Captain Georges Normandin
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Georges Normandin was born at Saint-Malachie, Quebec, on 28 February 1890 and worked as a notary. He entered the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Montreal on 19 February 1916 as a commissioned officer in the Canadian Army Pay Corps. Captain Normandin served in Canada, France and England during the First World War. His service continued into the postwar period, and he was struck off strength on 15 May 1920 on general demobilization.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
NA
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army Pay Corps
Battalion:
Canadian Army Pay Corps
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Saint-Malachie, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
45 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
50 years 2 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Notary
Next of Kin:
Georgie Normandin (wife), Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
Weight:
Chest:
Expansion:
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Canada
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1547 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Captain |
Canadian Army Pay Corps |
Army |
Canadian Army Pay Corps |
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|
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| Stable commissioned rank/corps; representative service row. |
| WW1 |
Captain |
Canadian Army Pay Corps |
Army |
No. 5 Detachment, Canadian Army Pay Corps |
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|
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| Transferred to No. 5 Detachment after ceasing attachment to Clearing Services Command; SOS 15 May 1920. |
Service Chronology
1890-02-28 — Born
1916-02-19 — Taken on strength and appointed to commissioned rank
1916-1920 — Served overseas and in Canada
1919-12-19 — Ceased attachment and transferred
1920-04-30 — Medical examination for discharge
1920-05-15 — Struck off strength on general demobilization
Notes
Medical History Sheet records Captain Normandin, Canadian Army Pay Corps, born Saint-Malachie, Quebec, with apparent age 26 and physical development described as fair; the leaving-service examination records his general health and physical condition as good.
Additional Service Notes
Captain Georges Normandin entered the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Montreal on 19 February 1916 and served as a commissioned officer in the Canadian Army Pay Corps. His Certificate of Service records service in Canada, France and England. The pay and casualty records show continued Canadian Army Pay Corps employment through the post-armistice period. On 19 December 1919 he ceased an attachment to the Clearing Services Command and was transferred to No. 5 Detachment, Canadian Army Pay Corps. He was struck off strength effective 15 May 1920 under Routine Order 1420, paragraph 10, on general demobilization.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
His wife, Georgie Normandin, is documented in the separation-allowance records. The Officer's Declaration Paper gives the couple's address as 365 St Hubert Street, Montreal. A later separation-allowance sheet gives 148 Baggot Street, Montreal, and the Separation and Assigned Pay Branch sheet gives 125 St. Jacques Street, Montreal. These are retained as successive documented addresses rather than reconciled into one address.
Version: 3 Last modified: 2026-09-01 02:05:03
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