Private Montgomery Charles Muir
Survivor of WW2
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Montgomery Charles Muir was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 12 February 1909 and later lived in the Hemmingford area of Quebec. He first served in the Permanent Force with the Royal Canadian Dragoons in 1930. During the Second World War he enlisted with No. 9 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps, in August 1940, but was medically discharged that October. He re-enlisted on 30 June 1941 as D-113187 and served in Canada with the Royal Montreal Regiment and related training and district organizations. A recurring right inguinal hernia prevented him from meeting the required military physical standards, and he was medically discharged at Montreal South on 7 July 1942.
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D113187
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Royal Montreal Regiment
Battalion:
Royal Montreal Regiment (MG)
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Glasgow, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
32 years 4 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
33 years 4 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
923 years 5 months
Country Born:
Scotland
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Gladys Muir, wife, Hemmingford, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Hemmingford, Quebec
Religion:
United Church of Canada
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.8 in / 170 cm
Weight:
152 lbs / 69 kg
Chest:
36.0 in / 91 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Montreal South, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Medically unfit because of right inguinal hernia
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
372 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Montreal Regiment |
Army |
Royal Montreal Regiment (MG) |
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| WW2 |
Private |
Canadian Forestry Corps |
Army |
No. 9 Company |
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| WW2 |
Trooper |
Royal Canadian Dragoons |
Army |
Royal Canadian Dragoons |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
War Service Badge, General Service Class |
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| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal |
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| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-45 |
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Service Chronology
1909-02-12 — Born in Scotland; wartime records identify Knightswood and later Clydebank.
1930-06-19 — Attested to the Permanent Force for a three-year engagement as regimental no. 1032, Royal Canadian Dragoons.
1930-09-13 — Discharged from the Royal Canadian Dragoons as unsuitable for the duties of an instructional corps; conduct assessed as fair.
1940-08-20 — Enlisted in Canadian Active Service Force as Private D-113187.
1940-10-10 — Medical Board considered right inguinal hernia, first noticed in 1938.
1940-10-25 — Discharged from No. 9 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps, physically unfit for military service under existing standards.
1941-06-30 — Re-enlisted for Canadian Army service as Private D-113187.
1941-06-30 — Punished with 5 days confined to barracks for making a wilfully false answer to a question on his attestation paper.
1941-07-18 — Reported sick with a cold.
1941-09-17 — Absent without leave for 5 hours 30 minutes; awarded 7 days confined to barracks.
1941-09-24 — Seen for right inguinal hernia; truss recommended.
1941-09-30 — Broke out of barracks while confined to barracks; awarded 7 days confined to barracks.
1941-11-10 — Attached at C.A.(B)T.C. No. 41, Huntingdon, for all purposes.
1941-12-01 — Medical officer recommended that he be measured for a truss for the right inguinal hernia.
1942-01-05 — Granted 14 days furlough.
1942-04-08 — Medical documentation records that Muir wished an operation so his medical category could be raised; referred to Central Medical Board.
1942-05-28 — Struck off strength on transfer to No. 4 District Depot.
1942-05-29 — Taken on strength at No. 4 District Depot on reposting.
1942-06-02 — Placed on command to Motordrome Barracks.
1942-06-23 — Medical Board reviewed the recurrent right inguinal hernia, assigned Category E and recommended discharge processing.
1942-06-27 — Ceased to be on command to Motordrome Barracks.
1942-07-07 — Discharged as unable to meet required military physical standards under R.O. 1029 (10).
1942-07-23 — War Service Badge, General Service Class no. 016346, was issued.
1942-08-27 — Gladys Muir wrote to the Minister of National Defence asking whether her medically discharged husband could be compelled to rejoin; she described serious marital difficulties.
1946-08-25 — Requested a duplicate Re-establishment Credit statement after losing the original; wrote that he had received $110 and hoped to use the benefit to buy furniture.
1985-08-18 — Died according to existing CWVMP record.
Notes
Montgomery Charles Muir was born 12 February 1909 in Scotland. His 1930 Permanent Force attestation gives Glasgow as his birthplace, while later WWII forms use Knightswood and Clydebank; Glasgow is therefore used as the broad source-supported locality. At age twenty-one he described himself as a railwayman and Presbyterian. By 1940-41 his forms describe him as United Church and show civilian work including railway ticket collecting, labouring, farming, road work, painting and lumbering. He enjoyed hunting and fishing, participated in outdoor sports and could swim. His WWII conduct sheet records three 1941 disciplinary incidents resulting in confined-to-barracks punishments; these were unrelated to his later medical discharge.
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Born Knightswood, Scotland
Montgomery Charles Muir BIRTH 12 FEB 1909 • Glasgow, Knightswood, Dunbartonshire, Scotland DEATH 18 AUG 1985 • Surrey Memorial Hospital, Surrey, British Columbia
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Additional Service Notes
Muir had prior Regular/Permanent Force service with the Royal Canadian Dragoons. He attested at St. Johns, Quebec, on 19 June 1930 as regimental number 1032 for a three-year engagement, but was discharged on 13 September 1930 as unsuitable for the duties of an instructional corps. He next enlisted in the Canadian Active Service Force on 20 August 1940 and served with No. 9 Company, Canadian Forestry Corps before being medically discharged on 25 October 1940 for a pre-existing right inguinal hernia. He re-enlisted on 30 June 1941 as D-113187 and served in Canada with the Royal Montreal Regiment and related training and district organizations. His 1941-42 records repeatedly document the right inguinal hernia. A truss was recommended; Muir expressed a preference for an operation, but the operation was not approved/performed. He served at Huntingdon, Quebec, received furlough in January 1942, and transferred to No. 4 District Depot in May 1942. A June 1942 Medical Board assigned Category E, and he was discharged at Montreal South on 7 July 1942 because he was unable to meet required military physical standards.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Muir's wife was Gladys Muir of Hemmingford/Barrington, Quebec, and she was recorded as his next of kin during his WWII service. One son, Earnest Montgomery Muir, was recorded as age nine on the 1940 family form. In an August 1942 letter to the Minister of National Defence, Gladys stated that she had married Muir in 1931 and described serious marital difficulties. Her statements about his conduct, gambling and relationships are preserved as her allegations rather than treated as independently established fact. She asked whether he could be compelled to rejoin the Army after his medical discharge. Muir's father William Muir was recorded at 182 Kelso Street, Yoker/Glasgow, Scotland.
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