Lance Bombardier Joseph Ernest Alsime Galipeau

Ernest Galipeau was born in Huntingdon on 21 October 1919 to Samuel and Louise Galipeau. He completed Grade 6 at St. Joseph's School and worked in silk mills, including Bruck Silk Mills in Cowansville, before enlisting at Sherbrooke on 15 August 1940. He spoke French and English and enjoyed reading. He served with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment in Canada and Newfoundland, then with the 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment before transferring to the Royal Canadian Artillery in July 1942. He served in Britain as a gunner and later a Lance Bombardier. His first wife, Jeanne d'Arc, died in February 1945, leaving a young son. After demobilization on 14 November 1945 he returned to Huntingdon. He died at Barrie Memorial Hospital in Ormstown on 30 March 1992, survived by his wife Gilberte Brunet and four children named in his obituary. He was buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Huntingdon.

1919-10-21 — Born at Huntingdon, Quebec.
1933 — Completed Grade 6 at St. Joseph’s School in Huntingdon, Quebec.
1940-08-15 — Enlisted as a Private in the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment; medically fit, Category A; residing at Cowansville, Quebec. Attested at Sherbrooke, Quebec.
1940-08-16 — Posted to Headquarters Company, Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, at Sherbrooke, Quebec.
1940-09-13 — Dental examination recorded fair oral hygiene and a need for prophylaxis; with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment.
1940-10-21 — Received a dental filling while serving with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment.
1940-10-24 — Executed a military will while serving with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment.
1940-10-30 — Received a tetanus inoculation while serving with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment.
1940-11-11 — Received a dental filling while serving with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment.
1941-02 / 1941-03 — Granted fourteen days’ furlough; records disagree between a start of 17 February and a period of 17–30 March; with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment.
1941-02-15 — Having received military permission, married Jeanne d’Arc while serving with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment.
1941-06-19 — Attached to No.12 Army Training Centre (A-12), at Farnham, Quebec.
1941-07-03 — Ceased training-centre attachment and returned to the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment; recorded place appears to be Mount Bruno, Quebec.
1941-08-07 — Granted 48 hours’ embarkation leave with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, at Ottawa, Ontario.
1941-08-20 — Entrained for Newfoundland with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, from Ottawa, Ontario.
1941-08-24 — Disembarked with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment at St. John’s, Newfoundland.
1941-09-09 — Reported sick with sore throat; apparently returned to duty with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment in Newfoundland.
1941-09-26 — Received T.A.B.T. inoculation while serving with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment in Newfoundland.
1941-12-22 to 1941-12-26 — Granted Christmas leave with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment in Newfoundland.
1942-02-08 — Embarked for return from Newfoundland with the Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment, at St. John’s, Newfoundland.
1942-02-11 — Detrained following return from Newfoundland at Debert, Nova Scotia.
1942-02-17 — Retrospective occupational record dates service as a Trooper and tank gunner with 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment from this date; in Canada.
1942-02-23 to 1942-03-08 — Granted fourteen days’ furlough with a transport warrant; 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment at Debert, Nova Scotia.
1942-03-14 — Carried supernumerary to the establishment of 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment (Sherbrooke Fusilier Regiment), as a Trooper, at Debert, Nova Scotia.
1942-04-05 — Taken on strength from supernumerary personnel, mustered Trooper and posted to C Squadron, 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment, at Debert, Nova Scotia.
1942-04-06 — Punished for missing appointed parade and military duty; amended entries give four days’ ordinary pay and one day’s allowances forfeited, with three days’ summary forfeiture also recorded. With 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment at Debert, Nova Scotia.
1942-05-01 — Medical Category A confirmed while serving with 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment at Debert, Nova Scotia.
1942-07-14 — Struck off strength of 27th Canadian Armoured Regiment on transfer to 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, from Debert, Nova Scotia.
1942-07-15 — Taken on strength as a Gunner and posted to 58th Medium Battery, 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, at Petawawa, Ontario.
1942-08-08 — Embarked for overseas service and struck off strength of Canadian Army in Canada; 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, departing Canada.
1942-08-09 — Taken on strength of the Canadian Army Overseas with 4th Medium Regiment, RCA; one service form explicitly describes this as disembarkation; in United Kingdom.
1942-08-17 — Medal claim dates service in England with 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, from this date; in England, United Kingdom.
1942-09-10 — Attended No.14 Canadian General Hospital for a left-ring-finger X-ray; swelling but no fracture or dislocation; at Horley, England, United Kingdom.
