Private Gérard Patrick Quevillon

Gérard Patrick Quevillon was born at Valleyfield, Quebec, on 14 December 1920, the son of Joseph Quevillon and Bertha Gibault. The family lived at 47 rue St-Théodore. He attended École Émard and completed approximately grade five. French was his principal language. His civilian occupations were recorded as farm hand and day labourer, and an occupational history also reported experience as a waiter. He enlisted at Montreal on 5 April 1940 as a Private in Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, Canadian Active Service Force, with number D61920. He was medically discharged on 17 May. He re-enlisted in Le Régiment de Maisonneuve on 11 July 1940 under number D57590, trained at Valcartier and returned to the regimental depot in Montreal. On 28 September he was discharged through No. 4 District Depot as not likely to become an efficient soldier. He sought to return to Army service in 1941, but his request was refused. A call-up medical examination in September 1942 found him ineligible for enrolment. Quevillon enlisted again at Quebec on 21 January 1943 in No. 46 Company, Canadian Provost Corps, under number E80246. He was attached to No. 36 Company and trained briefly at Canadian Army Basic Training Centre No. 53, Lauzon. A right-ankle injury on 6 March led to treatment at Quebec Military Hospital and later Clinique Roy-Rousseau, where an infection was drained on 20 March. Following medical assessment, he transferred to No. 5 District Depot and was medically discharged on 29 April 1943. His three completed periods of active service were all in Canada. He received General Service War Service Badge 090513 in August 1942. After his badge and discharge papers were stolen in Montreal in December 1943, he sought replacements; badge 149424 was supplied in April 1945. His War Medal 1939–45 was dispatched in May 1950. His war-service gratuity was calculated as $52.50, based on 220 qualifying days. Later Army orders restored his original number D61920. Quevillon married Germaine Desrochers at Saint-Esprit parish, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, on 22 December 1979. He died at Hôpital Ste-Anne in Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue on 7 September 1992 and was buried in the Field of Honour at Valleyfield Catholic Cemetery.

1920-12-14 — Born at Valleyfield, son of Joseph Quevillon and Bertha Gibault; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1940-04-02 — Entry medical examination for Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal: category A; height 72.5 inches, weight 140 pounds; chest fully expanded 35 inches with 3-inch expansion; fair complexion, blue eyes and fair hair; two right-arm tattoos; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-04-05 — Enlisted as a Private in Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, Canadian Active Service Force, D61920; single, father Joseph next of kin at 47 rue St-Théodore, Valleyfield; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-05-03 — Awarded one day's confinement to barracks for conduct prejudicial to good order and military discipline; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-05-08 — Medical board recommended category E and discharge following assessment of intellectual limitations; no further treatment required; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-05-10 to 1940-05-14 — Medical-board recommendation received medical-service approvals; final approval and return of proceedings on 14 May; Montreal, Quebec; Ottawa, Ontario.
1940-05-17 — Discharged from Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal as physically unfit, R.O. 37(10); conduct Good; returned to 47 rue St-Théodore, Valleyfield; first period 5 April to 17 May; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-06-11 — Medical-board proceedings forwarded to Canadian Pension Commission after first discharge; Ottawa, Ontario.
1940-07-05 — Medical examination before re-enlistment found category A; weight 135 pounds, fully expanded chest 34 inches with 3.5-inch expansion; mild left varicocele; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-07-11 — Re-enlisted as a Private at Régiment de Maisonneuve depot, D57590; farmer, single; father Joseph, a chauffeur, next of kin; French-speaking; education at École Émard, Valleyfield; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-07-24 to 1940-07-25 — Transferred from Régiment de Maisonneuve depot to Canadian Infantry Training Centre, Military District No. 5; taken on attached strength 25 July; Valcartier, Quebec.
1940-07-25 to 1940-08-01 — Tetanus and first T.A.B. inoculation recorded 25 July; second T.A.B. inoculation appears dated 1 August; Valcartier, Quebec.
1940-08 — Dental examination and treatment recorded; exact early-August days uncertain; Valcartier, Quebec.
1940-08-17 — Absent without leave for 7 hours 40 minutes while at Valcartier; Valcartier, Quebec.
1940-08-20 — Reprimanded for absence of 17 August; forfeited one day's pay; Valcartier, Quebec.
1940-08-22 to 1940-08-23 — Returned from infantry training centre at Valcartier to Régiment de Maisonneuve depot; taken on depot strength 23 August; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-08-28 — Dental examination found neglected oral hygiene and gingivitis; prophylaxis required; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-08-31 to 1940-09-01 — Transferred from Régiment de Maisonneuve depot to No. 4 District Depot, Régiment de Maisonneuve Wing; taken on strength 1 September; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-09-11 — Further dental examination recorded neglected oral hygiene and teeth requiring treatment; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-09-24 — Discharge medical board found fit for general service, category A, and no treatment required; release grounds were other than medical unfitness; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-09-28 — Discharged through No. 4 District Depot as not likely to become an efficient soldier, R.O. 37(5); conduct Good; second period 11 July to 28 September, 80 days; $17 clothing allowance; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-09-30 — Records office requested restoration of original number D61920 and drew attention to conflicting medical categories on re-enlistment; Ottawa, Ontario.
