Private Elzear Quesnel
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Elzear Quesnel was born at Moose Creek, Ontario, on 7 July 1896. A single Roman Catholic farmer, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and served as Private 3325508 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force, at Ottawa. A November 1918 Medical Board classified him Category CIII for a pre-service heart condition that it found had not been aggravated by service. He was formally struck off strength as a deserter on 10 December 1918.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3325508
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment:
Eastern Ontario Regiment
Battalion:
2nd Depot Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Moose Creek, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
21 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 5 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Ladia Quesnel, mother, Moose Creek, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
Moose Creek, Ontario
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Ottawa, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 8.0 in / 173 cm
Weight:
134 lbs / 61 kg
Chest:
33.5 in / 85 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Ottawa, Ontario
Discharge Type:
Discharge due to Courts Martial
Discharge Notes:
Deserter
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
166 days in service
Buried at:
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Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Eastern Ontario Regiment |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
2nd Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
Service Chronology
1896-07-07 — Born
1918-06-07 — Recruit declaration signed
1918-06-27 — Casualty Form records enlisted; service reckons from this date
1918-07-08 — Invalid Medical History separately records this as enlistment date
1918-11-05 — Invalid Medical Board: mitral regurgitation; pre-enlistment, not aggravated by service; Category CIII; no disability due to service
1918-11-06 — Date appearing with Lansdowne Park on later deserter casualty entry
1918-12-10 — Formally struck off strength as Deserter under D.O. 344
Notes
The November 1918 Invalid Medical Board diagnosed mitral regurgitation. Examination recorded a blowing murmur in the mitral area, systolic in timing and propagated to the axilla, pulse 108 on exertion and 140 after excitement. He complained of shortness of breath on slight exertion, headaches, dizziness, occasional cardiac-area pain and joint pain. He reported rheumatism beginning about 1912. The Board found the condition pre-enlistment, permanent, not aggravated by service, and recorded no disability due to service.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act and served as Private 3325508 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force, at Ottawa. He served in Canada. A November 1918 Medical Board classified him Category CIII for pre-service mitral regurgitation, with no disability due to service. He was formally struck off strength as a deserter on 10 December 1918.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Mrs. Ladia Quesnel is recorded as mother/next of kin on the recruit and personnel records; the Invalid Medical History instead names Emile Quesnel, father, at the same Moose Creek address.
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