Private Ubald Montpetit
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Ubald Montpetit was born at Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Quebec, on 25 August 1899 and worked as a farmer. Drafted under the Military Service Act, he initially enlisted on 9 July 1918 with the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment, under regimental number 3186257, but that enlistment was cancelled when he joined another unit. On 20 August 1918 he enlisted as 3172277 with the 2nd Quebec Regiment. He was discharged at Montreal on 19 September 1918 on demobilization.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3172277
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
2nd Quebec Regiment
Battalion:
2nd Depot Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
19 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
20 years
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Henri Montpetit (father), Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
125 lbs / 57 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:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
30 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 |
|
|
|
| Final service number 3172277; representative unit. |
| WW1 |
Private |
1st Quebec Regiment |
Army |
|
3rd Company, Montreal |
|
|
| Casualty-form transfer; company wording retained conservatively from source. |
| WW1 |
Private |
1st Quebec Regiment |
Army |
1st Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
| Regimental no. 3186257; enlistment later cancelled when he joined another unit. |
Service Chronology
1899-08-25 — Born
1918-07-09 — Enlisted as 3186257
1918-08-20 — Enlisted as 3172277
1918-08-28 — Transferred
1918-09-19 — Discharged on demobilization; returned to Registrar's Records
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act, Ubald Montpetit first entered a service sequence as 3186257 with the 1st Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Regiment on 9 July 1918; that enlistment was cancelled when he joined another unit. He subsequently enlisted on 20 August 1918 as 3172277 with the 2nd Quebec Regiment. A casualty form records a transfer on 28 August 1918 to a Montreal company of the 1st Quebec Regiment. He was discharged at Montreal on 19 September 1918 on demobilization and return to the Registrar's Records.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
His father, Henri Montpetit of Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois, Quebec, was named as next of kin.
Version: 3 Last modified: 2026-09-30 14:54:38
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