Private George Hugh Smith
Survivor of WW2
Date of Death:
Service Biography
George Hugh Smith of Ormstown enlisted at Montreal on 12 September 1939 and served as a Private with the 9th Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. He went overseas in December 1939 and served in the United Kingdom until illness led to his return to Canada in July 1940. He was medically discharged at Montreal on 10 September 1940. Smith died at Barrie, Ontario, on 22 October 1989, aged 73.
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D93532
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
9th Field Ambulance
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Ormstown, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
23 years 3 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
24 years 3 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
73 years 4 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Orderly in convalescent home
Next of Kin:
Robert D. Smith (father), 5433 Papineau Avenue, Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Ormstown, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 7.5 in / 171 cm
Weight:
133 lbs / 60 kg
Chest:
35.0 in / 89 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Discharged as physically unfit for military service under existing standards (R.O. 37, para. 10).
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
364 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
9th Field Ambulance |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps |
Army |
No. 4 District Depot |
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| Returned to Canada and held pending medical discharge. |
Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
War Service Badge — General Service Class |
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| WW2 |
Defence Medal |
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| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-45 |
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Service Chronology
1916-05-26 — Born — Ormstown, Quebec
1939-09-12 — Attested and taken on strength as Private D93532 — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C., Montreal, Quebec — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C. — Montreal, Quebec
1939-12-07 — Embarked from Canada for overseas service — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C., Canada — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C. — Canada
1939-12-18 — Disembarked in England — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C., England — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C. — England
1939-12-30 — Granted leave to 5 January 1940 — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C., United Kingdom — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C. — United Kingdom
1940-01-04 — Admitted with febrile respiratory illness; discharge documentation records influenza — St. George's Hospital, London, England — St. George's Hospital — London, England
1940-01-17 — Discharged after treatment — St. George's Hospital, London, England — St. George's Hospital — London, England
1940-01-20 — Reported back after hospital treatment — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C., United Kingdom — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C. — United Kingdom
1940-01-23 — Returned from sick leave — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C., United Kingdom — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C. — United Kingdom
1940-01-29 — Admitted with right inguinal hernia — Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot, England — Cambridge Hospital — Aldershot, England
1940-02-21 — Readmitted for right inguinal hernia treatment — Cambridge Hospital, Aldershot, England — Cambridge Hospital — Aldershot, England
1940-02-23 — Transferred from Cambridge Hospital to Royal Surrey County Hospital with right inguinal hernia — Guildford, England — Royal Surrey County Hospital — Guildford, England
1940-02-23 to 1940-05-11 — Investigated and treated at Royal Surrey County Hospital; hospital records document duodenal ulcer — Guildford, England — Royal Surrey County Hospital — Guildford, England
1940-05-11 — Discharged from Royal Surrey County Hospital — Guildford, England
1940-05-20 — Posted after hospital treatment — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C., United Kingdom — 9th Field Ambulance, R.C.A.M.C. — United Kingdom
1940-06-10 — Struck off strength to No. 9 Holding Unit — Aldershot, England
1940-07-04 — Overseas service terminated; invalided from the United Kingdom for return to Canada — Canadian Active Service Force — Canadian Active Service Force — United Kingdom/Canada
1940-07-05 — Taken on strength — No. 4 District Depot, Montreal, Quebec — No. 4 District Depot — Montreal, Quebec
1940-07-16 — Medical Board categorized him Category E — Montreal, Quebec — Medical Board — Montreal, Quebec
1940-07-31 — Admitted for continuing stomach complaints — St. Anne's Hospital, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec — St. Anne's Hospital — Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
1940-09-09 — Discharged from hospital; final diagnoses recorded as duodenal ulcer and diverticula of the transverse colon — St. Anne's Hospital, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec — St. Anne's Hospital — Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
1940-09-10 — Medically discharged as physically unfit for military service under existing standards — No. 4 District Depot, Montreal, Quebec — No. 4 District Depot — Montreal, Quebec
1989-10-22 — Died at Barrie Memorial Hospital — Barrie, Ontario
Notes
The supplied 1989 obituary states that George Hugh Smith died at Barrie Memorial Hospital on 22 October 1989, aged 73, and that interment followed the funeral at St. Melany Church in the parish cemetery. It names his wife Edith Gardner, six children, three brothers and seven grandchildren.
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Bom at: Montreal, May 26, 1916.
Enlisted Sept. 10. 1938; went overseas Dec. 1939. Invalided home July 12, 1940. and honorably discharged, Sept. 10, 1940
1916-1989
George (Hugh) Smith BIRTH 26 MAY 1916 • Ormstown, Châteauguay, Quebec, Canada DEATH 22 OCT 1989 • Ormstown, Quebec
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Additional Service Notes
Enlisted in Montreal on 12 September 1939 with the 9th Field Ambulance, Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. Served overseas in the United Kingdom from December 1939 until invalided to Canada in July 1940, and was medically discharged at Montreal on 10 September 1940.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father Robert D. Smith was next of kin at enlistment, recorded at 5433 Papineau Avenue, Montreal. The 1989 obituary names wife Edith Gardner; children Brian (Helen Talbot), Daphne Devreaux, Sallie (Allan Rankin), Kevin, Karen (Barry Braunstein), and Teresa (Ian Stalker); brothers Ralph, Merrill, and Maurice; and seven grandchildren.
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