Donat Lemieux was born at St. Chrysostome, Quebec, on 6 July 1896. A single farmer, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and joined at Montreal on 23 August 1918 as Private 3167473 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. His service remained in Canada. On 23 August 1918 he made a military will leaving his property to his father, Amedee Lemieux. He failed to report on 26 March 1919 and was struck off strength as a deserter effective 15 April 1919.
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3167473
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment
Battalion:
2nd Quebec Regiment
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
St. Chrysostome, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
22 years 1 month
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 9 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Amedee Lemieux (father), St. Chrysostome, Chateauguay County, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
St. Chrysostome, Chateauguay County, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
132 lbs / 60 kg
Chest:
35.0 in / 89 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 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:
Failed to report on 26 March 1919 and was subsequently struck off strength as a deserter effective 15 April 1919 under D.O. 112.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
235 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment |
Army |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
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| Medical History Sheet explicitly records joined 23 Aug 1918. Service ends with SOS as deserter effective 15 Apr 1919. The separate 17 Aug notation is not interpreted as a rank/service start date. |
Service Chronology
1896-07-06 — Born
1918-08-17 — Unexplained administrative/enlistment-related date appears on Last Pay Certificate
1918-08-23 — Joined; Medical History Sheet records service with 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment
1918-08-23 — Executed military will leaving his property to his father, Amedee Lemieux
1919-03-26 — Failed to report
1919-04-15 — Struck off strength as deserter
Notes
At calling up Lemieux was recorded as 22 years old, 5 ft 6 in tall, with a 35 in fully expanded chest and 3 in expansion. The medical history sheet records a weight of 132 lb. He had a medium/brown complexion, blue eyes and brown hair, and was Roman Catholic.
Additional Service Notes
Donat Lemieux, a single farmer from St. Chrysostome, Quebec, was drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917 and joined at Montreal on 23 August 1918 as Private 3167473 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. His surviving file documents service in Canada only. He failed to report on 26 March 1919 and was struck off strength as a deserter effective 15 April 1919.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father and next of kin: Amedee Lemieux, St. Chrysostome, Chateauguay County, Quebec.
Research Notes
Final QA complete. Donat Lemieux was an MSA conscript, Private 3167473, 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. The Medical History Sheet explicitly records that he joined on 23 August 1918 at Montreal, and his military will was executed the same day. The Last Pay Certificate also contains a 17-8-18 notation, but the surviving file does not explicitly identify what that date represents; it is therefore preserved as an unexplained administrative/enlistment-related notation and is not substituted for the documented joined date. The Last Pay Certificate records that Lemieux failed to report on 26 March 1919. The casualty form records him 'S.O.S. DESERTER AS FROM 15.4.19' under D.O. 112, and the pay certificate likewise identifies him as a deserter. Under the canonical CWVMP rule, the effected discharge for illegal absence/desertion is dischargeType 4/CM. No overseas service, POW event, combat, hospitalization, promotion, or explicit medal award is supported by the surviving 14-page file.
