Sapper Lorne James Logan
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Lorne James Logan was born at Huntingdon, Quebec, on 7 February 1888. A switchboard expert, he enlisted at Montreal under the Military Service Act on 3 June 1918 as 3085285 and was transferred to the Canadian Engineers at St. Johns, Quebec, the same day. He served in Canada as a Sapper with the Engineers Training Depot. Logan was struck off strength on return to the Registrar's Records and discharged at Montreal on 16 October 1918. His discharge proceedings describe the process as demobilization, while his Last Pay Certificate records the cause of discharge as unfit.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3085285
Cause of Death (in war):
Not Specified
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Engineers
Battalion:
Engineers Training Depot
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
30 years 3 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
30 years 8 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Switchboard Expert
Next of Kin:
Mrs. John Logan (mother), Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Huntington, Quebec
Religion:
Aboriginal
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 7.5 in / 171 cm
Weight:
130 lbs / 59 kg
Chest:
32.0 in / 81 cm
Expansion:
4.0 in / 10 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Unfit; processed as demobilization on return to Registrar's Records.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
135 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Sapper |
Canadian Engineers |
Army |
Engineers Training Depot |
|
|
|
| Casualty Form records transfer to Canadian Engineers at St. Johns on enlistment date; final records consistently show Sapper / Engineers Training Depot. |
Service Chronology
1888-02-07 — Born
1918-06-03 — Enlisted under the Military Service Act
1918-06-03 — Transferred to Canadian Engineers
1918-07-03 — Medical Board examination
1918-09-13 — Medical Board re-examination
1918-10-16 — Struck off strength on return to Registrar's Records and discharged
1919-03-20 — Discharge formally confirmed administratively
Notes
At enlistment Logan was a single Church of England switchboard expert from Huntingdon, Quebec. His mother, Mrs. John Logan of Huntingdon, was next of kin. He reported no Active Militia or previous military/naval service. He was 5 ft 7.5 in tall and weighed 130 lb, with a minimum chest measurement of 32 in and maximum of 36 in, giving 4 in expansion. He had a fair complexion, blue eyes and fair hair, with good physical development. Medical-board annotations record a pre-existing rupture/related condition and later B-category findings, but the exact handwritten diagnostic wording is not expanded beyond what can be read confidently.
Additional Service Notes
Lorne James Logan enlisted under the Military Service Act at Montreal on 3 June 1918. The Casualty Form records his transfer to the Canadian Engineers at St. Johns on that same date. He served in Canada as Sapper 3085285 with the Canadian Engineers, Engineers Training Depot at St. Johns, Quebec. On 16 October 1918 he was struck off strength on return to the Registrar's Records and discharged at Montreal. The discharge proceedings describe the process as demobilization, while his Last Pay Certificate explicitly records the cause of discharge as unfit.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Mother Mrs. John Logan of Huntingdon, Quebec was named as next of kin. Lorne James Logan was recorded as single.
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