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Private Charles Sherman Wattie

Survivor of WW2

Date of Death:

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Service Biography

Charles Sherman Wattie was born in Huntingdon on 7 February 1911. He completed Grade 3 and left school after his father's death. He worked on the family farm until age 28, when he sold it and moved to Huntingdon. He was working at Lefebvre's Grocery and as a truck driver when he enlisted. He served in Canada with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during the Second World War, enlisting in January 1944. He was discharged in May 1944 due to a hearing impairment he had experienced since childhood.

General Information

Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D144020
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
No. 32 C.A.M.C. (Basic) Training Centre, Petawawa
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
32 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
33 years 3 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
73 years 5 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Truck Driver
Next of Kin:
Violet Wattie (Fry), wife, Box 108, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Box 108, Huntingdon, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal South, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
169 lbs / 77 kg
Chest:
Expansion:
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Montreal South, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Discharged under R.O. 1029, para. 10 as unable to meet the required military physical standards.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
130 days in service
Buried at:
Huntingdon (St. Joseph) Catholic Cemetery
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Ranks

Conflict Rank Regiment Branch Unit Company Date From Date To
WW2 Private Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Army No. 32 C.A.M.C. (Basic) Training Centre, Petawawa
Basic RCAMC training.
WW2 Private Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Army No. 4 District Depot, Montreal South
Discharge establishment.
WW2 Private Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Army No. 3A District Depot, Kingston
WW2 Private Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps Army No. 4 District Depot, Montreal South
Initial depot.

Awards

Conflict Award Action Date of Award Date of Citation Source
WW2 War Medal 1939-45 Award
WW2 War Service Badge, General Service Class Award
075775

Service Chronology

1911-02-07 — Born at Huntingdon, Quebec.
1944-01-07 — Enlisted at Montreal South, Quebec / No. 4 District Depot.
1944-01-27 — Transferred to Petawawa, Ontario / No. 32 C.A.M.C. (Basic) Training Centre.
1944-03-17 — At Petawawa, Ontario / No. 32 C.A.M.C. (Basic) Training Centre, forfeited one day's pay and was awarded three days confined to barracks for absence without leave of 20 hours 16 minutes.
1944-03-30 — At Petawawa, Ontario / No. 32 C.A.M.C. (Basic) Training Centre, referred for assessment of impaired hearing.
1944-04-10 — Struck off strength from Petawawa, Ontario / No. 32 C.A.M.C. (Basic) Training Centre on transfer to Kingston.
1944-04-11 — Taken on strength at Kingston, Ontario / No. 3A District Depot.
1944-04-15 — At Kingston, Ontario / No. 3A District Depot, chest X-ray and medical consultant examination found no evidence of active chest disease.
1944-04-25 — Struck off strength from Kingston, Ontario / No. 3A District Depot on transfer to Montreal South.
1944-04-26 — Taken on strength at Montreal South, Quebec / No. 4 District Depot.
1944-05-04 — At Montreal South, Quebec / No. 4 District Depot, assessed as unfit for further military service after medical and psychiatric review.
1944-05-16 — Discharged medically at Montreal South, Quebec / No. 4 District Depot as unable to meet required military physical standards.
1984-07-25 — Died at Huntingdon, Quebec.

Notes

Charles Sherman Wattie was born at Huntingdon, Quebec, on 7 February 1911. He completed Grade 3 and left school very young. After his father's death he worked on the family farm near Farnham; he later sold the farm and moved to Huntingdon, where he worked in a hardware and paint store, drove a truck and did carpentry. At enlistment he was married to Violet (Fry) Wattie and they had a son, Donald, aged two. His leisure interests included reading newspapers and listening to the radio.
Worked at lefebvre grocery, huntingdon
He was hearing impaired.
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Charles Sherman Wattie BIRTH 7 FEB 1911 • Elgin, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada DEATH 25 JUL 1984 • Huntingdon, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada
C. Sherman Wattie BIRTH 1911 DEATH 1984 (aged 72–73) BURIAL Cimetière Saint-Joseph Huntingdon, Monteregie Region, Québec, Canada
Request confirmation number EA2026_0174392

Additional Service Notes

Served in Canada with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps from 7 January to 16 May 1944. Trained at No. 32 Canadian Army Medical Corps (Basic) Training Centre at Petawawa and later served through district depots at Kingston and Montreal South. He was discharged medically after impaired hearing and temperamental instability were assessed as preventing him from meeting required military physical standards.

Additional Next of Kin Notes

Wife: Violet Wattie (née Fry), Box 108, Huntingdon, Quebec. Son: Donald Wattie, age 2 in January 1944. Mother: Mabel Wattie, widow, Box 108, Huntingdon, Quebec. Psychiatric report records seven siblings alive and well, five boys in the Army, and two sisters.

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