Lionel Lemieux was born at St. Louis de Gonzague, Quebec, on 21 March 1896. A single farmer living at St. Etienne, Quebec, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and attested at Montreal on 8 July 1918 as Private 3165757. He joined the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment in August 1918. His service remained in Canada. He was discharged at Montreal effective 20 September 1918 on demobilization.
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3165757
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment
Battalion:
2nd Quebec Regiment
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
St. Louis de Gonzague, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
22 years 3 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 5 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Thefile Lemieux (father), St. Etienne, Beauharnois County, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
St. Etienne, Beauharnois County, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 4.0 in / 163 cm
Weight:
125 lbs / 57 kg
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 cm
Expansion:
4.0 in / 10 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Struck off strength on return to the Registrar's Records effective 20 September 1918 and discharged at Montreal on demobilization. The discharge was administratively confirmed at Montreal on 23 April 1919.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
74 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment |
Army |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
|
|
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| Unit/rank row begins on the explicit joined/transferred date, 21 Aug 1918. Attestation/service reckons from 8 Jul 1918 and remains separately documented in chronology. |
Service Chronology
1896-03-21 — Born
1918-07-08 — Attested under the Military Service Act; service reckons from this date
1918-08-21 — Medical examination; classified Category C; joined and transferred to 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment
1918-09-20 — Struck off strength on return to Registrar's Records; discharged on demobilization
1919-04-23 — Discharge administratively confirmed
Notes
At his 21 August 1918 medical examination Lemieux was recorded as 22 years 4 months old, 5 ft 4 in tall and 125 lb, with medium complexion, grey eyes and brown hair. His chest was recorded on the recruit form as 34 in fully expanded with 4 in expansion. The Medical History Sheet notes enlarged lymphoid tissue and places him in Category C.
Additional Service Notes
Lionel Lemieux, a single farmer from St. Etienne, Beauharnois County, Quebec, was drafted under the Military Service Act and attested at Montreal on 8 July 1918 as Private 3165757. He was medically examined on 21 August 1918 and joined the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. His service remained in Canada. He was struck off strength on return to the Registrar's Records and discharged at Montreal effective 20 September 1918 on demobilization.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father and next of kin: Thefile Lemieux, St. Etienne, Beauharnois County, Quebec. The service file consistently uses the spelling 'Thefile'.
Research Notes
Final QA complete. Lionel Lemieux, Private 3165757, was drafted under the Military Service Act. The recruit form is dated Montreal 8 July 1918, the index card records that he attested at Montreal on 8 July 1918, and the casualty form states that his service reckons from 8 July 1918. The Medical History Sheet documents a later medical examination at Montreal on 21 August 1918, Category C, with enlarged lymphoid tissue noted, and records that he joined and was transferred to the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment on that date. The workbook therefore retains 8 July as the enlistment/attestation date and 21 August as the medical/joining/unit date rather than forcing the two dates into one event. The casualty form records him struck off strength on return to the Registrar's Records at Montreal effective 20 September 1918. Proceedings on Discharge independently give Montreal, 20 September 1918, reason Demobilization. The 23 April 1919 entry is an administrative confirmation of that discharge, not a second discharge date. The father/next of kin is recorded as 'Thefile Lemieux' in the surviving file; that source spelling is preserved. No overseas service, hospital admission, POW event, promotion, combat event, disciplinary event, or explicit medal award is supported by the surviving 14-page file.
