Private George Albert Hoyer
Survivor of WW2
Date of Death:
Service Biography
George Albert Hoyer enlisted at Edmonton, Alberta, on 11 July 1941 and served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in Canada and the United Kingdom. He qualified as a Coppersmith, Group B, and served overseas from June 1942 until September 1945. He was discharged at Calgary on 8 November 1945 on demobilization.
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
M65718
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Battalion:
1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Brooklet, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
31 years 6 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
35 years 10 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
83 years 11 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Hotel clerk
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Dorothy Hoyer, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
Address at Enlistment:
Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
Religion:
United Church of Canada
Place of Enlistment:
Edmonton, Alberta
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
139 lbs / 63 kg
Chest:
33.5 in / 85 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Calgary, Alberta
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1581 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Army |
1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Army |
No. 13 District Depot |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Army |
No. 1 Canadian Repatriation Depot |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Army |
1 Canadian ASC Reinforcement Unit |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps |
Army |
A20 RCASC (A) Training Centre |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Canadian Army |
Army |
No. 13 District Depot |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Canadian Army |
Army |
CABTC 131 |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Canadian Army |
Army |
No. 13 District Depot |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
Good Conduct Badge |
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| WW2 |
Defence Medal |
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| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-45 |
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| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp |
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| WW2 |
War Service Badge — General Service Class |
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Service Chronology
1910-01-02 — Born at Brooklet, Quebec.
1941-07-11 — Enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Force as a Private — Edmonton, Alberta / No. 13 District Depot.
1941-07-20 — Granted leave from 1600 hrs to 2359 hrs — Edmonton, Alberta / No. 13 District Depot.
1941-07-25 — Posted to C.A.C. Recruit Battalion reinforcements — Edmonton, Alberta.
1941-07-31 — Struck off strength on transfer to Training Centre 131, Camrose — Camrose, Alberta.
1941-08-01 — Taken on strength from No. 13 District Depot for training at CABTC 131 — Camrose, Alberta / CABTC 131.
1941-09-08 — Granted permission to marry Dorothy Hartigh — Camrose, Alberta / CABTC 131.
1941-09-13 — Marriage certificate produced; next of kin changed to Dorothy Hartigh of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta — Camrose, Alberta / CABTC 131.
1941-09-27 — Struck off strength to No. 13 District Depot (Vocational Wing) for trade testing/training — Edmonton, Alberta / No. 13 District Depot.
1941-09-28 — Taken on strength and posted to 'SUPY TO EST' as written in the service record — Edmonton, Alberta / No. 13 District Depot.
1941-11-06 — Admitted to Edmonton Military Hospital — Edmonton, Alberta / Edmonton Military Hospital.
1941-11-07 — Discharged from Edmonton Military Hospital — Edmonton, Alberta / Edmonton Military Hospital.
1941-12-23 — Granted five days Christmas leave — Canada / No. 13 District Depot.
1942-01-13 — Posted to C.A.C. Reinforcements — Canada.
1942-02-09 to 1942-02-22 — Granted furlough — Canada.
1942-03-07 — Struck off strength on transfer to A20 RCASC (A) Training Centre, Red Deer — Red Deer, Alberta / A20 RCASC (A) Training Centre.
1942-03-08 — Taken on strength A20 RCASC from No. 13 District Depot — Red Deer, Alberta / A20 RCASC.
1942-04-09 — Qualified Class III Driver (Wheeled) — Red Deer, Alberta / A20 RCASC.
1942-04-13 — Admitted to Red Deer Military Hospital — Red Deer, Alberta / Red Deer Military Hospital.
1942-04-21 — Discharged from Red Deer Military Hospital — Red Deer, Alberta / Red Deer Military Hospital.
1942-05-04 — Qualified as Coppersmith — Red Deer, Alberta / A20 RCASC.
1942-06-01 to 1942-06-04 — Granted furlough; time without penalty recorded as nil — Canada / A20 RCASC.
1942-06-11 — Struck off strength A20 RCASC (A) Training Centre Reinforcements on posting to No. 1 RCASC Reinforcement Unit — Canada / A20 RCASC.
1942-06-15 — Embarked from Canada for overseas service.
