Private Telesphore Emond

Survivor of WW2

Date of Death:

Biography General Ranks Awards Chronology Print

Service Biography

Telesphore Emond was born at Ormstown, Quebec, on 10 April 1911. He completed Grade 8 and before the war worked as a farm helper and then as a truck driver for Callum Lumber Co. in Huntingdon. He enlisted for active service at Westmount, Quebec, on 4 July 1940 as Private D-106208; his occupation on enlistment was recorded as labourer. He served with the Royal Montreal Regiment, Royal 22e Régiment and Régiment de la Chaudière, qualified as a driver mechanic, Group C, and completed 63 months of service, including 52 months overseas in the United Kingdom and Northwest Europe. He returned to Canada in September 1945. After treatment for acute glomerular nephritis he was discharged at Montreal on 30 January 1946 as medically unfit. Telesphore Emond died on 12 September 1971.

General Information

Conflict:

WW2

Regimental No.:

Cause of Death (in war):

Survived

Branch:

Army

Regiment:

Canadian Infantry Corps

Battalion:

Régiment de la Chaudière

Company:

Date of Birth :

Place of Birth:

Ormstown, Quebec

Date of Enlistment:

Age at Enlistment:

28 years 2 months

Date of Discharge:

Age at Discharge:

33 years 9 months

Date of Death:

Age at Death:

59 years 5 months

Country Born:

Canada

Trade or Calling:

Labourer

Next of Kin:

Mrs. Emond, Huntingdon, Quebec

Address at Enlistment:

Huntingdon, Quebec

Religion:

Roman Catholic

Place of Enlistment:

Westmount, Quebec

Was a Prisoner of War:

Height:

5 ft 7.0 in / 170 cm

Weight:

160 lbs / 73 kg

Chest:

39.0 in / 99 cm

Expansion:

3.0 in / 8 cm

Marital Status:

Single

Prior Military Experience:

Saw Service in:

Europe

Place of Discharge:

Montreal, Quebec

Discharge Type:

Medically Unfit

Discharge Notes:

Discharged as medically unfit under M.O. 1029(10). He had been treated for acute glomerular nephritis and remained temporarily unfit under Department of Veterans Affairs treatment and supervision.

Battle Died/Wounded:

Length of Service:

2036 days in service

Buried at:

Ranks

Conflict	Rank	Regiment	Branch	Unit
WW2	Private	Canadian Infantry Corps	Army	Régiment de la Chaudière
WW2	Private	Canadian Infantry Corps	Army	4th District Depot
WW2	Private	Canadian Infantry Corps	Army	Royal Montreal Regiment
WW2	Private	Canadian Infantry Corps	Army	Royal 22e Régiment
Exact transfer dates are not clearly legible.

Awards

Conflict	Award	Action	Date of Award	Date of Citation	Source
WW2	Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp
WW2	1939-45 Star
WW2	France and Germany Star
WW2	Defence Medal
WW2	War Medal 1939-45

Service Chronology

1911-04-10 — Born
1940-07-04 — Enlisted for active service as Private D-106208
1941-07-20 — Embarked for overseas service
1941-07-30 — Disembarked in the United Kingdom
1944-04-22 — Struck off strength in the United Kingdom for movement to the field force
1944-04-25 — Taken on strength in Northwest Europe
1944-10-12 — Admitted sick with rheumatic pain
1944-10-17 — Returned to duty after treatment for rheumatic pain
1944-12-11 — Accidentally lacerated right hand after falling in billets; injury was not due to enemy action
1944-12-13 to 1944-12-20 — Hospital treatment for laceration of the right hand
1945-05 — Treated for venereal disease (other than syphilis)
1945-07-25 — Admitted for renal illness / nephritis
1945-08-08 — Admitted to No. 1 Canadian General Hospital with acute glomerular nephritis
1945-09-08 — Taken on strength from Canadian Army Overseas
1945-10-23 — Referred for hospitalization/final medical check-up for acute nephritis
1946-01-29 — Discharged from hospital to unit after treatment for acute nephritis
1946-01-30 — Discharged as medically unfit under M.O. 1029(10)
1971-09-12 — Died

Notes

Completed Grade 8 elementary schooling. Worked as a farm helper from 1925 to 1939 and as a truck driver for Callum Lumber Co., Huntingdon, from 1939 to 1940. French and English spoken. At enlistment his occupation was recorded as labourer.

[Previous notes - manual reconciliation required]

He is stationed at Sussex, NB,
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Emend, of Huntingdon,
1912-1971
Birth Date: 10 April. 1912 Sainte-Barbe Death Date: 12 sept. 1971 Sainte-Barbe (Ste-Barbe), Quebec, Canada
Request confirmation number EA2026_0171712

Additional Service Notes

63 months in the infantry corps. Qualified driver mechanic, Group C. Served 52 months overseas in the United Kingdom and Northwest Europe. Units included the Royal Montreal Regiment, Royal 22e Régiment and Régiment de la Chaudière. Returned to Canada in September 1945.

Additional Next of Kin Notes

Single at enlistment and discharge. Mother was recorded as next of kin at Huntingdon, Quebec.

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