1940-10-03 — Medical Services directed a further medical board after discovering his earlier category E discharge; correspondence postdates his September release; Ottawa, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec.
1940-11-05 — No. 4 District Depot order directed restoration of original number D61920; medical-board proceedings also forwarded to Canadian Pension Commission; Montreal, Quebec; Ottawa, Ontario.
1941 — Sprained left foot at Valleyfield and reportedly could not walk for about six weeks; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1941-08-18 — Wrote requesting re-enlistment, stating he liked Army life and had no home, while giving correspondence address 47 rue St-Théodore; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1941-08-27 to 1941-09-04 — Army replies refused his re-enlistment request in view of the two previous discharges; draft conditional wording was replaced by refusal; Ottawa, Ontario.
1942-07-03 — Requested an Army badge to show that he had been discharged; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1942-07-22 — Army sent application instructions for General Service War Service Badge; Ottawa, Ontario.
1942-08-05 — Signed badge application declaring two Canadian service periods and willingness to serve again when required; Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec.
1942-08-07 to 1942-08-12 — General Service War Service Badge 090513 authorized and sent 7 August, dispatch register dated 8 August; signed receipt 12 August; Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec.
1942-09-18 — Reported for NRMA call-up examination at No. 4 District Depot, Montreal South; permanently unfit, category E, and ineligible for enrolment, training or duty; Montreal South, Quebec.
1942-10-07 to 1942-10-12 — Army replaced worn discharge certificate after he reported falling into water at work with it in his pocket; correspondence does not name employer; Ottawa, Ontario; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1943-01-21 — Re-enlisted in Canadian Army (Active), No. 46 Company, Canadian Provost Corps, E80246; attached to No. 36 Company at Quebec; single, mother Mme Joseph Quevillon next of kin; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-01-22 — Entry medical examination found category A-1; approximately 72.5 inches and 148.5 pounds, fully expanded chest approximately 36.5 inches with 2-inch expansion; personnel appraisal recommended trial in 46 Company as non-tradesman; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-01-25 — No. 46 Company recorded attestation and allocation of regimental number; enrolment oath itself was dated 21 January; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-01-28 — Family declaration confirmed single, no children or supported dependants; mother widowed; dental examination found prophylaxis required; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-02-03 to 1943-02-04 — Dental scaling of upper teeth; occupational history named waiter experience and interest in police work, with no firm civilian re-establishment arrangement; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-02-12 to 1943-02-13 — Attached from No. 36 Company to Canadian Army Basic Training Centre No. 53 while training; sending and receiving entries differ by one day; Lauzon, Quebec.
1943-02-18 — Recorded absent without leave from 2359 while attached to Training Centre No. 53; subsequently found not guilty; Lauzon, Quebec.
1943-02-22 — Found not guilty of the absence allegation of 18 February; Lauzon, Quebec.
1943-02-26 to 1943-02-27 — Ceased Lauzon training attachment and returned to No. 46 Company at La Citadelle; reattached to No. 36 Company on 27 February; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-02-28 — Absent without leave from 0900 to 1330; one day's pay forfeited when dealt with on 1 March; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-06 — Injured right ankle in wet canteen at La Citadelle while off duty; admitted to Quebec Military Hospital. Accounts of how the injury occurred differed; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-08 — Right-ankle X-rays at Hôpital St-Sacrement showed no bone abnormality; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-09 to 1943-03-10 — Swelling diminished, but pain on walking continued; treated with supporting apparatus and adhesive plaster; Quebec Military Hospital, Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-12 — Right-ankle ligament infiltrated with 2% procaine; Murphy boot applied without incision; Quebec Military Hospital, Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-13 — Discharged from Quebec Military Hospital as improved, to duty; persistent symptoms prompted psychiatric referral; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-15 — Admitted to Clinique Roy-Rousseau for assessment and right-instep infection; medical board recommended category E and observation before discharge; chest X-ray negative; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-15 to 1943-03-16 — Ceased attachment to No. 36 Company except for quarters and rations; No. 46 and No. 36 entries differ by one day; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-16 — Injury report advised no Court of Inquiry because injuries were considered unlikely to cause later disability; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-18 to 1943-03-19 — Struck off No. 46 Company strength on 18 March and taken on strength of No. 5 District Depot on 19 March while under treatment; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-19 — Surgical examination recommended drainage of right-instep infection; Clinique Roy-Rousseau, Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-20 — Dr. Florian Trempe opened and drained the right-instep infection; medical-board proceedings received district approval; Clinique Roy-Rousseau, Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-22 — Clinique Roy-Rousseau report recorded right-instep phlegmon with intellectual and psychiatric assessment; medical-board proceedings forwarded for approval; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-03-25 to 1943-04-01 — Ottawa returned medical-board papers for missing reports; district resubmitted completed injury reports and board proceedings on 1 April; Quebec, Quebec; Ottawa, Ontario.
1943-04-06 — Further medical-board approval recorded; Ottawa, Ontario.
