Private Emile Mallette
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Emile Mallette was born at St. Urbain, Quebec, on 11 November 1897 and was a farmer living at St. Martine in Chateauguay County. Drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917, he reported at Montreal on 22 August 1918 and served as a Private with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. His service was entirely in Canada. He was discharged at Montreal on 29 January 1919 following demobilization.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3167045
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
2nd Quebec Regiment
Battalion:
2nd Depot Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
St. Urbain, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
20 years 9 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
21 years 2 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Gilbert Mallette, father, St. Martine, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
St. Martine, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 10.0 in / 178 cm
Weight:
167 lbs / 76 kg
Chest:
39.0 in / 99 cm
Expansion:
5.0 in / 13 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:
160 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Army |
2nd Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
Service Chronology
1897-11-11 — Born.
1918-08-22 — Reported/enlisted under the Military Service Act, 1917; medical examination placed him in Category A2.
1919-01-29 — Struck off strength and discharged on demobilization; Farmers' Leave provisions cited.
Notes
Born at St. Urbain, Quebec, on 11 November 1897. At call-up Mallette was single, Roman Catholic and a farmer. He lived at St. Martine in Chateauguay County, Quebec. His father, Gilbert Mallette, was next of kin.
Additional Service Notes
Emile Mallette was drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917 and reported at Montreal on 22 August 1918. He served in Canada as a Private with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. His casualty form records demobilization under Demobilization Routine Order 1288, paragraph 9, and the Farmers' Leave provisions. He was struck off strength and discharged at Montreal on 29 January 1919.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father Gilbert Mallette of St. Martine, Chateauguay County, Quebec, was next of kin.
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