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Lance Corporal Patrick James Feeny as a POW

Sergeant Patrick James Feeny

Survivor of WW2

Date of Death:

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Service Biography

Patrick James Feeny was born at Huntingdon, Quebec, on 19 May 1910. He was educated at Huntingdon and Rigaud and later studied shorthand and typewriting at Valleyfield Business College. Before the war he worked in clerical, hotel and investigative occupations and was employed as an investigator before enlistment. He enlisted at Toronto on 11 July 1940 as B-76967 with the Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.) and later transferred to the Canadian Intelligence Corps for field-security duties. He was appointed Acting Lance Corporal in March 1942 and Acting Sergeant later that month. He served in the United Kingdom with Canadian Field Security Sections and embarked for France on 18 August 1942. Feeny was captured during the Dieppe Raid on 19 August 1942 and became prisoner of war no. 25939 at Stalag VIII B in Germany. He remained a prisoner until the closing weeks of the war and was officially reported liberated and safe in the United Kingdom on 8 May 1945. He required treatment after liberation for malnutrition and post-diphtheritic complications. Following repatriation to Canada, he continued treatment at Montreal Military Hospital. He was confirmed Sergeant effective 8 June 1945 and was honourably discharged at Montreal South on 10 October 1945. His medal entitlement included the 1939–45 Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with Clasp, and War Medal 1939–45. Patrick James Feeny died at the Queen Mary Veterans Hospital in Montreal on 5 February 1974, aged 63.

General Information

Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
B-76967
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Intelligence Corps
Battalion:
2nd Field Security Section
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
30 years 1 month
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
35 years 4 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
63 years 8 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Police Officer
Next of Kin:
Catherine Murphy (sister), Ormstown, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
39 Gould Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Toronto, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
Yes
Height:
5 ft 7.3 in / 171 cm
Weight:
185 lbs / 84 kg
Chest:
43.0 in / 109 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal South, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1917 days in service
Buried at:
Ancestry.com

Images

Lance Corporal Patrick James Feeny as a POW. Image taken from German POW Card
Lance Corporal Patrick James Feeny as a POW

Ranks

Conflict Rank Regiment Branch Unit Company Date From Date To
WW2 Sergeant Canadian Intelligence Corps Army 2nd Field Security Section
WW2 Acting Sergeant Canadian Intelligence Corps Army 2nd Field Security Section
WW2 Lance Corporal Canadian Intelligence Corps Army 2nd Field Security Section / POW
WW2 Acting Sergeant Canadian Intelligence Corps Army 2nd Field Security Section
WW2 Acting Lance Corporal Canadian Intelligence Corps Army 2nd Field Security Section
WW2 Private Canadian Intelligence Corps Army 2nd Field Security Section
WW2 Private Canadian Intelligence Corps Army 12th Canadian Field Security Section
WW2 Private Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.) Army Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.) / training establishment

Awards

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

Prisoner of War Information

Conflict Camp Location Country Interned Released Notes
WW2 Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf Poland Captured at Dieppe 1942-08-19
WW2 Arbeitskommando E609 Koschmieder Poland Worked at Rosenmühle, Kreis Lüben 1943-10-25 to 1944-03-01
WW2 Stalag VIII-B Lamsdorf Poland

Service Chronology

1910-05-19 — Born
1940-07-11 — Voluntarily enlisted as Private
1940-07-11 to 1945-10-10 — War Service Gratuity qualifying service: 1,915 days total; 1,352 days qualifying overseas service
1940-07-17 — Struck off strength on attachment to machine-gun training centre
1940-07-18 — Taken on strength machine-gun training centre
1940-08-20 — Absent without leave; forfeited one day's pay under training regulations
1940-10-27 — Admitted to Normand & Cross Hospital
1940-11-08 — Discharged from Normand & Cross Hospital
1941-01-11 to 1941-01-25 — Granted furlough
1941-02-01 — Admitted to St. Anne's Military Hospital
1941-03-26 — Discharged from St. Anne's Military Hospital
1941-04-09 — Admitted to Red Cross Lodge
1941-04-22 — Discharged from Red Cross Lodge
1941-04-24 — Admitted to St. Anne's Military Hospital
1941-05-05 — Discharged from St. Anne's Military Hospital
1941-09-11 to 1941-09-16 — Granted embarkation leave
1941-10-05 — Struck off strength Canada on transfer for overseas service
1941-10-06 — Embarked Canada for overseas service
1941-10-19 — Disembarked in United Kingdom and reported for duty
1941-10-30 to 1941-11-04 — Granted landing leave
1941-12-06 — Admitted to No. 14 Canadian General Hospital
1941-12-09 — Discharged from No. 14 Canadian General Hospital
1941-12-24 — Attached for all purposes to 12th Canadian Field Security Section
1942-01-17 — Placed on command for Other Ranks security course
1942-01-30 to 1942-02-01 — Field Security course / reinforcement administration
1942-03-05 to 1942-03-06 — Struck off strength reinforcement administration and taken on strength with 2nd Field Security Section
1942-03-07 — Appointed Acting Lance Corporal with pay
1942-03-25 — Appointed Acting Sergeant without pay
1942-07 — Attached for all purposes to 11th Field Security Section from 2nd Field Security Section
1942-07-30 to 1942-08-06 — Granted temporary privilege leave
1942-08-18 — Embarked from United Kingdom for France
1942-08-19 — Captured during the Dieppe Raid; contemporaneous Statement of Service shows Acting Sergeant
1942-08-20 — Reported missing and prisoner of war; contemporaneous service record still shows Acting Sergeant
1942-09-02 — German POW card records transfer/registration into Stalag VIII B from 'F.S. 153'
1942-10-26 — First POW letter submitted / postmarked
1943-01-01 — Rank shown as Lance Corporal effective this date while prisoner of war
1943-09-22 — Arbeitskommando E 609 entry recorded
1943-10-25 — Arbeitskommando E 609 entry recorded
1944-03-01 — Return from E 609 work-detachment sequence recorded
1945-03 to 1945-04 — Developed diphtheria while a prisoner; treated with antitoxin; later developed post-diphtheritic neurological weakness
1945-05-07 - Liberated by US troop and taken to US Twelfth Field Hospital pending airlift to UK
1945-05-08 — Officially reported liberated and safe in United Kingdom; admitted to No. 4 Canadian General Hospital
1945-05-12 — Transferred to No. 9 Canadian General Hospital for malnutrition and post-diphtheritic complications
1945-06-08 — Confirmed in rank of Sergeant
1945-06-18 — Discharged from No. 9 Canadian General Hospital to No. 1 Canadian Repatriation Depot; transfer by hospital ship recommended
1945-06-19 — Overseas service terminated for repatriation to Canada
1945-06-29 — Admitted from convoy to Montreal Military Hospital
1945-08-17 — Discharged from Montreal Military Hospital on 30 days leave with return for recheck
1945-08-18 to 1945-09-16 — Granted leave and ration allowance
1945-09-19 — Readmitted sick to Montreal Military Hospital
1945-10-10 — Honourably discharged on demobilization under R.O. 1029 para. 5
1974-02-05 — Died at Queen Mary Veterans Hospital

