Sergeant Norman Lionel Hodges

Norman Lionel Hodges was born in Montreal, Quebec, on 17 December 1914. Before the war he worked as a typewriter mechanic and had served with the Royal Montreal Regiment in the Non-Permanent Active Militia. He enlisted for active service at Westmount, Quebec, on 23 May 1940 as D-77282. He served overseas in the United Kingdom and France with the Royal Montreal Regiment, 32nd Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment and 28th Canadian Armoured Regiment, and was promoted to Sergeant. He embarked from the United Kingdom on 22 July 1944 and landed in France on 24 July. He was taken prisoner on 14 August 1944; official casualty records reported him missing in action the following day. He was held at Stalag 357 as POW no. 86200 until liberation in May 1945, returned to Canada in July, and was discharged at Montreal South on 27 August 1945 on demobilization. Norman Lionel Hodges died on 5 June 2000 at Lakeshore General Hospital.

1914-12-17 — Born
1931-11-14 — Attested for Non-Permanent Active Militia service
1940-05-23 — Enlisted for active service
1940-05-23 — Taken on strength for active service
1940-08-25 — Overseas-service reckoning begins on July 1945 Medical Board
1940-08-26 — Embarked according to Medical History of an Invalid
1940-08-27 — June 1945 Medical Board records service 'abroad' from this date
1940-10-06 — Admitted to C.M.C. Bordon
1940-10-11 — Discharged from C.M.C. Bordon
1941-01-18 — Admitted with rubella
1941-01-25 — Discharged to duty after rubella
1941-02-05 to 1941-02-14 — Privilege leave
1941-03-08 — Appointed Acting Lance Corporal
1941-07-28 — Placed on command for course/training
1941-08-08 — Returned from command
1941-08-13 to 1941-08-22 — Privilege leave
1941-10-07 — Reverted to permanent rank of Private
1941-10-16 — Struck off strength
1941-10-19 — Taken on strength
1942-05-07 — Privilege leave with warrant
1942-06-08 to 1942-06-15 — Privilege leave
1942-06-29 — Granted Good Conduct Badge
1942-07-22 — Appointed Acting Lance Corporal
1942-09-14 — Privilege leave
1942-10-16 — Ceased to hold Acting Lance Corporal appointment and appointed Acting Corporal
1942-10-20 to 1942-11-10 — Attended Command P.T. Course No. 49 while attached to Garrison Gym, Shorncliffe
1942-12-07 — Privilege leave
1942-12-22 — Appointed Lance Corporal while retaining acting rank of Acting Corporal
1942-12-29 — Admitted to No. 4 Casualty Clearing Station
1942-12-31 — Discharged from No. 4 Casualty Clearing Station
1943-01-20 — Confirmed in rank of Corporal
1943-03-15 to 1943-03-24 — Privilege leave
1943-05-27 — Appointed Acting Lance Sergeant
1943-07-29 — Attached to 1 Canadian Armoured Corps Reinforcement Unit, F.A.P.
1943-08-31 — Appointed Lance Sergeant
1943-08-31 — Appointed Acting Sergeant
1943-10-08 — Admitted to No. 1 Canadian Special Hospital
1943-10-28 — Discharged from No. 1 Canadian Special Hospital
1943-11-02 — Confirmed in rank of Sergeant
1944-03-18 — Struck off strength on transfer
1944-03-19 — Taken on strength after transfer
1944-05-29 — Struck off strength on transfer to 28th Canadian Armoured Regiment
1944-05-30 — Taken on strength
1944-07-22 — Embarked from United Kingdom
1944-07-24 — Disembarked in France
1944-08-14 — Taken prisoner according to post-liberation medical histories
1944-08-15 — Officially reported missing in action
1944-09-07 — Transferred to Stalag 357
1944-10-14 — Previously reported missing; now reported prisoner of war, camp and number then unstated
1944-11-08 — Reported prisoner of war at Stalag 357, POW no. 86200
1945-05-02 — Liberated / captivity ended
1945-05-11 — Admitted after liberation
1945-05-18 — Post-liberation medical history records joint pains during captivity, poor food and sleeping on boards
1945-05-19 — Chest X-ray negative
1945-06-28 — Medical Board for discharge/repatriation review
1945-07-12 — Completed overseas service
1945-07-13 — Returned to service in Canada
1945-07-27 — Medical Board at Montreal South
1945-08-27 — Discharged on demobilization / return to civil life
2000-06-05 — Died at Lakeshore General Hospital