Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3167462
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Army
Regiment:
Battalion:
23rd Canadian Reserve Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Saint-Stanislas, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
21 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 11 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Virginia Lavigne (mother), Ormstown, Chateauguay County, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Ormstown, Chateauguay County, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 3.0 in / 160 cm
Weight:
160 lbs / 73 kg
Chest:
38.0 in / 97 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Discharged at Montreal on 6 July 1919 on demobilization. The CEF Discharge Certificate and Proceedings on Discharge both explicitly record 6 July 1919. A later casualty-form entry dated 15 July records administrative T.O.S. Dispersal Station 'F', Montreal, and S.O.S. District Depot No. 4 on demobilization; this is retained in the chronology but is not treated as the discharge date.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
354 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
|
Canadian Army |
23rd Canadian Reserve Battalion |
|
|
|
| T.O.S. 23 Sep 1918; S.O.S. to Canada 26 Jun 1919. |
| WW1 |
Private |
|
Canadian Army |
10th Canadian Reserve Battalion |
|
|
|
| T.O.S. 30 Aug; S.O.S. on transfer 22 Sep 1918. |
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Canadian Army |
2nd Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
| Initial unit; embarked from Canada 10 Aug 1918. |
Service Chronology
1896-08-04 — Born
1918-07-17 — Drafted/attested under Military Service Act, Class One; joined 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment; medical category A2
1918-08-10 — Embarked from Canada for overseas service
1918-08-25 — Arrived in England
1918-08-30 — Taken on strength of 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion
1918-09-22 — Struck off strength of 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion on transfer
1918-09-23 — Taken on strength of 23rd Canadian Reserve Battalion
1919-06-26 — Struck off strength to Canada; embarked S.S. Baltic at Liverpool
1919-07-02 — Leaving-service medical examination; no disability identified
1919-07-06 — Discharged on demobilization
1919-07-15 — Administrative T.O.S. Dispersal Station 'F' and S.O.S. District Depot No. 4 on demobilization
Notes
Farmer; Roman Catholic; single. Born Saint-Stanislas, Quebec, 4 August 1896. Enlistment address and mother's address were Ormstown, Chateauguay County, Quebec. Enlistment medical: 5 ft 3 in, 140 lb, chest 36–38 in, medium complexion, brown eyes, brown hair, category A2. Leaving-service examination records 160 lb and two moles near the neck.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917, Class One, and joined the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment at Montreal on 17 July 1918. He embarked from Canada on 10 August 1918 and arrived in England on 25 August. He was taken on strength of the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion on 30 August 1918, struck off strength on transfer on 22 September, and taken on strength of the 23rd Canadian Reserve Battalion on 23 September 1918. He remained in England until struck off strength to Canada on 26 June 1919 and embarked at Liverpool aboard S.S. Baltic.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Mother Virginia Lavigne was recorded as next of kin at Ormstown, Chateauguay County, Quebec.
Research Notes
The 30-page file documents service in Canada and England but no service in France or Continental Europe, no POW history, no hospital admission, and no disciplinary proceedings or awards identified. The overseas unit sequence is confirmed as 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion (30 Aug–22 Sep 1918), followed by the 23rd Canadian Reserve Battalion from 23 Sep 1918 until return to Canada in June 1919. Formal discharge was at Montreal on 6 July 1919; the 15 July entries are subsequent administrative demobilization processing.
