Private Peter Leberge
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Peter Leberge, a farm labourer from Ormstown, Quebec, enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Montreal on 10 January 1916. He served overseas in England and France, transferring to the Canadian Forestry Corps and serving with the 13th Company CFC in France. He returned to Canada in April 1919 and was discharged on demobilization at Quebec on 25 April 1919.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
841142
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Forestry Corps
Battalion:
13th Company
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Ormstown, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
39 years
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
42 years 3 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farm labourer
Next of Kin:
Joseph/J. Leberge (father), Ormstown, Quebec; mother Mariline Leberge, same address
Address at Enlistment:
Ormstown, Quebec
Religion:
Aboriginal
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
137 lbs / 62 kg
Chest:
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Quebec, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Discharged on demobilization at Quebec on 25 April 1919. He returned from England in April 1919 after service in the Canadian Forestry Corps; discharge certificate states service in France and gives demobilization as the reason for discharge.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1201 days in service
Buried at:
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Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Forestry Corps |
Army |
13th Company |
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| Served in France; returned for demobilization Apr 1919. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Forestry Corps |
Army |
District No. 3 |
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|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Forestry Corps |
Army |
Canadian Forestry Corps |
|
|
|
| Initial CFC transfer. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Army |
10th Reserve Battalion |
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|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Army |
163rd Battalion |
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|
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| Transferred from 148th Battalion under 163rd Battalion R.O. dated 28 Apr 1916; effective transfer date not separately stated. |
Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW1 |
Good Conduct Badge |
Awarded |
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|
|
| Awarded |
Service Chronology
1916-01-10 — Enlisted in the CEF at Montreal; occupation farm labourer.
1916-04-28 — Transfer from 148th Battalion to 163rd Battalion recorded under 163rd Battalion Routine Order dated 28 April 1916.
1916-11-18 — Embarked for England.
1916-12-06 — Disembarked / arrived in England aboard S.S. Metagama.
1917-01-07 — Struck off strength 163rd Battalion and taken on strength 10th Reserve Battalion.
1917-02-05 — Transferred to / taken on strength Canadian Forestry Corps.
1917-05-07 — Taken on strength District No. 3, Canadian Forestry Corps.
1918-01-10 — Awarded Good Conduct Badge.
1918-06-27 — Posted to 13th Company, Canadian Forestry Corps, for service in France.
1919-04-04 — Returned to England for demobilization.
1919-04-16 — Returned to Canada / disembarked Halifax.
1919-04-25 — Discharged on demobilization; proposed residence after discharge Ormstown, Quebec.
Notes
Farm labourer/farmer from Ormstown, Quebec. Medical history at enlistment: age 39, 5 ft 6 1/2 in, 137 lb, chest 36 in with 2 in expansion, good physical development. Discharge examination records good general health. Discharge certificate records fair complexion, brown eyes, black hair and one or two small scars on back of neck.
Additional Service Notes
Enlisted at Montreal on 10 January 1916 and served as a Private. Service records place him with the 163rd Battalion overseas, then the 10th Reserve Battalion in England, followed by transfer to the Canadian Forestry Corps on 5 February 1917. He later served with District No. 3 CFC and was posted to the 13th Company CFC for service in France in June 1918. He returned to England for demobilization in April 1919, returned to Canada later that month, and was discharged on demobilization on 25 April 1919.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father Joseph/J. Leberge, Ormstown, Quebec, is named as next of kin. The family particulars form states that both father J. Leberge and mother Mariline Leberge were alive and living at the same Ormstown address.
Research Notes
The principal service, pay, casualty and discharge records consistently use regimental number 841142. A 'Particulars of Family' form for the same Peter Leberge of Ormstown, joining the 163rd Battalion, explicitly gives regimental number 660142 and names the same parents/locality. Treat 660142 as a documented alternate or earlier number only; do not replace 841142. A regimental card records transfer from the 148th Battalion to the 163rd Battalion under 163rd Battalion Routine Order dated 28 April 1916; no separate effective transfer date is stated. Assigned-pay records repeatedly name Mrs. Mary Lavigne of Ormstown and show $10 monthly assigned pay, but no relationship is stated. The family form clearly types the mother's name as Mariline Leberge, same address as the father. No POW history or substantive disciplinary record found.