1943-04-29 — Medically discharged through No. 5 District Depot, Quebec, as unable to meet military physical standards; placed under Pensions and National Health control; conduct Fair; $27 clothing allowance and $48.75 final payment; no rehabilitation grant because current service was under 183 days; Quebec, Quebec.
1943-05-19 — Medical-board proceedings forwarded to Canadian Pension Commission; Ottawa, Ontario.
1943-12-15 — Reported theft of clothing, three discharge documents, War Service Badge, badge certificate, registration card and ration book at a Montreal hotel; notified police and Provost Corps; Montreal, Quebec.
1943-12-21 to 1943-12-24 — Army summarized theft report, sent interim statement of service and instructed him to renew certificate replacement request about 20 February 1944; Ottawa, Ontario; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1944-01-06 to 1944-01-07 — Army advised waiting three months after badge loss and completing sworn declaration for replacement; Ottawa, Ontario.
1944-02-02 to 1944-02-14 — Pensions Advocate sought evidence for ankle-injury pension claim; Army requested sworn statement from J. Bonenfant about canteen incident and possible coal-carrying instructions; Ottawa, Ontario; Quebec, Quebec.
1944-03-08 to 1944-03-14 — Bonenfant's statement delayed until his return from sick leave on 11 April; the sick leave concerned the witness; Quebec, Quebec; Ottawa, Ontario.
1944-04-11 — Acting Corporal J. Bonenfant swore that Quevillon was not intoxicated and injured himself when a bench fell against his legs; witness did not recall ordering him to fetch coal; La Citadelle, Quebec, Quebec.
1944-04-11 to 1944-04-21 — Army sent statutory declarations for replacement of stolen certificate and badge; certificate declaration sworn 17 April, further badge form sent 20–21 April; Valleyfield, Quebec; Ottawa, Ontario.
1944-04-25 — Requested discharge documents urgently; reported almost four months without work while lacking papers needed for identification and employment; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1944-05-03 — Swore another declaration seeking replacement service certificate, recording theft date as 15 December 1943; Quebec, Quebec.
1944-05-12 to 1944-05-17 — Replacement service certificate issued 12 May; covering letters 16–17 May acknowledged declaration and listed all three active-service periods; Ottawa, Ontario; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1944-05-24 to 1944-05-27 — Pensions Advocate followed up missing replies; Army referred to Bonenfant's statement in pension correspondence; Ottawa, Ontario.
1944-09-15 — War-service gratuity calculation credited 222 total service days less two forfeited days, leaving 220 qualifying days, all Western Hemisphere; no overseas service; Ottawa, Ontario.
1944-11-30 — Signed war-service gratuity application after leaving active forces; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1944-12-26 to 1944-12-27 — War-service gratuity computed as $52.50 for seven complete 30-day periods of qualifying service, payable in one instalment; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1945-04-13 to 1945-04-17 — Applied personally for replacement stolen discharge certificate; Army supplied statements of service listing three periods; Ottawa, Ontario; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1945-04-16 — Swore statutory declaration for replacement General Service War Service Badge, stolen from coat on 15 December 1943; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1945-04-25 to 1945-04-26 — Duplicate General Service War Service Badge 149424 approved and sent; dispatch register gives 26 April; Ottawa, Ontario; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1945-05-01 — Acknowledged receipt of replacement badge 149424 and certificate; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1947-06-18 — Army returned military will dated 11 July 1940; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1948-12-21 — War Veterans' Allowance Board requested service particulars to assess allowance eligibility; outcome not recorded; Ottawa, Ontario.
1949-10-06 — Mailed request for Second World War medals, stating he possessed none; address 148 rue Ellice, Valleyfield; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1950-05-09 — War Medal 1939–45 dispatched; Valleyfield, Quebec.
1950-06-10 — Army order restored original regimental number D61920 in place of E80246 because of earlier service; Ottawa, Ontario.
1950-06-27 to 1950-08-08 — Veterans Affairs correspondence reconciled cancellation of D57590; D56590 in replies was identified as a typing error; Ottawa, Ontario.
1953-04-02 — Previous-service screening recorded grade five, M score 75, no trade qualifications and category E release; summarized all three engagements; Ottawa, Ontario.
1966-06-01 — Veterans Affairs issued statements confirming all three Canadian service periods and War Medal 1939–45; Ottawa, Ontario.
1979-12-22 — Married Germaine Desrochers, widow of Médard Leduc, at Saint-Esprit parish; his parents Joseph and Bertha were both deceased; marriage contract before notary Claude Patenaude; Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec.
1988-08-04 — Saint-Esprit parish issued certificate of 1979 marriage; Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec.
1992-09 — Buried in Field of Honour, Valleyfield Catholic Cemetery; precise burial date not stated; Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec.
1992-09-07 — Died at Hôpital Ste-Anne, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue; Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec.
1992-09-08 to 1992-09-10 — Hospital certified birth and death; Last Post Fund requested and verified military service information; Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec; Montreal, Quebec.
1994-07-25 — Wife requested statement of service for estate purposes because original certificate could not be found; address 25 Daniel, Valleyfield; Valleyfield, Quebec.