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Craftsman John Hector Good

Survivor of WW2

Date of Death:

Biography General Ranks Awards Chronology Print

Service Biography

John Hector Good was born at Cornwall, Ontario, on 19 January 1903. Before the Second World War he worked as a clerk and had served for about four months with the 10th Medium Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, in the Non-Permanent Active Militia. He enlisted for active service at Montreal on 19 February 1940 as D-91953. He served overseas from August 1940 until June 1945, principally in the United Kingdom, first with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps and later with the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He qualified as a Storeman Trade Group C and served as a Craftsman with the RCEME. He was discharged at Montreal South, Quebec, on 27 July 1945 on demobilization, with the rank of Craftsman. John Hector Good died on 27 May 1948.

General Information

Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D91953
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Battalion:
1 Canadian Base Workshop, RCEME
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Cornwall, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
37 years 1 month
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
42 years 6 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
45 years 4 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Clerk
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Lolla Good, mother, 5 St. Louis Road, Beauharnois, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
5 St. Louis Road, Beauharnois, Quebec
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 5.0 in / 165 cm
Weight:
177 lbs / 80 kg
Chest:
39.0 in / 99 cm
Expansion:
4.0 in / 10 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Montreal South, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1985 days in service
Buried at:

Ranks

Conflict Rank Regiment Branch Unit Company Date From Date To
WW2 Craftsman Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Army 1 Canadian Base Workshop, RCEME
WW2 Private Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Army 1 Canadian Base Workshop / RCEME
WW2 Private Royal Canadian Army Service Corps Army 2nd Canadian Division R.C.A.S.C.

Awards

Conflict Award Action Date of Award Date of Citation Source
WW2 Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp
WW2 Defence Medal

