Private George Hugh Smith

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.

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