translate English to French: Where such a request was granted the man was "struck off strength" the Canadian Army Overseas; incidentally, an officer usually was required to pay his own passage home.
Ceux à qui on l'accorda furent "rayés des cadres" de l'armée canadienne d'outre-mer; notons en passant que les officiers eurent généralement à payer eux-mêmes leur passage.