Private Leopold Tessier
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Leopold Tessier was born on 12 May 1896 at St-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebec. A single Roman Catholic farmer living at St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Quebec, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and reported at Montreal on 27 August 1918 as Private 3172685 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. He served in Canada and was discharged at Montreal on 26 September 1918 after being struck off strength on return to the Registrar's Records.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3172685
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:
St-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
22 years 3 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 4 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Albert Tessier (father), Beauharnois, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
St-Louis-de-Gonzague, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 4.0 in / 163 cm
Weight:
140 lbs / 64 kg
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 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:
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 |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
2nd Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
Service Chronology
1896-05-12 — Born
1918-08-27 — Reported under Military Service Act; joined as Private 3172685
1918-08-27 — Medical examination; Category C2
1918-09-04 — District Order Part II No. 246 cited as authority
1918-09-26 — Struck off strength on return to Registrar's Records; effective discharge
1918-12-11 — Later discharge authority cited as P.C. 3051
1919-04-25 — Discharge formally confirmed
Additional Service Notes
Leopold Tessier was drafted under the Military Service Act and reported at Montreal on 27 August 1918 as Private 3172685 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. He served in Canada and was placed in medical Category C2. He was struck off strength on return to the Registrar's Records and discharged at Montreal effective 26 September 1918. Later administrative orders recorded and formally confirmed the discharge.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
His father, Albert Tessier of Beauharnois, Quebec, was named as next of kin.
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