Private Donat Sauve
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Donat Sauve was born at St-Timothee, Quebec, on 6 January 1897. A single Roman Catholic student living at Valleyfield, Quebec, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and entered Canadian Expeditionary Force service at Montreal on 23 May 1918 as Private 3161696. He served in England and France, including with the 22nd Canadian Infantry Battalion. After treatment for influenza in England in 1919, Sauve returned to Canada and was discharged at Montreal on 7 July 1919 on demobilization.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3161696
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
22nd Canadian Infantry Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
St-Timothee, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
21 years 4 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 6 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Student
Next of Kin:
Leopold Sauve (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 5.0 in / 165 cm
Weight:
115 lbs / 52 kg
Chest:
33.0 in / 84 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
410 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
22nd Canadian Infantry Battalion |
|
|
|
| Substantive France service; exact joined/left dates to reconcile. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
10th Canadian Reserve Battalion |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
2nd Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
| Initial depot unit. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Officers' Training Corps |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Laval University Contingent |
|
|
|
| Exact end date to reconcile. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp |
|
|
|
| Exact effective dates to reconcile. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
10th Canadian Reserve Battalion |
|
|
|
| Administrative repatriation/demobilization posting; exact Date From to reconcile. |
Service Chronology
1897-01-06 — Born.
1918-05-23 — Enlisted under the Military Service Act; service reckons from this date.
1918-05-23 — Transferred to C.O.T.C., Laval University contingent.
1918-07-21 — Embarked from Quebec for England.
1918-08-08 — Arrived in England.
1918-08-19 — Taken on strength of 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion from Canada.
1918-10-31 — Struck off strength on transfer to the 22nd Canadian Infantry Battalion.
1918-11 — Arrived in France / joined 22nd Canadian Infantry Battalion.
1919-01 — Transferred through Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp.
1919-02-08 — Admitted with influenza.
1919-03-21 — Transferred for convalescence.
1919-04-28 — Discharged from convalescent hospital.
1919-05 — Passed through Ripon / Kimmel Park repatriation and demobilization system.
1919-07-07 — Discharged on demobilization.
Notes
Sauve was a single Roman Catholic student from Valleyfield, Quebec. He had one year of cadet service before enlistment. At calling up he was 5 ft 5 in tall, weighed 115 lb, and had a chest measurement of 30–33 in; he was classified A2. His father Leopold Sauve of Valleyfield was next of kin.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act, Donat Sauve joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Montreal on 23 May 1918. After Canadian training and transfer through reinforcement units in England, he served in France as a private with the 22nd Canadian Infantry Battalion. In 1919 he was hospitalized in England with influenza, later returned to Canada, and was discharged at Montreal on 7 July 1919 on demobilization.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father and next of kin: Leopold Sauve, Valleyfield, Quebec.
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