Pte. Michael Menogue 24994556

Pte. Michael Menogue

Canadian Railway Troops

Regimental Number 24994556

Michael Menogue was born on January 25^th, 1898, in Dummer Township, Ontario to parents John and Mary Ann (Cowley) Menogue.  The family later moved to Chandos Township, where they were recorded as farming there in the 1901 census.  By 1910 the family appeared in the censuses as living in Peterborough, where father, John and two older brothers worked as carpenters.  Michael was still of school age at this time.

Michael was nearly 20 years old and living in Toronto when he enlisted as a private in the York & Simcoe Foresters on November 21^st 1917.  He was single and listed his occupation as a labourer.  Michael declared that he had no previous military experience and his religion was Roman Catholic.  He stood 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighed 137 pounds, and sported a medium complexion, blue eyes and dark hair.  He was given a medical inspection and declared fit for service overseas.

Michael arrived in England on February 6, 1918 aboard the S.S. Scotian, as a part of a draft of men that were sent over for work on railway construction.  Upon arriving, he was sent to the Canadian Railway Troop Depot at Purfleet, and was quickly assigned to the 13^th Canadian Railway Troop the next day.  Less than two weeks later, he was sent to France, arriving there on March 29^th.  Michael spent the remainder of the war with the railway troops, building and repairing the railways that were vital in supplying the troops.

He returned to the U.K. on February 2^nd 1919, nearly a year after first arriving there.  He remained in England until being sent back to Canada on March 30^th.  He arrived safely in Canada and was later given a full military discharge on April 11, 1919 in Toronto.  Menogue returned to the Peterborough area for many years remaining a bachelor until his death in 1993.  He rests in St. Peter's Roman Catholic Cemetery in Peterborough, Ontario.

Sources

Archives of Ontario; Ontario, Canada Births, 1858-1913, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; MS929; Series: 147; Reel: MS929.

Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Year: 1901; Census Place: Chandos, Peterborough (east/est), Ontario; Page: 5; Family No: 47.

Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1911. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Year: 1911; Census Place: 29 - Peterborough, Peterborough West, Ontario; Page: 5; Family No: 50.

Canada. "Military Service File of Michael Menogue." Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa: Record Group 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6117-5. Item Number 190826.

Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935, 1945, 1949,1957,1962,1965. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935–1980. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.