Private Thomas Victor Crook
Survivor of WW2
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Thomas Victor Crook was born in Valleyfield, Quebec, on 15 July 1907. A married mill fitter, he enlisted in Montreal on 27 June 1940 and served as a Private with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in Canada and the United Kingdom. Recurrent bronchitis led to repeated medical treatment and his medical discharge on 2 December 1943. After the war he lived at Valleyfield, Barrington and Lacolle before moving to Arizona on retirement in 1958. He died at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Phoenix on 12 July 1969 and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Cemetery.
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D96090
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Battalion:
1 Canadian Ordnance Corps / overseas establishments
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
32 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
36 years 4 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
61 years 11 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Mill fitter
Next of Kin:
Catherine Violet Crook, wife, 16 Whitaker Street, Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
16 Whitaker Street, Valleyfield, Quebec
Religion:
Anglican
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 11.0 in / 180 cm
Weight:
150 lbs / 68 kg
Chest:
37.0 in / 94 cm
Expansion:
4.0 in / 10 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 discharged as unable to meet the required military physical standards because of chronic/recurrent bronchitis.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1253 days in service
Buried at:
Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
Army |
1 Canadian Ordnance Corps / overseas establishments |
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| Multiple UK attachments/postings are preserved in chronology rather than collapsed into one service event. |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
Army |
No. 4 District Depot |
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| Returned to Canada and posted for medical disposition/discharge. |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
Army |
No. 4 Army Tank Brigade Company |
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| Canadian postings included attachment/transfer activity before overseas service. |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
Army |
No. 4 District Depot |
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| Initial Canadian service; later transferred to No. 4 Army Tank Brigade Company. |
Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-1945 |
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| WW2 |
Defence Medal |
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| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp |
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Service Chronology
1907-07-15 — Born in Valleyfield, Quebec. [Valleyfield, Quebec]
1940-06-27 — Enlisted at Montreal, Quebec, as a Private in the Canadian Active Service Force, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. [Montreal, Quebec / No. 4 District Depot, RCOC]
1940-10-23 — Transferred to No. 4 Army Tank Brigade Company, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. [Canada / No. 4 Army Tank Brigade Company, RCOC]
1941-01-09 — Admitted to hospital during Canadian service. [Canada / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1941-01-23 — Discharged from hospital and returned to duty. [Canada / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1941-04-20 — Admitted to hospital during Canadian service. [Canada / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1941-04-30 — Discharged from hospital and returned to duty. [Canada / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1941-05-05 — Transferred/attached for further Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps duty. [Canada / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1941-06-05 — Transferred for overseas service with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. [Canada / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1941-06-20 — Proceeded overseas to England with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. [England / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1941-07-07 to 1941-07-17 — Granted landing leave in the United Kingdom. [United Kingdom / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1941-07-20 — Posted/attached within the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in the United Kingdom. [United Kingdom / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1941-08-16 — Admitted to hospital in the United Kingdom. [United Kingdom / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1941-08-18 — Discharged from hospital and returned to duty. [United Kingdom / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1941-1943 — Served through a series of RCOC postings and attachments in the United Kingdom; the service statement records numerous transfers between ordnance establishments and workshops. [United Kingdom / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1942-11-03 — Specialist and radiologist reports investigated recurrent head colds, cough and bronchial symptoms. [United Kingdom / Canadian Army medical services]
1943-05 to 1943-08 — Underwent repeated hospital and specialist investigation for respiratory illness and recurrent/chronic bronchitis. [United Kingdom / Canadian Army medical services]
1943-08-03 — Chest radiology for recurrent bronchitis found no major pathology apart from residual lipoidal material in the right lung. [England / No. 16 Canadian General Hospital]
1943-10-04 — Returned from England to Canada for medical disposition. [Canada / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1943-10-14 — Taken on strength in Canada for medical disposition. [Canada / No. 4 District Depot]
1943-10-19 to 1943-10-20 — Granted disembarkation leave following return to Canada. [Canada / No. 4 District Depot]
1943-11 — Medical board reviewed chronic/recurrent bronchitis and recommended discharge as medically unfit for further military service. [Montreal, Quebec / No. 4 District Depot]
1943-11-13 — Admitted sick to Longueuil Military Hospital. [Longueuil, Quebec / Longueuil Military Hospital]
1943-12-01 — Discharged from Longueuil Military Hospital. [Longueuil, Quebec / Longueuil Military Hospital]
1943-12-02 — Medically discharged at Montreal South as unable to meet the required military physical standards. [Montreal South, Quebec / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps]
1945-03-31 — Wrote from Barrington, Quebec, seeking particulars concerning his war-service gratuity. [Barrington, Quebec / Department of National Defence correspondence]
1945-05-15 — Requested a service ribbon and star; the Army subsequently advised that he did not qualify for the 1939-43 Star. [Barrington, Quebec / Department of National Defence correspondence]
1945-06 — Reported a change of address from Barrington, Quebec, to Lacolle, Quebec. [Lacolle, Quebec / Department of National Defence correspondence]
1949 — Applied from Valleyfield for the medals to which he was entitled for 1939-45 service. [Valleyfield, Quebec / Veterans Affairs medal correspondence]
1958 — Moved to Arizona on retirement. [Arizona, USA]
1969-07 — Buried in Greenwood Memorial Cemetery. [Phoenix, Arizona, USA / Greenwood Memorial Cemetery]
1969-07-12 — Died at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, aged 61. [Phoenix, Arizona, USA / Veterans Administration Hospital]
Notes
Thomas Victor Crook was born in Valleyfield, Quebec, on 15 July 1907. He was married to Catherine Violet Dent and worked as a mill fitter before enlistment, including employment at Montreal Cottons in Valleyfield. Medical history records that he smoked about 30–40 cigarettes a day. After the war the family lived at Valleyfield, Barrington and Lacolle, Quebec. His obituary states that he moved to Arizona on retirement in 1958. He died in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Phoenix on 12 July 1969, aged 61, and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Cemetery.
[Previous notes - manual reconciliation required]
Valleyfield resident, lived at 28 East Park
Thomas Victor Crook BIRTH 15 JUL 1907 • Valleyfield, Beauharnois-Salaberry, Quebec, Canada DEATH JUL 1969 • Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Marriage 27 Mar 1927 • Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Québec, Canada Catherine Violet Dent 1905–2001
Request confirmation number EA2026_0174242
Had recurrent/persistent bronchitis
By 1945 had moved from Valleyfield to Barrington to Lacolle, Quebec
Qualified for the CVSM with Clasp, defence Medal, no 1939-1943 Star
Served for 3 years 66 days
Canada 27 June 1940-21 June 1941, England 30 June 1941
items from P78, 80 not in chronology
smokes 30-40 cigarettes / day
Worked at the Montreal Cottons, Valleyfield, as a Millwright
Additional Service Notes
Enlisted 27 June 1940 and served as a Private with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. He served in Canada until June 1941 and then in the United Kingdom until returning to Canada in October 1943. Recurrent bronchitis, with repeated respiratory illness and hospital treatment, led to medical boards and discharge on 2 December 1943.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Wife Catherine Violet (Dent) Crook was next of kin at enlistment. The 1969 obituary names surviving sons Victor of Phoenix and Terrence of Bristol, Tennessee; daughter Mrs. Joyce Richard of Canada; and ten grandchildren.
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