Private Arthur Leduc
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Arthur Leduc was born in Valleyfield, Quebec, on 11 October 1894. A painter and single when called up under the Military Service Act, he joined the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment at Montreal on 21 June 1918 as Private 3163769. He transferred to the Canadian Engineers in July and went overseas in August 1918. After arriving in England he served through the Canadian Railway Troops Depot at Purfleet and the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion. He returned to Canada in June 1919 and was discharged at Montreal on 4 July 1919 on demobilization.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3163769
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
2nd Quebec Regiment
Battalion:
2nd Depot Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
23 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
24 years 9 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Painter
Next of Kin:
Hormidas Leduc (father), Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 4.0 in / 163 cm
Weight:
117 lbs / 53 kg
Chest:
35.0 in / 89 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Discharged on demobilization at Montreal on 4 July 1919. Proceedings on Discharge carries a typed 1 July date, but the soldier's receipt and confirmation on that form, the discharge certificate, and the casualty form support 4 July 1919.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
378 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Army |
2nd Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
| Initial call-up unit. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Quebec Regiment |
Army |
10th Canadian Reserve Battalion |
|
|
|
| England reserve-battalion service until return-to-Canada movement. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Railway Troops |
Army |
Canadian Railway Troops Depot |
|
|
|
| Taken on strength at Purfleet on arrival from Canada; CRTD confirmed by canonical abbreviation reference. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Engineers |
Army |
|
|
|
|
| Transferred at St. Johns; remained in this service stream through embarkation. |
Service Chronology
1894-10-11 — Born
1918-06-21 — Called up under Military Service Act; joined 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment
1918-07-15 — Transferred to Canadian Engineers
1918-08-27 — Embarked for overseas
1918-09-09 — Disembarked/arrived in England; taken on strength of Canadian Railway Troops Depot
1918-10-11 — Struck off strength on transfer to 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion
1919-06-24 — Struck off strength/proceeding to Canada
1919-06-25 — Return-to-Canada movement recorded at Ripon; taken on strength of District Depot No. 4
1919-07-04 — Discharged on demobilization
Notes
At call-up Arthur was recorded as 5 ft 4 in, 117 lb, chest 33 in minimum / 35 in maximum (2 in expansion), medium complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. His 1919 leaving-service examination recorded 5 ft 2 in and 131 lb; the structured physical fields retain the enlistment/call-up measurements. A slight sight defect was noted in 1918 but was not sufficient for rejection.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act, Arthur Leduc joined the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment at Montreal on 21 June 1918. He transferred to the Canadian Engineers at St. Johns on 15 July 1918, embarked from Sydney on 27 August, and arrived in England on 9 September. At Purfleet he was taken on strength of the Canadian Railway Troops Depot, then transferred to the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion on 11 October 1918. He returned to Canada in June 1919 and was discharged at Montreal on 4 July 1919 on demobilization.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father/next of kin: Hormidas Leduc, Valleyfield, Quebec.
Research Notes
Final QA: Canadian Railway Troops Depot (CRTD) at Purfleet is explicitly supported by the service movement records and the canonical WWI abbreviation reference. The typed 1 July 1919 date on Proceedings on Discharge is not used as the structured discharge date because the discharge certificate, casualty form, soldier's receipt and confirmation support 4 July 1919. Call-up physical measurements are retained in structured fields; the later leaving-service measurements are preserved in notes. No hospital admission, prior military service, POW event, or explicitly documented medal award was identified.
