Private Paul Morin
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Paul Morin, also recorded in his service file as Philorum Morin, was born at Beauharnois, Quebec, on 1 February 1890. He served as Private 416023 with the 41st Battalion and later the 69th Battalion. His surviving attestation was signed at Bramshott, England, on 13 October 1915, although later records state that his service reckoned from an earlier date. He served in England and did not serve in France or Belgium. After a series of medical reviews and casualty/discharge-depot postings, he returned to Canada and was discharged at Quebec on 10 November 1916 as no longer physically fit for war service.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
416023
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Battalion:
69th Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Beauharnois, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
24 years 10 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
25 years 11 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Next of Kin:
Bernadé Morin, Ville Saint-Pierre, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Ville Saint-Pierre, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Bramshott Camp, Kent
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 3.5 in / 161 cm
Weight:
134 lbs / 61 kg
Chest:
36.5 in / 93 cm
Expansion:
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Quebec, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Medically discharged as no longer physically fit for war service.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
394 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Army |
69th Battalion |
|
|
|
| Representative combat/training battalion before casualty/discharge organizations. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Army |
Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre |
|
|
|
| Exact transfer-out day partly obscured; retained conservatively. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Army |
41st Battalion |
|
|
|
| Attestation date used as start; service-reckoning date 14 May 1915 retained in chronology. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Army |
Canadian Casualty Discharge Depot |
|
|
|
| Administrative discharge organization; month-level start only. |
Service Chronology
1890-02-01 — Born
1915-05-14 — Service reckons from this date
1915-10-13 — Signed attestation
1916-02-18 — Attestation certified
1916-04-26 — Taken on strength after arrival in England
1916-07-13 — Transferred
1916-08-11 — Standing Medical Board: 'Mental Stupor'; fit for permanent base duty
1916-08-16 — Taken on strength
1916-09 — Moved through casualty/discharge organizations for return to Canada
1916-09-20 — Medical review supported permanent unfitness/discharge
1916-10-10 — S.O.S. proceeding to Canada
1916-11-10 — Finally discharged as no longer physically fit for war service
Notes
Medical evidence changed over time. A Standing Medical Board at Shorncliffe on 11 August 1916 recorded 'Mental Stupor' and found him fit for permanent base duty. Later medical/discharge records describe flat feet and a longstanding left-hip and leg abnormality, including shortening of the left leg, restricted hip movement and difficulty marching. The later board considered the disabling condition to have existed before enlistment and not to have been aggravated by service, and supported discharge as permanently unfit for war service.
Additional Service Notes
Private 416023 Paul Morin served with the 41st Battalion and later the 69th Battalion. His attestation was signed at Bramshott on 13 October 1915; the casualty record separately states that service reckoned from 14 May 1915, and a later pension declaration gives June 1915. He arrived in England and was taken on strength at West Sandling on 26 April 1916. He transferred to the 69th Battalion at Dibgate on 13 July 1916. He was taken on strength of the Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre on 16 August 1916. In September 1916 he was moved through Canadian discharge/casualty organizations for return to Canada because he was medically unfit. He was struck off strength proceeding to Canada on 10 October 1916 and finally discharged at Quebec on 10 November 1916 as no longer physically fit for war service.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Bernadé Morin of Ville Saint-Pierre, Montreal, Quebec, is repeatedly recorded as next of kin/assigned-pay recipient.
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