Private Rolland Benoit
Survivor of WW2
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Rolland Benoit was born at Cornwall, Ontario, on 18 August 1915. He completed Grade 4 at Cornwall Public School and worked as a waiter and truck driver.
He spoke French and English. He first enlisted with the Royal Canadian Engineers in September 1939 and was discharged in November 1939 after a short period of service for an unusual reason; failure to sign his service contract.
He married Myrtle Lagow at Ottawa on 25 February 1940. Then enlisted at Ottawa on 28 February 1942. He served in Canada as a driver and general-duty soldier, principally at the Officer Training Centre at Brockville. After training, he went overseas in May 1943 and returned to Canada in December 1943.
He was discharged medically in February 1944.
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
C-2092
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Army
Battalion:
No. 3 District Depot
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Cornwall, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
26 years 6 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
28 years 5 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
84 years 4 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Waiter
Next of Kin:
Myrtle Benoit, wife, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
14 Centre Street, Huntingdon, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Ottawa, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 11.0 in / 180 cm
Weight:
146 lbs / 66 kg
Chest:
37.0 in / 94 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Ottawa, Ontario
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Discharged as unable to meet required military physical standards after medical and neuropsychiatric assessment.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
704 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Private |
Canadian Army |
Army |
No. 3 District Depot |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Canadian Army |
Army |
Canadian Army Overseas / reinforcement holding and employment units |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Canadian Ordnance Corps |
Army |
A-21 Canadian Ordnance Corps Training Centre, Kingston |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Canadian Army |
Army |
Officer Training Centre, Brockville |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Canadian Army |
Army |
No. 31 Training Centre, Cornwall |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Canadian Army |
Army |
No. 3 District Depot |
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| WW2 |
Sapper |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
3rd Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
Defence Medal |
Award |
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| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal |
Award |
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| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-1945 |
Award |
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Service Chronology
1915-08-18 — Born in Cornwall, Ontario.
1939-09-08 — Enlisted with 3rd Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, Ottawa, Ontario, as a Sapper.
1939-09-25 to 1939-09-28 — Hospitalized for an upper respiratory infection during Royal Canadian Engineers service.
1939-11-23 — Discharged from 3rd Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, Ottawa, Ontario.
1940-02-25 — Married Myrtle Lagow at Ottawa, Ontario.
1942-02-28 — Enlisted for active service at Ottawa, Ontario, as Private C-2092.
1942-03-14 — Attached to No. 31 Training Centre, Cornwall, Ontario, for training.
1942-05-31 — Ceased attachment to No. 31 Training Centre, Cornwall, Ontario.
1942-06-01 — Attached to Officer Training Centre, Brockville, Ontario.
1942-08-28 to 1942-09-13 — Granted special leave and furlough from Officer Training Centre, Brockville, Ontario.
1942-09-21 to 1942-09-25 — Absent without leave from Officer Training Centre, Brockville, Ontario; later forfeited pay.
1942-09-28 — Awarded confinement to barracks for absence without leave at Officer Training Centre, Brockville, Ontario.
1942-10-01 to 1942-10-06 — Admitted to and discharged from Brockville Military Hospital, Brockville, Ontario, after post-operative abdominal complaints.
1942-10-15 to 1942-10-20 — Readmitted to and discharged from Brockville Military Hospital, Brockville, Ontario.
1943-02-01 — Forfeited pay for absence without leave while at Officer Training Centre, Brockville, Ontario.
1943-02-18 to 1943-02-22 — Absent without leave from Officer Training Centre, Brockville, Ontario.
1943-03-12 — Returned from absence without leave to Officer Training Centre, Brockville, Ontario.
1943-03-24 to 1943-03-27 — Served detention following absence without leave at Officer Training Centre, Brockville, Ontario.
1943-05-07 — Struck off strength Officer Training Centre, Brockville, Ontario, on transfer to A-21 Canadian Ordnance Corps Training Centre, Kingston, Ontario.
1943-05-14 — Taken on strength Canadian Army Overseas, United Kingdom, after transfer from Canada.
1943-05-15 to 1943-12-02 — Served in the United Kingdom with reinforcement/holding and employment units; the service forms record a succession of postings and attachments.
1943-12-03 — Struck off strength Canadian Army Overseas, United Kingdom, on return to Canada.
1943-12-12 — Taken on strength No. 3 District Depot on return to Canada; No. 3 District Depot.
1944-01-25 — Attached to No. 3 District Depot, Kingston, Ontario, for medical board proceedings.
1944-02-02 — Discharged at Ottawa, Ontario, as unable to meet required military physical standards.
1945-07-25 — Son Lees Benoit was born at Valleyfield, Quebec.
1947-04-17 — Applied at Kingston, Ontario, for further Canadian Army service; application records wife Myrtle and son Lees.
Notes
Rolland Benoit was born at Cornwall, Ontario, on 18 August 1915. He completed Grade 4 at Cornwall Public School and worked as a waiter and truck driver. He spoke French and English. He first enlisted with the Royal Canadian Engineers in September 1939 and was discharged in November 1939 after a short period of service. He married Myrtle Lagow at Ottawa on 25 February 1940. Re-enlisting at Ottawa on 28 February 1942, he served in Canada as a driver and general-duty soldier, principally at the Officer Training Centre at Brockville. His record includes repeated periods of absence without leave and detention. Medical assessment in 1943-44 documented longstanding learning and emotional difficulties and concluded that he was unable to meet required military physical standards. He was discharged medically on 2 February 1944. He and Myrtle later had a son, Lees Benoit, born at Valleyfield on 25 July 1945.
[Previous notes - manual reconciliation required]
born in Cornwall, Ont. August 18, 1915,
Rolland Benoit BIRTH 18 AUG 1915 • Cornwall, Ontario, Canada DEATH 11 JAN 2000 • Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario, Canada
Honourable Discharge 2 Feb 1944 Medically Unfit
Request confirmation number EA2026_0174230
Additional Service Notes
initial discharge from the service was because he would not sign M.F.M. ,(Enlisted 8 sept 1939, discharged Nov 30 1939
M.F.M. 2 is the standard Enrolment and Attestation Paper used for non-commissioned personnel ("other ranks") in the Canadian Army (Active Service Force) during World War II
Active Canadian Army service from 28 February 1942 to 2 February 1944. After training at No. 31 Training Centre, Cornwall, and the Officer Training Centre, Brockville, he transferred through A-21 Canadian Ordnance Corps Training Centre, Kingston, and served overseas in the United Kingdom from May to December 1943, with reinforcement/holding and employment units and short attachments recorded in the service forms. He returned to Canada in December 1943 and was administered through No. 3 District Depot before medical discharge on 2 February 1944.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Wife Myrtle Lagow Benoit of Huntingdon, Quebec, was his next of kin during the 1942-44 service. They married at Ottawa on 25 February 1940. A 1947 application records their son Lees Benoit, born at Valleyfield, Quebec, on 25 July 1945. His father was Joseph Benoit, a carpenter, and his mother was Dianna Benoit, both associated with 94 Carleton Street, Cornwall; a sister, Irene Benoit, was also recorded in 1947.
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