1942-10-14 to 1942-10-15 — Absent without leave from 2300 on 14 October to 2110 on 15 October, totalling 22 hours 10 minutes; 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1942-10-16 — Awarded ten days confined to barracks and one day’s pay forfeiture for absence without leave; 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1942-10-20 — Personnel-selection interview recorded textile work, reading, language abilities and dissatisfaction with night-shift work; 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1942-12-07 to 1942-12-13 — Granted privilege leave with 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1943-01-01 — Gunner’s pay increased to $1.50 daily; 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1943-03-06 to 1943-03-15 — Granted leave with 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1943-03-29 to 1943-04-06 — Received dental restorations, two extractions on 1 April and subsequent prophylaxis; 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1943-04 — Pay record appears to grant eight days’ privilege leave and ration allowance; exact dates unclear; 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1943-08-12 to 1943-08-26 — Received dental restoration and prophylaxis; 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1943-08-30 — Admitted with acute tonsillitis to 21st Canadian Field Dressing Station, at Dorking, England, United Kingdom.
1943-09-04 — Discharged from 21st Canadian Field Dressing Station and returned to 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1944-01-15 — Awarded the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and clasp; 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1944-02-03 to 1944-02-06 — Attended a unit course attached to First Canadian Army; the course title is disputed between postal orderly and petrol-carrying readings; in United Kingdom.
1944-02-17 — Reported sick with impetigo; 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1944-02-28 to 1944-03 — Attended a water-duty course attached to 10 Canadian Field Hygiene Section; end date reads 4 or 9 March; in United Kingdom.
1944-06-02 — Specialist examination at 6 Casualty Clearing Station investigated leg and knee pain; no knee abnormality found and no treatment recommended; 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1944-06-04 — Tuberculosis-survey X-ray reviewed as negative; 58th Medium Battery, 4th Medium Regiment, RCA, in United Kingdom.
1944-06-06 — Struck off strength of 4th Medium Regiment to the RCA X-4 holding list; in United Kingdom.
1944-07-17 — Receiving entry records taken on strength of the RCA X-4 list, 13 Battalion, from 4th Medium Regiment; in United Kingdom.
1944-07-23 — Taken on strength of No.2 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit from the X-4 list; in United Kingdom.
1944-07-25 to 1944-07-27 — Transferred from No.2 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit to the RCA X-4 list; transfer-out dates read 25/26 July and receiving date 27 July; in United Kingdom.
1944-07-31 — Returned to No.2 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit from the X-4 list; in United Kingdom.
1944-08-08 to 1944-08-25 — Absent without leave from 0630 on 8 August until 1800 on 25 August, recorded as 17 days 11½ hours; No.2 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit, in United Kingdom.
1944-08-16 — First Good Conduct Badge recorded effective this date; No.2 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit, in United Kingdom.
1944-09-05 — Awarded fourteen days confined to barracks, 28 days’ punitive pay forfeiture and 18 days’ absence forfeiture, totalling 46 days; No.2 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit, in United Kingdom.
1944-10-24 — Granted nine days’ privilege leave; No.2 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit, in United Kingdom.
1945-01-02 to 1945-01-09 — Received dental restorations with No.2 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit, in United Kingdom.
1945-02-27 — His wife Jeanne d’Arc died at Sherbrooke, Quebec.
1945-03-16 to 1945-03-22 — Granted seven days’ privilege leave with No.2 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit, in United Kingdom.
1945-04-09 — Promoted to Lance Bombardier with No.2 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit, in United Kingdom.
1945-06-07 — Struck off strength of No.2 Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Unit to No.5 Canadian Repatriation Depot, in United Kingdom.
1945-06-08 — Taken on strength of No.5 Canadian Repatriation Depot, in United Kingdom.
1945-08-09 — Interviewed about rehabilitation, trade training and future textile work; widower with a three-year-old son; No.5 Canadian Repatriation Depot, in United Kingdom.
1945-08-13 — Medal claim records a posting to No.4 Canadian Repatriation Depot, in United Kingdom.
1945-08-24 — Admitted from No.4 Canadian Repatriation Depot to No.22 Canadian General Hospital, at Bramshott, England, United Kingdom.
1945-08-30 — Discharged from No.22 Canadian General Hospital; discharge notification directed him to No.1 Canadian Repatriation Depot, in United Kingdom.
1945-09-03 — Defence Medal entitlement certified on the basis of service in England; in United Kingdom.
1945-09-09 — Administratively struck off strength of Canadian Army Overseas and No.1 Canadian Repatriation Depot; returning from United Kingdom.
1945-09-10 — Pay record reports taken on strength from an overseas hospital; repatriation administration for Canada.
1945-09-16 — Admitted to the ship’s hospital with influenza-like illness aboard RMS Scythia, North Atlantic.
