Private Isidore Tessier
Survivor of WW1
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Isidore Tessier was born on 8 August 1892 at Valleyfield, Beauharnois County, Quebec. A single Roman Catholic butcher, he enlisted at Montreal on 19 November 1915 as Private 121402. He served overseas with the 69th and 22nd Battalions. On 18 September 1916 he suffered a severe shell wound to his left elbow in France and underwent lengthy treatment in France, England and Canada. He was medically discharged at Montreal on 31 May 1918.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
121402
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
22nd Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
23 years 3 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
25 years 9 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
73 years 3 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Butcher
Next of Kin:
Moise Tessier (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 2.0 in / 157 cm
Weight:
102 lbs / 46 kg
Chest:
33.5 in / 85 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:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Discharged medically in Category E under K.R. & O. 392(10), following permanent disability of the left elbow from a shell wound sustained in France.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
924 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 Battalion |
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| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
District Depot No. 4 |
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|
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| Administrative Canadian posting during continued treatment. |
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
2nd Quebec Regimental Depot |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre |
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|
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| Administrative casualty posting while hospitalized. |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
69th Battalion |
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|
|
Service Chronology
1892-08-08 — Born
1915-11-19 — Enlisted as Private 121402
1916-04-17 — Embarked from Canada
1916-04-27 — Arrived in England
1916-06-28 — Transferred to 22nd Battalion in France
1916-07-13 — Joined unit in field
1916-09-18 — Shell wound to left elbow; fractures of humerus and ulna
1916-09-30 — Admitted for shell wound, left arm
1916-10-05 — Taken on strength of Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre; admitted for continued treatment
1917-03-10 — SOS Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre; TOS 2nd Quebec Regimental Depot
1917-04-27 — Transferred for continued treatment
1917-06-11 — SOS 2nd Quebec Regimental Depot; invalided to Canada aboard H.S. Araguaya
1917-07-11 — Taken on strength
1917-07-20 — Admitted for continuing treatment of fractured arm
1917-12-06 — Transferred
1917-12-14 — Transferred for ankylosis of left elbow
1918-04-30 — Medical Board: Category E; discharge recommended
1918-05-21 — Discharged from hospital treatment
1918-05-31 — Medically discharged under K.R. & O. 392(10)
1965-12-02 — Death reported by Department of Veterans Affairs
Additional Service Notes
Isidore Tessier enlisted at Montreal on 19 November 1915 as Private 121402 with the 69th Battalion. He transferred to the 22nd Battalion in France in June 1916. On 18 September 1916 he suffered a severe shell wound to the left elbow, with fractures involving the humerus and ulna, and then passed through an extended casualty and hospital system in France and England. He was invalided to Canada in June 1917, continued treatment in Montreal, and was medically discharged there on 31 May 1918.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
His father, Moise Tessier of Valleyfield, Quebec, was named as next of kin.
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