Albert Lefebvre was born at Melocheville, Quebec, on 11 September 1897. A clerk living at Valleyfield, Quebec, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and served as Private 3167027 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. His service remained in Canada. In October 1918 he was struck off strength as a deserter.
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3167027
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment:
2nd Quebec Regiment
Battalion:
2nd Depot Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Melocheville, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
20 years 10 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
21 years 1 month
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Clerk
Next of Kin:
Father: Joseph Lefebvre, Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 3.0 in / 160 cm
Weight:
122 lbs / 55 kg
Chest:
33.0 in / 84 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Struck off strength and discharged as a deserter effective 21 October 1918. The last pay certificate gives cause of discharge as 'Deserter' and authority as 'Court of Inquiry'. The casualty form records the preceding desertion action under D.O. 16.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
98 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
2nd Depot Battalion |
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Service Chronology
1878-04-30 — Born — Valleyfield, Quebec
1916-03-23 — Attested as Private 660737, 163rd Battalion, C.E.F. — Valleyfield, Quebec
1916-11-27 — 163rd Battalion sailed for overseas — Canada
1916-12-06 — Arrived/disembarked in England — England
1917-01-07 — Transferred to 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion — Shoreham, England
1917-04-19 — Posted to 2nd Quebec Regimental Depot — Shoreham, England
1917-05-22 — Taken on strength C.F.C. Base Depot on transfer from 2nd Q.R.D. — Sunningdale, England
1917-07-13 — Struck off strength C.F.C. Base Depot on posting to 53 Company, France — Sunningdale, England
1917-07-15 — Disembarked in France — Le Havre, France
1917-08-06 — Disciplinary award: three extra fatigues; forfeited two days' pay for absence from duty — France / 53 Company C.F.C.
1917-12-29 — Admitted to hospital — France
1918-01-19 — Admitted for V.D.S. treatment in the Marseilles hospital system — Marseilles, France
1918-04-01 — Discharged to duty after hospital treatment — Marseilles, France
1918-09-14 — Granted 14 days leave in France — France
1918-09-28 — Rejoined from leave — France / 53 Company C.F.C.
1918-11-04 — Absent without leave — France / 53 Company C.F.C.
1918-11-07 — Awarded five days Field Punishment No. 2 for absence without leave — France / 53 Company C.F.C.
1918-12-08 — Began absence without leave at 22:00 — France / 53 Company C.F.C.
1918-12-10 — Returned from absence at 20:30; total absence 46 hours 30 minutes — France / 53 Company C.F.C.
1918-12-13 — Awarded 28 days Field Punishment No. 2 and forfeiture of two days' pay — France / 53 Company C.F.C.
1919-01-18 — Struck off strength for demobilization; proceeded to C.F.C. concentration/depot — France/England
1919-02-06 — Struck off strength for return to Canada — Seaford, England
1919-03-19 — Discharged on demobilization, R.O. 1420 — Montreal, Quebec
1961-10-21 — Died — Ste. Anne's Hospital, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec
Notes
Service file identifies Albert Lefebvre as a Military Service Act Class One draftee. His file contains no overseas movement; the casualty form records him struck off strength as a deserter.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917; served in Canada with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. Struck off strength as a deserter in October 1918.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father Joseph Lefebvre, Valleyfield, Quebec, was next of kin, executor and sole general beneficiary under Albert's will dated 15 July 1918.
Research Notes
Military Service Act Class One draftee. Service reckons from 15 July 1918; the medical history sheet was completed 29 July 1918 and records Category C1, 5 ft 3 in, 122 lb, chest 31-33 in, medium complexion, brown eyes and hair, and good physical development. His will, dated 15 July 1918, appointed his father Joseph Lefebvre executor and left him Albert's property. The casualty form has a report date of 30 September 1918 and records S.O.S. as deserter under D.O. 16, with an administrative date of 20 October; the index and last pay certificate independently establish 21 October 1918 as the effective S.O.S./discharge date. The last pay certificate records 21 days forfeited and 61 days overdrawn, but those accounting entries should not be used to manufacture an undocumented absence-start date.