1945-09-18 — Arrived in Canada, transferred from RMS Scythia to Quebec Military Hospital, Laurier Avenue, and reported to No.5 District Depot at Lauzon; at Quebec, Quebec.
1945-09-24 — Discharged from Quebec Military Hospital to No.5 District Depot, Lauzon, with 48 hours excused duty; in Quebec.
1945-09-25 to 1945-10-25 — Granted disembarkation leave while on strength of No.5 District Depot, at Lauzon, Quebec.
1945-09-26 — Struck off strength of No.5 District Depot on transfer to No.4 District Depot, from Lauzon, Quebec.
1945-09-27 — Taken on strength of No.4 District Depot, at Montreal South, Quebec.
1945-09-29 to 1945-10-29 — Granted leave and ration allowance under Article 196(4), FR&I, with No.4 District Depot, at Montreal South, Quebec.
1945-10-30 — Admitted from No.4 District Depot to Montreal Military Hospital, Montreal, Quebec.
1945-11-02 — Underwent surgery and cystoscopic investigation at Montreal Military Hospital, Montreal, Quebec.
1945-11-09 — Discharged from Montreal Military Hospital to unit and duty, No.4 District Depot, at Montreal South, Quebec.
1945-11-13 to 1945-11-14 — Final medical board found no abnormality, recommended no treatment and approved an all-1 PULHEMS profile; dental discharge examination also recorded; at Montreal South, Quebec.
1945-11-14 — Demobilized as a Lance Bombardier, RCA, with $100 clothing allowance and thirty days’ pay of rank; received discharge certificate and General Service war-service badge; No.4 District Depot, at Montreal South, Quebec.
1945-12-09 — Notified authorities of his move from Sherbrooke and requested gratuity cheques at 34 Lake Street, Huntingdon, Quebec.
1945-12-29 — Military will returned with advice that it remained valid unless revoked; correspondence addressed to 63B, 1st Avenue South, Sherbrooke, Quebec.
1946-02-10 — Requested redirection of gratuity payments to 34 Lake Street, Box 408, Huntingdon, Quebec.
1946-03-23 — Sent a $3.82 adjustment for September 1945 ration allowance, addressed to 34 Lake Street, Box 408, Huntingdon, Quebec.
1946-05-08 — Treasury requested documents to transfer assigned pay of $23 from Marianne Lagueux to Florian Morin, effective 1 September 1945; concerning the veteran at Huntingdon, Quebec.
1946-08-30 — Applied for out-of-work rehabilitation allowances; widower with one dependent child, aged four; residing at 34 Lake Street, Huntingdon, Quebec.
1946-09-26 — Interview supported his out-of-work allowance application; resident of Huntingdon, Quebec.
1946-10-24 — Rehabilitation Board authorized $50 monthly out-of-work allowances for 30 August–21 November, subject to qualification; resident of Huntingdon, Quebec.
1947-01-31 to 1947-02-07 — Received postwar dental fillings, an extraction and prophylaxis; resident of 34 Lake Street, Huntingdon, Quebec.
1948-09-22 — Final $9.01 re-establishment-credit payment authorized to close his account; address 34 Lake Street, Huntingdon, Quebec.
1949-01-06 — No.4 Personnel Depot requested advice on his eligibility as a Canadian Army Active Force applicant, at Montreal, Quebec.
1949-01-10 — Army Personnel supplied prior-service and disciplinary summary in response to re-enlistment inquiry; from Ottawa, Ontario.
1949-10-25 — Admitted for probable subacute appendicitis to Queen Mary Veterans Hospital.
1949-10-31 — Underwent appendectomy at Queen Mary Veterans Hospital.
1949-11-17 — Campaign medals dispatched to the veteran: CVSM and clasp, Defence Medal and War Medal 1939–1945; resident of 34 Lake Street, Huntingdon, Quebec.
1949-11-18 — Discharged home after appendectomy and treatment of a stitch abscess, from Queen Mary Veterans Hospital.
1986-07-21 — Bureau of Pensions Advocates requested service documents for a pension application; from its office in Montreal, Quebec.
1986-07-25 — Veterans Services requested proof of service for a War Veterans Allowance application; from Montreal, Quebec.
1986-07-30 — Service confirmation for Ernest Galipeau recorded enlistment, discharge, birth and Canada/Newfoundland/overseas service.
1992-03-30 — Died aged 72 at Barrie Memorial Hospital, Ormstown, Quebec.
1992-04-01 — Funeral at 2 p.m., from Kelly Funeral Home to St. Joseph’s Church; buried in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Huntingdon, Quebec.