1942-06-16 — Overseas service accounting began; struck off strength CASF (Canada) on transfer overseas — Canada / United Kingdom.
1942-06-24 — Disembarked in the United Kingdom.
1942-06-25 — Taken on strength of 1 Canadian ASC Reinforcement Unit from Canada — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian ASC Reinforcement Unit.
1942-07-08 — Qualified Driver (Wheeled) — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian ASC Reinforcement Unit.
1942-10-19 to 1942-10-26 — Granted privilege leave — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian ASC Reinforcement Unit.
1942-11-18 — Attached for training to No. 10 Technical Training Group — United Kingdom / No. 10 Technical Training Group.
1942-11-25 — Attached for sheet-metal-worker course at No. 10 (Glasgow) Technical Training Group — Glasgow, Scotland / No. 10 (Glasgow) Technical Training Group.
1943-02-10 — Passed standardized sheet-metal-worker Group B classification — Glasgow, Scotland / No. 10 (Glasgow) Technical Training Group.
1943-02-11 — Returned to No. 1 Canadian ASC Reinforcement Unit after technical training — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian ASC Reinforcement Unit.
1943-03-05 — Qualified Coppersmith, Group B — United Kingdom / RCASC.
1943-05-22 — Struck off strength on posting to 1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company, RCASC — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company, RCASC.
1943-05-23 — Taken on strength of 1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company, RCASC — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company, RCASC.
1943-06-01 — Six months' proficiency pay at $1.50 per day recorded — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company, RCASC.
1943-07-11 — Awarded first Good Conduct Badge — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company, RCASC.
1943-12-20 — Admitted to No. 3 Canadian General Hospital with influenza — United Kingdom / No. 3 Canadian General Hospital.
1943-12-27 — Discharged from No. 3 Canadian General Hospital following influenza — United Kingdom / No. 3 Canadian General Hospital.
1944-02-19 — Chest X-ray reported clear — United Kingdom / No. 8 Canadian General Hospital.
1944-09-15 — Awarded Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp; authority CRO 4107 — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company, RCASC.
1945-08-24 — Cable from Huntingdon, Quebec reported his mother dangerously ill — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company, RCASC.
1945-08-29 — Applied for compassionate return to Canada because his mother was dangerously ill — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company, RCASC.
1945-09-03 — Compassionate-return application recommended under ADGEN 29 — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company, RCASC.
1945-09-04 — Authority issued for posting to No. 1 Canadian Repatriation Depot for compassionate return to Canada — United Kingdom / 1 Canadian Administrative Transport Company, RCASC.
1945-09-06 — Struck off strength to No. 1 Canadian Repatriation Depot for compassionate return to Canada — United Kingdom / No. 1 Canadian Repatriation Depot.
1945-09-24 — Overseas service ended — United Kingdom / Canada.
1945-10-09 — Reported to No. 13 District Depot, Calgary, following return from overseas; disembarkation leave recorded — Calgary, Alberta / No. 13 District Depot.
1945-11-08 — Discharged on demobilization to return to civil life — Calgary, Alberta / No. 13 District Depot.
Notes
During his 1945 compassionate-return application, his mother was reported dangerously ill at Huntingdon, Quebec.
Brooklet is a placename in Hinchinbrook
Enlisted at Edmonton, July 8, 1941.
Born at Hinchinbrook, Jan. 1910.
IRTH 1910 • Hinchinbrooke, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada DEATH 1 JAN 1994 • Alberta, Canada
Request confirmation number EA2026_0172752
Additional Service Notes
Served in Canada and the United Kingdom with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. Qualified and employed as a Coppersmith, Group B. Overseas active service is certified from 16 June 1942 to 24 September 1945.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
At enlistment he was single and reported no children. His parents were William Hoyer and Orpha Jean Hoyer; a dependants form dated 12 July 1941 records both parents at Athelstan, Quebec, with William described as a farmer. He was granted permission to marry Dorothy Hartigh on 8 September 1941; a marriage certificate was subsequently produced and his next of kin was changed to Mrs. Dorothy Hoyer of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. In August 1945 his mother was reported dangerously ill at Huntingdon, Quebec.
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