Service Chronology

1903-01-19 — Born at Cornwall, Ontario.
1939 — Served approximately four months with 10th Medium Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, Non-Permanent Active Militia.
1940-02-19 — Enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Force at Montreal, Quebec, as D-91953.
1940-02-23 — Taken on strength at RCASC Camp Borden — Camp Borden, Ontario.
1940-02-24 — Effective posting/taken on strength of RCASC Training Centre, Camp Borden — Camp Borden, Ontario.
1940-02-26 — Admitted to M.O. Hospital while serving at Camp Borden — Camp Borden, Ontario.
1940-02-27 — Discharged from M.O. Hospital — Camp Borden, Ontario.
1940-03-05 — Admitted to M.O. Hospital — Camp Borden, Ontario.
1940-03-08 — Discharged from M.O. Hospital — Camp Borden, Ontario.
1940-06-03 to 1940-06-07 — Absent without leave for 103 hours 30 minutes — Camp Borden, Ontario.
1940-06-17 — Awarded three days confined to barracks (C.B.) — Camp Borden, Ontario.
1940-08-25 — Struck off strength of CASF (Canada) on embarkation at Halifax for overseas service — Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1940-09-02 — Disembarked at Gourock, Scotland, and was taken on strength of CASF overseas.
1940-09-06 — Taken on strength of No. 1 General Holding Unit, CASF — United Kingdom.
1940-10-21 — Posted from No. 1 General Holding Unit to 2nd Canadian Division service — United Kingdom.
1940-11-20 to 1940-11-27 — Granted seven days leave — United Kingdom.
1941-07-11 to 1941-07-18 — Granted privilege leave — United Kingdom.
1942-04-13 to 1942-04-20 — Granted privilege leave — United Kingdom.
1942-07-17 — Attached for Canadian Military Headquarters Course No. 1135, Storeman Departmental — United Kingdom.
1942-08-28 — Completed Storeman course and qualified Storeman Trade Group C — United Kingdom.
1942-09-10 — Returned from course and was taken on strength in RCASC service — United Kingdom.
1942-10-23 to 1942-11-05 — Granted privilege leave — United Kingdom.
1943-05-02 — Admitted to No. 1 Canadian Special Hospital with chronic prostatitis — United Kingdom.
1943-05-10 — Discharged from No. 1 Canadian Special Hospital after nine days' treatment for chronic prostatitis — United Kingdom.
1943-07-30 — Trade/pay entry recorded for Storeman Trade Group C — United Kingdom.
1943-09-07 — Struck off strength to No. 1 Canadian Army Service Corps Reinforcement Unit on admission-to-hospital movement — United Kingdom.
1943-09-07 — Admitted to No. 14 Canadian General Hospital with extensive pyorrhoea alveolaris — United Kingdom.
1943-09-24 — Discharged from No. 14 Canadian General Hospital — United Kingdom.
1944-01-13 — Awarded clasp to the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal — United Kingdom.
1944-03-17 — Absent from 17 March 1944; offence subsequently dealt with by Field Punishment No. 2 award — United Kingdom.
1944-03-18 — Awarded 14 days Field Punishment No. 2 and forfeited 14 days pay — United Kingdom.
1944-05-17 — Granted 14 days furlough with pay — United Kingdom.
1944-05-30 — Medical Board at Beverley, Yorkshire, assessed him fit only for base duties.
1944-06-10 — Taken on strength in Canadian Base Service/RCASC organization as Storeman Trade Group C — United Kingdom.
1944-06-14 — Struck off strength to 2 Canadian Division service organization — United Kingdom.
1944-06-18 — Taken on strength from 1 Canadian Army Service Corps Reinforcement Unit — United Kingdom.
1944-06-22 — Struck off strength to 2 Canadian Division service organization — United Kingdom.
1944-06-24 — Taken on strength from 1 Canadian Army Service Corps Reinforcement Unit — United Kingdom.
1944-07-14 — Struck off strength for posting to 1 Canadian Base Workshop, RCEME — United Kingdom.
1944-07-20 — Taken on strength of 2 Canadian Base Workshop as Storeman Trade Group C — United Kingdom.
1944-09-11 — Struck off strength for posting to 1 Canadian Base Workshop, RCEME — United Kingdom.
1944-09-12 — Transferred from Royal Canadian Army Service Corps to Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and taken on strength of 1 Canadian Base Workshop — United Kingdom.
1944-09-23 — Recorded in the rank of Craftsman while serving with 1 Canadian Base Workshop, RCEME — United Kingdom.
1944-09-23 to 1944-10-02 — Granted nine days privilege leave with ration allowance — United Kingdom.
1944-12-21 — Granted nine days privilege leave with ration allowance — United Kingdom.
1945-03-17 — Awarded one Good Conduct Badge — United Kingdom.
1945-03-26 — Granted nine days privilege leave with ration allowance — United Kingdom.
1945-05-30 — Struck off strength of 1 Canadian Base Workshop to Canadian Repatriation Depot — United Kingdom.
1945-05-31 — Taken on strength of No. 3 Canadian Repatriation Depot from 1 Canadian Base Workshop — United Kingdom.
1945-06-15 — Ended overseas service in the United Kingdom; Canada: returned for demobilization.
1945-06-16 — Taken on strength of District Depot No. 4 from Canadian Army Overseas — Canada.
1945-06-23 to 1945-07-22 — Granted leave with ration allowance pending discharge — Canada.
1945-07-11 — Medical Board proceedings completed before discharge; category shown as A — Montreal, Quebec.
1945-07-27 — Discharged at Montreal South, Quebec, on demobilization to return to civil life; rank Craftsman.
1945-12-27 — Director of Records advised that he had been found eligible for the Defence Medal and forwarded the ribbon — Canada.
1948-05-27 — Died.

Notes

Before active service, served about four months with the 10th Medium Battery, Royal Canadian Artillery, Non-Permanent Active Militia. He completed Grade 8 and spoke English and French. His civilian trade was recorded as clerk; his occupational-history form also noted mixed-farming experience in Ontario and an interest in poultry farming after the war. He reported typhoid fever in 1917 without sequelae. At enlistment his medical examination recorded a height of 5 ft 5 in, weight 177 lb, chest 39 in with 4 in expansion. At discharge he was described as 5 ft 5½ in tall, fair complexion, brown eyes and brown hair, with scars on the left knee and left thumb. Service-file package includes an extensive collection of personal photographs and mementos.

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Reported for duty Sept. 1939, accepted January 31st, 1040. Born at Cornwall, Ont. January 19, 1903.
Name John H Good Birth Date 19 Jan 1903 Death Date 27 May 1948 Cemetery Saint Edwards Presbyterian Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Beauharnois, Monteregie Region, Québec, Canada
Request confirmation number EA2026_0172742

Additional Service Notes

Served 5 years 159 days (1,967 qualifying days), including 1,743 days of qualifying overseas service. Overseas from 25 August 1940 to 15 June 1945, principally in the United Kingdom. Qualified as Storeman Trade Group C and transferred from the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps to the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in September 1944.

Additional Next of Kin Notes

Mother: Mrs. Lolla Good, 5 St. Louis Road, Beauharnois, Quebec. Father William Good also appears in service documents. Single at enlistment.

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