Notes

Completed Grade VII with a private teacher at Huntingdon, Quebec, then attended Rigaud Classical College, completing the first year (Elementary Latin) before leaving in 1926. In 1926–27 he studied bilingual shorthand and typewriting at Valleyfield Business College. He also studied criminology and fingerprinting by correspondence with a friend but did not receive the diploma because he was not paying for the course. He spoke English and French and studied German and Spanish. A 1945 personnel-selection form records his education more generally as Grade 10 and confirms typewriting/shorthand training at Valleyfield in 1926–27. Employment evidence differs in detail: the Special Employment form records work as a fur-store clerk (1926–27), general office clerk (1927–28), waiter in five hotels (1928–35), police-force investigator (1935–39), and investigator for McWatters Gold Mine Co., Noranda (1939–40). A later personnel-selection form instead describes his main occupation as detective for the City Council at Val-d'Or, 1936–40, and also records seasonal carpentry, 1934–36. These differing occupational summaries are preserved rather than silently reconciled.

[Previous notes - manual reconciliation required]

Next of Kin: Mrs. Roy Murphy, of Ormstown, Que. William Feeny, Huntingdon, Que.
Service: Accepted for duty July 11, 1940. Born Huntingdon May 19, 1910
Death 5 Feb 1974 Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada Buried Field of Honour Pointe Claire
Prisoner at Dieppe. Photo HG 1944-04-05
who was taken a prisoner of war at Dieppe and was in Stalag Camp No. 344, in Germany, has according to word received this week, been released and is now in England.
Request confirmation number EA2026_0171716

Additional Service Notes

Served from 11 July 1940 to 10 October 1945. War Service Gratuity records credit 1,915 qualifying days, including 1,352 days of qualifying overseas service. He enlisted with the Toronto Scottish Regiment (M.G.), C.A.S.F., then transferred to Canadian Intelligence Corps field-security duties. He served with 12th Canadian Field Security Section and 2nd Field Security Section. He was appointed Acting Lance Corporal with pay effective 7 March 1942 and Acting Sergeant without pay effective 25 March 1942. The contemporaneous Statement of Service continues to show Acting Sergeant through embarkation for France on 18 August 1942 and the Dieppe capture/POW reporting sequence of 19–20 August 1942; it later records Lance Corporal effective 1 January 1943. German prisoner-of-war records identify him as POW no. 25939 at Stalag VIII B, with Arbeitskommando E 609 entries. He was liberated and safe in the United Kingdom on 8 May 1945, treated at No. 4 Canadian General Hospital and No. 9 Canadian General Hospital for malnutrition and post-diphtheritic polyneuritis/paralysis, and then repatriated to Canada for further treatment at Montreal Military Hospital. He was confirmed Sergeant effective 8 June 1945 and honourably discharged at Montreal South on 10 October 1945.
Liberated by the US troops 7 may 1945

Additional Next of Kin Notes

At enlistment he was single and named his sister Catherine Murphy (Mrs. Roy Murphy) of Ormstown, Quebec, as next of kin. The service book also lists siblings George Feeny of Val-d'Or, Quebec; William Feeny of Huntingdon, Quebec; Mrs. W. J. Cleary of Ottawa, Ontario; Mrs. J. J. Newell of Campbell's Bay, Quebec; Mrs. T. A. Longtin of Montreal, Quebec; and Mrs. Roy Murphy of Ormstown, Quebec.

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