Private Eugene Charbonneau

Eugene Charbonneau was born at Montreal, Quebec, on 23 December 1915. He completed Grade 11 in Montreal, later studied English at night school, and before the war worked in a drug business and operated his own upholstering business. He began National Resources Mobilization Act service on 17 August 1942 with the St. John Fusiliers, including special duty at Kiska, and volunteered for General Service on 19 June 1944 as D-157949. After further training in Canada he went overseas in August 1944, landed in France in October and joined the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada. He later returned to the United Kingdom for repatriation and came back to Canada in November 1945. He was discharged at Montreal South on 8 January 1946 on demobilization. His awards included the 1939-45 Star, France and Germany Star, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, War Medal 1939-45 and General Service War Service Badge. He later married Pauline Beland.

Eugene Charbonneau died in Montreal on 19 October 1981 and is buried in the Field of Honour in Ste. Cecile De Valleyfield Cemetery.

1915-12-23 — Born
1942-08-17 — Began NRMA service as D-473212
1943-02-27 — Granted furlough with ration allowance to 12 March 1943
1943-06-16 — Taken on strength of C Company, St. John Fusiliers
1943-07-12 — Proceeded on special duty to Kiska, Alaska
1943-07-18 — Official overseas/service-outside-Canada period began
1943-12-01 — Ceased to be Home Defence member on becoming NRMA soldier
1944-01-03 — Returned to Canada from special duty at Kiska, Alaska
1944-01-05 — Official first overseas/service-outside-Canada period ended
1944-01-06 to 1944-02-04 — Granted 30 days leave with ration allowance
1944-02-03 — Admitted to Longueuil Military Hospital with gonorrhoea/specific urethritis
1944-02-16 — Transferred from Longueuil Military Hospital to St. Luke's Hospital for further treatment
1944-03-30 — Discharged from St. Luke's Hospital and returned to unit
1944-06-18 — Struck off NRMA strength to General Service
1944-06-19 — Taken on strength as General Service soldier / active service D-157949
1944-07-06 — Struck off strength to No. 2 Transit Camp; granted 14 days furlough and 2 days special leave
1944-07-07 — Taken on strength of 1 Training Brigade Group
1944-08-28 — Struck off strength of Training Brigade Group and Canadian Army in Canada for overseas service
1944-08-29 — Taken on strength Canadian Army Overseas
1944-09-05 — Disembarked in the United Kingdom
1944-09-06 — Reported for duty overseas
1944-10-01 — Embarked from the United Kingdom for France; struck off strength of 4 Canadian Infantry Reinforcement Unit to X-4 reinforcement list
1944-10-02 — Disembarked in France and taken on strength of X-4 Canadian Infantry Corps reinforcement pool
1944-10-10 — Struck off X-4 reinforcement list for the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
1944-10-11 — Taken on strength of the Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada
1945-09-27 — Embarked from Continental Europe and disembarked in the United Kingdom
1945-09-28 — Attached/taken on strength for repatriation with 9 Canadian Repatriation Depot
1945-10-22 — Granted seven days privilege leave with ration allowance
1945-11-02 — Granted seven days privilege leave with ration allowance
1945-11-14 — Ceased attachment to 9 Canadian Repatriation Depot and was struck off Canadian Army Overseas strength for Canada
1945-11-15 — Taken on strength from Canadian Army Overseas by No. 4 District Depot
1945-11-29 — Awarded Canadian Volunteer Service Medal ribbon and clasp
1945-11-30 — Permission to marry Pauline Beland granted, marriage to occur on or after 1 December 1945
1945-12-14 — Marriage travel arrangements cancelled after he changed his mind
1946-01-08 — Discharged on demobilization
1981-10-19 — Died