Sergeant Albert Wallot
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Albert Wallot was born at Charleroi, Province of Namur, Belgium, on 18 March 1899. A civil engineering student living at Valleyfield, Quebec, he attested voluntarily at Montreal on 27 May 1918 as Private 3162007. He was promoted to Sergeant in June 1918 and served in Canada. His records associate him with the Canadian Officers Training Corps at Laval University and the 3rd French Canadian Tank Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He was discharged on general demobilization at Montreal on 26 November 1918.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3162007
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Battalion:
Overseas Company, Canadian Officers Training Corps, Laval University
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Charleroi, Belgium
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
19 years 2 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
19 years 8 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Civil engineering student
Next of Kin:
Nestor Wallot, 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 7.0 in / 170 cm
Weight:
130 lbs / 59 kg
Chest:
35.0 in / 89 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:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
183 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Sergeant |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Army |
Overseas Company, Canadian Officers Training Corps, Laval University |
|
|
|
| Promoted Sergeant 4 Jun 1918; card identifies Overseas Company COTC Laval University. |
| WW1 |
Sergeant |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Army |
|
|
|
|
| Discharged on general demobilization. |
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Army |
2nd Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
| Attested as Private. |
| WW1 |
Sergeant |
Canadian Machine Gun Corps |
Army |
3rd French Canadian Tank Battalion |
|
|
|
| Unit association explicit; exact transfer/effective start date not established by source. |
Service Chronology
1899-03-18 — Born
1918-05-27 — Attested voluntarily for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force as Private 3162007; civil engineering student; no prior military service
1918-06-04 — Promoted to Sergeant under Part II Order 20
1918-06-13 — Subsistence entry under Part II Order 25
1918-09-14 — Subsistence entry under Part II Order 118
1918-11-13 — Part II Order entries record 3rd Tank Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps and Sergeant
1918-11-26 — Struck off strength on demobilization and discharged on general demobilization
Notes
At enlistment he was a single Roman Catholic civil engineering student residing at Valleyfield, Quebec. He was 5 ft 7 in tall, weighed 130 lb, had a 35 in fully expanded chest with 4 in expansion, brown complexion, grey eyes and brown hair. His medical classification was A2 on the Military Service Act medical sheet.
Additional Service Notes
Attested voluntarily at Montreal on 27 May 1918 as Private 3162007. He was promoted to Sergeant effective 4 June 1918. His records identify the Overseas Company, Canadian Officers Training Corps at Laval University and later the 3rd French Canadian Tank Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He served in Canada and was discharged on general demobilization at Montreal on 26 November 1918.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
His father, Nestor Wallot, of Valleyfield, Quebec, was recorded as next of kin.
Version: 3 Last modified: 2026-08-31 02:05:03
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