother: no further overseas report since 14 November; favourable recovery stated as assumption. [Ottawa, Ontario]
1944-12-14 — Fiancée Rose Dobes asked for news; her letter gave wound date 17 October and 9 British Hospital, Belgium, differing from official 22 October. [Cicero, Illinois, U.S.A.]
1944-12-15 — Seven days confined to barracks for short absence, duration recorded as 1h20/1h30 in different cards. [North-West Europe]
1944-12-19 — Official reply to Rose Dobes repeated left-hand shell wound on 22 October; no new clinical report and no exact location supplied. [Ottawa, Ontario]
1944-12-27 — Referred to general hospital for urinary/back symptoms; posted from X4 9 Battalion to X3 list. [North-West Europe]
1944-12-28 — Genitourinary specialist recommended investigation for urethral stricture. [Belgium]
1944-12-30 to 1945-02-12 — No. 2 Canadian General Hospital admission for urethral stricture; repeated dilation/cystoscopy, recovered urinary function. Summary instead labels ulcerative stomatitis; detailed clinical diagnosis retained. [Belgium]
1945-01-04 — Prostatic smear negative for gonococci, with 12–15 white cells per high-power field. [Belgium]
1945-01-05 — Filiform urethral stricture dilated to F20; further dilations on 13 and about 25 January and 1 February. [Belgium]
1945-01-13 — Urethral dilation to F26 with difficulty and bleeding. [Belgium]
1945-01-14 to 1945-01-30 — A separate disciplinary card reports 15-day forfeiture on 14 January, six-day forfeiture for 13h29 absence on 21 January, and 28-day forfeiture on 30 January; dates/units conflict with later records and not all are established as separate offences. [Place / unit uncertain]
1945-01-31 — Forfeiture of 28 days' pay under Army Act provisions; 10 February punishment recorded concurrent. [North-West Europe]
1945-02-01 — Dilation and cystoscopy: bladder normal; subsequent good stream and no frequency. [Belgium]
1945-02-09 — Discharge recommended, followed by semi-conscious abdominal-pain episode; gastric lavage after admitted cognac consumption described in associated undated case note. [Belgium]
1945-02-10 — 15 days' pay forfeiture recorded concurrent with 31 January award; separate ten-day entry later cancelled. [North-West Europe]
1945-02-13 — X4 9 Battalion/attachment resumed following hospital stay; separate X3(B) entry conflicts. [North-West Europe]
1945-02-19 to 1945-03-02 — Readmitted to No. 2 Canadian General Hospital with epididymitis; three intravenous T.A.B. doses, symptoms resolved, returned to duty. [Belgium]
1945-02-20 to 1945-02-21 — X4 9 Battalion entry on 20 February and X3(a) posting on 21 February recorded amid hospital treatment. [North-West Europe]
1945-03-03 — Returned to X4 RCCS, 9 Battalion, following hospital discharge; duplicate X3(a) entry same date. [North-West Europe]
1945-03-13 to 1945-03-14 — X4 RCCS, 9 Battalion, posting recorded as 13/14 March in different records. [North-West Europe]
1945-03-15 to 1945-04-18 — No. 2 Canadian General Hospital treatment for primary atypical pneumonia/acute tonsillitis; symptomatic treatment, gradual recovery and weight loss; discharged for convalescence. [Belgium]
1945-03-15 — Posted to X3(a) RCCS during hospital admission. [North-West Europe]
1945-03-29 — Sedimentation rate 17 mm/hour after marked clinical and radiological improvement; authorized up in hospital blues. [Belgium]
1945-04-05 — Last letter received by Rose Dobes located Leahy in Holland. [Holland]
1945-04-18 — Transferred to 2 Canadian Convalescent Depot after pneumonia; prolonged reconditioning recommended. [North-West Europe]
1945-05-14 — Weight 140 pounds during convalescence, date year inferred from surrounding record. [2 Canadian Convalescent Depot]
1945-05-17 — Volunteered for Canadian Far East Force; separate service entry reads taken on strength from North-West Europe. No Pacific deployment established. [North-West Europe]
1945-06-01 — Rose Dobes sought news from Cicero, reporting silence since 5 April and continuing mail to 2 CBRG. [Cicero, Illinois, U.S.A.]
