Private Onesime St-Onge
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Onesime St-Onge was born at St-Louis, Beauharnois County, Quebec, on 25 July 1897. A single Roman Catholic cheese maker and farmer living at Valleyfield, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and served as Private 3166069 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. After failing to report on 29 March 1919, he was declared illegally absent and was struck off strength as a deserter on 18 April 1919.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3166069
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:
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
20 years 3 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
21 years 8 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Cheese Maker & Farmer
Next of Kin:
Joseph St-Onge, uncle, Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 7.0 in / 170 cm
Weight:
146 lbs / 66 kg
Chest:
36.0 in / 91 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Discharge due to Courts Martial
Discharge Notes:
Deserter
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
523 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
1897-07-25 — Born
1917-11-11 — Enlistment/service reckons from this date
1918-07-06 — Apprehended; recruit form states never registered
1918-07-08 — Medical examination and joined
1918-07-08 — Will signed; uncle Joseph St-Onge named beneficiary
1918-07-12 — Furlough commenced
1919-03-29 — Failed to report; subsequently declared illegally absent from this date
1919-04-18 — Struck off strength as a deserter
1919-04-22 — Court of Inquiry held; later amendment clarified illegal absence from 29 Mar 1919
Notes
At his July 1918 medical examination St-Onge was 21 years old, 5 ft 7 in tall and weighed 146 lb. The Medical History Sheet records a chest measurement of 33-36 in with 3 in expansion; the earlier recruit form records 32 in fully expanded with 2 in expansion. He had a medium complexion, grey eyes and brown hair, with good physical development and one vaccination mark on the left arm. He was a single Roman Catholic cheese maker and farmer from Valleyfield.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act, Onesime St-Onge was carried as Private 3166069 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. His service reckoned from 11 November 1917; he was apprehended on 6 July 1918 and examined and joined at Montreal on 8 July 1918. His Last Pay Certificate records furlough from 12 July 1918. He failed to report on 29 March 1919 and was later declared illegally absent from that date. The original Casualty Form and Last Pay Certificate record him struck off strength as a deserter on 18 April 1919.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Joseph St-Onge, his uncle, of Valleyfield, Beauharnois County, Quebec, was next of kin and sole beneficiary under the will dated 8 July 1918.
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