Private George Melville Lennox
Survivor of WW2
Date of Death:
Service Biography
George Melville Lennox was born at Kingston, Ontario, on 27 October 1904. A barber living in Huntingdon, Quebec, he enlisted at Montreal on 28 June 1940 and served overseas in the United Kingdom with the Canadian Army. Recurring circulatory problems affecting his hands and feet led to repeated hospital treatment and medical-board review. He returned to Canada in 1942 and was medically discharged at Montreal South on 15 October 1942. He died on 13 December 1965.
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D106694
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Battalion:
18th Canadian Light Field Ambulance (attached)
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Kingston, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
35 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
37 years 11 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
61 years 1 month
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Barber
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Bertha Lennox, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Religion:
Church of England
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 5.4 in / 166 cm
Weight:
146 lbs / 66 kg
Chest:
33.4 in / 85 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Montreal South, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Medically unfit because of Raynaud's disease
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
839 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Army |
18th Canadian Light Field Ambulance (attached) |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Army |
No. 1 RCASC Reinforcement Unit |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Army |
2nd Divisional Petrol Company |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp |
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| WW2 |
Defence Medal |
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| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-1945 |
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| WW2 |
War Service Badge, General Service Class |
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Service Chronology
1904-10-27 — Born.
1938-03-02 — Married Bertha.
1940-06-28 — Enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Force, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps.
1940-12-16 — Overseas service in England began according to formal medical-history service table.
1941-08-16 — Struck off strength from 2nd Divisional Petrol Company sequence.
1941-08-17 — Entered RCASC service sequence attached to 18th Canadian Light Field Ambulance.
1941-09-17 — Granted ten days' privilege leave.
1941-09-24 — Admitted to 18th Field Ambulance hospital.
1941-10-05 — Discharged from 18th Field Ambulance hospital.
1942-01-16 — Admitted to No. 14 Canadian General Hospital.
1942-01-17 — Right-leg varicose veins treated by ligation and injection.
1942-01-26 — Left calf injected during varicose-vein treatment.
1942-02-10 — Discharged from No. 14 Canadian General Hospital.
1942-03-05 — Medical Board/reboarding placed him in Category C2.
1942-04-01 — Granted privilege leave to 8 April.
1942-06-02 — Reboarded Category E after continuing circulatory symptoms.
1942-06-09 — Struck off strength for return to Canada, Category E.
1942-07-09 — Taken on strength from Canadian Army Overseas for record purposes.
1942-07-20 — Taken on strength for all purposes.
1942-08-05 — Admitted to St. Anne's Military Hospital for acrocyanosis/Raynaud's disease.
1942-08-20 — Transferred from St. Anne's Military Hospital to Royal Victoria Hospital.
1942-09-09 — Discharged from Royal Victoria Hospital.
1942-09-10 — Readmitted to St. Anne's Military Hospital for Raynaud's disease.
1942-09-14 — Forfeited two days' pay for conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline.
1942-10-15 — Medically discharged as unable to meet required military physical standards.
1965-12-13 — Death recorded by Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notes
Born at Kingston, Ontario, 27 October 1904. At enlistment he was a married barber living in Huntingdon, Quebec. His personnel selection record records seven years of public schooling and civilian experience as a barber/chauffeur. His medical file is unusually extensive and documents recurrent Raynaud's disease/acrocynosis affecting the hands and feet, with associated varicose veins.
[Previous notes - manual reconciliation required]
Accepted for.| active duty. June 28, 1940. Bom| at Kingston, Ont., October 27. 1904
BIRTH 27 OCT 1904 • Frontenac, Ontario, Canada DEATH DEC 1964 • Huntingdon, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec
DIED December 13, 1965 DEATH PLACE Huntingdon, Quebec
atip Request confirmation number EA2026_0171726
Additional Service Notes
Lennox enlisted at Montreal on 28 June 1940 in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. A formal 1942 medical-history service table records service in Canada from 28 June to 16 December 1940 and in England from 16 December 1940 until his 1942 return. He served with 2nd Divisional Petrol Company and later as an RCASC soldier attached to the 18th Canadian Light Field Ambulance, RCAMC. He had ten days' privilege leave beginning 17 September 1941, was admitted to the 18th Field Ambulance hospital on 24 September and discharged 5 October, and later passed to No. 1 RCASC Reinforcement Unit. He was admitted to No. 14 Canadian General Hospital on 16 January 1942, where right-leg varicose veins were ligated and injected on 17 January; he was discharged from hospital 10 February. Repeated medical assessment described severe coldness, numbness and colour changes of the hands and feet, diagnosed as Raynaud's disease/acrocynosis. He was reboarded Category C2 on 5 March 1942 and Category E on 2 June, struck off strength for return to Canada on 9 June, and was taken on strength in Canada for record purposes effective 9 July and for all purposes 20 July. He was admitted to St. Anne's Military Hospital on 5 August, transferred to Royal Victoria Hospital on 20 August, discharged there 9 September and readmitted to St. Anne's on 10 September. He was medically discharged at Montreal South on 15 October 1942 as unable to meet the required military physical standards.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Wife Bertha Lennox was his next of kin at Huntingdon/St. Agnes de Dundee, Quebec. The family form records their marriage on 2 March 1938 and one child, a daughter Margaret, born 13 March 1939. His mother Mrs. Catherine Lennox was recorded at 333 Harrow Street, Kingston, Ontario. Later medal records identify widow Mrs. Bertha Lennox at 101 Wellington Street, Box 47, Huntingdon. Two hospital-era forms contain inconsistent clerical first names for his wife: page 156 gives 'Lorna Lennox' and page 160 gives 'Erma Lennox'. Because the attestation, family form, will, 1942 Medical Board material and later widow record consistently identify Bertha, the structured next-of-kin value remains Bertha Lennox.
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