1945-06-14 — Official reply to Rose: no recent casualty entry and available records indicated good health; addressed him at X4 RCCS, 9 Battalion. [Ottawa, Ontario]
1945-07-01 — Convalescent review: feeling fit but little weight gained; referred for repeat chest X-ray; release history gives return to duty on this date. [2 Canadian Convalescent Depot]
1945-07-02 to 1945-07-03 — No. 12 Canadian General Hospital chest X-ray request and report: lungs clear, no pleural/parenchymal/cardiac lesion. [North-West Europe]
1945-07-18 — Medical review apparently dated 18 July found fit for duty with slight morning cough; a separate admission form appears to read epididymitis on 18 July, date uncertain. [North-West Europe]
1945-07-20 — Discharged from convalescent depot and posted to X4 RCCS, 13 Battalion; admission/discharge dates on duplicate hospital index out of sequence. [North-West Europe]
1945-07-26 to 1945-08-04 — Nine days' privilege leave on the Continent. [Continental Europe]
1945-08-05 — Attached to 3 Canadian Division Signals, Operator W&L Class C; enquiry card treats 5 August as TOS. [North-West Europe]
1945-08-06 — Taken on strength of 3 Canadian Division Signals from X4 RCCS. [North-West Europe]
1945-08-14 — Six days' pay forfeiture for absence, date corrected from 14 September on one card; other records retain September date and duration differs. [North-West Europe]
1945-08-27 — A separate card appears to record 28 days' pay forfeiture under AA11; date/relationship to later October punishment uncertain. [North-West Europe]
1945-09-26 — Personnel counselling: single, intended marriage to a Belgian girl, considered radio-electrician training, government employment or remaining in Army; anxious about civilian work prospects. [3 Canadian Division Signals]
1945-10-27 — 28 days' pay forfeiture under AA40/AWL recorded with 3 Canadian Division Signals, occupation force/BAOR. [Germany / BAOR]
1945-11-06 — Struck off 3 Canadian Division Signals to X3 RCCS; later card gives X3 TOS 17 November. [North-West Europe]
1945-11-10 to 1945-11-16 — Right-hand injury/infection: clinical history describes abrasion after a fight; release history says cut while packing a bag on 14 November. Admission chart gives 16 November; onset/facility dates vary. [Holland / North-West Europe]
1945-11-16 to 1945-12-04 — 6 Casualty Clearing Station treatment for right-hand cellulitis; penicillin, sulphonamides/hot compresses; abscess drained 17 November and gauze wick left; infection cleared, RTU ordered 4 December. [North-West Europe]
1945-11-17 — Taken on strength of X3 RCCS from 3 Division Signals, Operator W&L Group C. [North-West Europe]
1945-11-21 — Malaria blood-smear examination: no parasites found. [6 Casualty Clearing Station]
1945-11-24 — Montreal provost office requested current service status; December reply still listed Leahy overseas with 3 Division Signals. [Montreal, Quebec]
1945-12-06 — Posted to X4 list, apparently 13 Battalion, following hospital care. [North-West Europe]
1945-12-07 — Struck off to Canadian repatriation draft/depot; destination numbers CD767/CD…104/67 differ and are not fully legible. [North-West Europe]
1945-12-08 — Taken on strength of Canadian depot/draft CD767 from X4 list. [North-West Europe]
1945-12-11 — Embarked from North-West Europe for Britain. [North-West Europe]
1945-12-12 — Disembarked in United Kingdom, attached during repatriation; 3 Canadian Repatriation Depot, 3 Wing, Aldershot confirmed later in December. [United Kingdom]
1945-12-29 — Arrested for stealing £10 in notes at the Beehive public house, Bull Street; money returned and surrendered when caught. [Birmingham, United Kingdom]
1945-12-31 — Pleaded guilty at Magistrates Court, Corporation Street; £5 fine paid. Captain R. P. Birse supplied military character information. [Birmingham, United Kingdom]
1946-01-02 — Birmingham police issued civil-trial report; army copy dated 7 January 1945 has inconsistent year for the December 1945 trial. [Birmingham, United Kingdom]
1946-01-08 — Struck off Canadian Army Overseas; physical Canada-bound voyage/port not established. [Canadian Army Overseas]
1946-01-09 — Taken on strength of No. 4 District Depot from overseas; Operator Group C trades pay continued. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1946-01-17 to 1946-02-19 — Leave and ration allowance during repatriation/release. [Montreal South, Quebec / Huntingdon, Quebec]
1946-01-31 — Release Medical Board proceedings initiated under demobilization authority; examined later in February. [Montreal, Quebec]
