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Private Dosithie Trudel

Survivor of WW1

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Service Biography

Dosithie Trudel was born at Valleyfield, Quebec, on 13 April 1897. A single Roman Catholic student, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and enlisted at Quebec on 9 July 1918 with the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment. He sailed overseas aboard S.S. Somali, trained in England with reserve battalions, and was posted to the 24th Battalion in France. He joined the battalion in the field in December 1918. After returning through England for demobilization, he came back to Canada and was discharged at Montreal on 18 May 1919.

General Information

Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3381244
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
24th Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
21 years 2 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 1 month
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Student
Next of Kin:
Dosithie Trudel Sr., father, Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Quebec, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 1.3 in / 156 cm
Weight:
116 lbs / 53 kg
Chest:
30.5 in / 77 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
313 days in service
Buried at:
Library and Archives Canada Service Record
Canadian Great War Project

Ranks

Conflict Rank Regiment Branch Unit Company Date From Date To
WW1 Private Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force 24th Battalion
Representative operational/default unit; joined battalion in field 24 Dec 1918.
WW1 Private Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force J Wing, Canadian Corps Camp
Demobilization-stage administrative posting at Witley; not default.
WW1 Private Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force 23rd Reserve Battalion
Brief reserve posting before France.
WW1 Private Canadian Infantry Canadian Expeditionary Force 10th Reserve Battalion
England reserve posting.
WW1 Private 1st Quebec Regiment Canadian Expeditionary Force 1st Depot Battalion
Canadian MSA/depot service before embarkation.

Service Chronology

1897-04-13 — Born
1918-07-09 — Enlisted under the Military Service Act
1918-07-21 — Embarked for overseas service
1918-08-08 — Arrived at Tilbury aboard S.S. Somali and taken on strength of 10th Reserve Battalion
1918-11-07 — Struck off strength of 10th Reserve Battalion on transfer to 23rd Reserve Battalion
1918-11-07 — Taken on strength of 23rd Reserve Battalion
1918-11-09 — Struck off strength of 23rd Reserve Battalion for posting to 24th Battalion
1918-11 — Taken on strength of 24th Battalion on arrival in France
1918-11-11 — Struck off strength to Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp and taken on strength there
1918-12-19 — Struck off strength of Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp to unit
1918-12-24 — Joined 24th Battalion in the field
1919-04-07 — Proceeded to England from 24th Battalion
1919-04-09 — Taken on strength from 24th Battalion in the demobilization stream
1919-05-10 — Struck off strength of J Wing, Canadian Corps Camp, Witley, on proceeding to Canada
1919-05-10 — Taken on strength of District Depot No. 4 Dispersal Station F
1919-05-18 — Struck off strength and discharged on demobilization

Notes

The recruit form records Dosithie Trudel as single, Roman Catholic and a student, born at Valleyfield, Quebec, and residing at Valleyfield. His father, Dosithie Trudel Sr., also of Valleyfield, was next of kin. He reported no Active Militia or previous military service. The original Medical Sheet records height 5 ft 1¼ in, weight 116 lb, chest 30½–33 in, giving 2½ in expansion, fair physical development, blue eyes and black hair. The leaving-service medical examination records good general health and no disability; it notes a history of typhoid fever about eight years earlier.

Additional Service Notes

Dosithie Trudel was drafted under the Military Service Act and enlisted at Quebec on 9 July 1918 with the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. He embarked from Quebec on 21 July 1918 and arrived at Tilbury, England, aboard S.S. Somali on 8 August. He was taken on strength of the 10th Reserve Battalion at Bramshott, later transferred through the 23rd Reserve Battalion, and was posted to the 24th Battalion. He arrived in France in November 1918, passed through the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp, and joined the 24th Battalion in the field on 24 December 1918. In April 1919 he proceeded to England and entered the demobilization stream through J Wing, Canadian Corps Camp, Witley. He proceeded to Canada in May and was discharged at Montreal on 18 May 1919 on demobilization.

Additional Next of Kin Notes

His father, Dosithie Trudel Sr. of Valleyfield, Quebec, was recorded as next of kin.

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