1946-02-19 — Release history documented right-hand finger stiffness and limited movement after November injury; other illnesses healed; desired surgery. Dental requirements: three amalgam restorations and prophylaxis; bridge satisfactory. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1946-02-20 — Release Medical Board approved PULHEMS 1-2-1-1-1-1-1 and DVA referral for possible right-finger surgery. Right-hand X-ray showed no bone/joint changes. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1946-02-20 — Veterans' counselling: married, wife only dependant; sought civil-service chauffeur job at Huntingdon. Alternatives carding/textile work, switchboard operation or lineman's helper; referred to placement/DVA and social-service help. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1946-02-21 — Discharged to civil life on demobilization, RO1029(5), Signalman, No. 4 District Depot; $100 clothing allowance and 30 days' pay; reservations Nil. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1946-02-21 — Trades certificate: Operator W&L, RCCS, approximately 29 months; civilian equivalent wireless and lineman operator. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1946-02-21 — Acknowledged General Service Class War Service Badge 871472, discharge certificate, suit purchase certificate and ration-book application; post-release address 27 Bouchette Street, Huntingdon. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1946-02-26 — No. 4 District Depot formally reported discharge to Director of Records. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1946-03-08 — Both military wills returned to 27 Bouchette Street; advised last will remained valid unless revoked and legally compliant. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1946-03-21 — War Service Grants calculation: 1,485 gross days, 1,299 qualifying; overseas 1,124 gross/958 qualifying, Western Hemisphere 361 gross/341 qualifying, 186 non-qualifying days. [Montreal South, Quebec]
1946-03-23 — Original war gratuity $696.49 less $54.56 overpaid pay/allowances = $641.93, scheduled six monthly instalments of $106.98; mother allowance initially included without wife allowance. [27 Bouchette Street, Huntingdon, Quebec]
1946-03-26 — Final audit found additional $6.90 assigned-pay overpayment, requested recovery from gratuity. [Ottawa, Ontario]
1946-05-27 — Treasury requested urgent wife-account closing documents; wife DA $37.20 and assigned pay $23 monthly. [Ottawa, Ontario]
1946-06-06 to 1946-06-21 — Gratuity suspension/recovery correspondence concerning $6.90 overpayment; statement marked stopped about 19 June. [Ottawa, Ontario]
1946-06-25 to 1946-06-26 — Amended gratuity: total $696.49 less $489.38 deductions (including first four payments $427.92) leaves $207.11 in two stated $103.55 instalments; later paid amount annotation $207.10. [27 Bouchette Street, Huntingdon, Quebec]
1946-08-01 — Faint gratuity reply appears to record two unpaid payments totalling $217.21; amount uncertain and differs from formal amended statement. [Place not recorded]
1946-09-18 to 1946-09-28 — Enquired about married-status allowance/gratuity adjustment; reply passed issue to DA/assigned-pay branch. [King Street, Huntingdon, Quebec]
1946-10-09 to 1946-10-23 — Treasury/Pay Services confirmed $20 monthly allowance for mother and $37.20 for wife at discharge; gratuity to be recalculated. [King Street, Huntingdon, Quebec]
1946-10-26 to 1946-10-28 — Supplementary gratuity recalculated at $741.93, including both allowances at $57.20 monthly; deductions $696.48 including $635.02 previously paid, leaving $45.45 payable. [27 Bouchette Street, Huntingdon, Quebec]
1947-05-16 — Justice Remission Service sought military conduct report for Leahy's pardon application; he gave Cicero address. Outcome of application not recorded. [1914 South 57th Court, Cicero 50, Illinois, U.S.A.]
1947-05-21 to 1947-05-23 — Service verification and Justice reply: honourable demobilization, eleven military-regulation convictions mostly illegal absence, conduct described only fair; official 1944 wound confirmed. [Ottawa, Ontario]
1950-08-02 — Annotation appears to record DVA birth-document request; associated 12 February 1949 date has uncertain meaning. [Place not recorded]
1951-07-31 — 1939–45 Star, France and Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp, and War Medal 1939–45 dispatched; medal request address Log Lodge, c/o Robt Harrigan, Huntingdon. [Huntingdon, Quebec]
1995-05-15 — Died peacefully in hospital; obituary prints Bradington, Florida. Husband Martha, father of late Bobby, brother Florence Godin and Loyola Silver; cremation and later burial announced without cemetery. [Bradington, Florida, U.S.A. (as printed)]
1995-05-17 — Huntingdon Gleaner obituary published; name headline prints WESELY. Formerly of Huntingdon; uncle of Gail Pearce and Wayne Silver. [Huntingdon, Quebec]