Private Lionel Leduc
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Lionel Leduc was born in Montreal, Quebec, on 9 October 1896 and was living at Valleyfield when called up under the Military Service Act. A single Roman Catholic boiler maker, he attested at Montreal on 3 May 1918 and joined the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment, on 23 August as Private 3159223. He later served with the Overseas Company, COTC Laval, before returning to the 2nd Depot Battalion in October. His service was confined to Canada. He was discharged at Montreal on 25 November 1918 on demobilization because he was not required.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3159223
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
2nd Quebec Regiment
Battalion:
2nd Depot Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Montreal, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
21 years 6 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 1 month
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Boiler Maker
Next of Kin:
Théophile Leduc, father — Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 4.0 in / 163 cm
Weight:
123 lbs / 56 kg
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 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:
Discharged at Montreal on 25 November 1918 on demobilization because he was not required, Category A2, under R.O. 1328 para. 7, section D. Conduct was recorded as Fair.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
206 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 |
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|
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| Transferred back 23 Oct; final unit/rank at discharge. |
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Army |
2nd Depot Battalion |
|
|
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| Joined 2nd Depot Battalion on 23 Aug. Later transfer to COTC Laval is documented, but exact transfer date is not stated. |
| WW1 |
Private |
COTC |
Army |
Overseas Company, COTC Laval |
|
|
|
| Exact TOS date not stated. Last Pay Certificate proves service with O/S Company COTC Laval by 5 Sep 1918; transfer out was 23 Oct. |
Service Chronology
1896-10-09 — Born.
1918-05-03 — Attested/enlisted under the Military Service Act.
1918-05-05 — Recruit declaration/form dated.
1918-08-23 — Medical examination/call-up; joined 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment; Category A2.
1918-09-05 to 1918-10-17 — Absent without leave.
1918-10-17 — AWL period ended; additional punishment of seven days' pay recorded.
1918-10-23 — Transferred from O/S Company COTC Laval to 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment.
1918-11-23 — Leaving-service medical examination: general health good; double varicocele noted without aggravation since enlistment.
1918-11-25 — Discharged on demobilization because he was not required; Category A2; conduct Fair.
Notes
A single Roman Catholic boiler maker from Valleyfield, Lionel Leduc was described at leaving-service examination as 5 ft 4 in, 123 lb, with blue eyes and brown hair. The examination recorded a double varicocele of about two years' duration with no aggravation since enlistment and otherwise good general health.
Additional Service Notes
Lionel Leduc attested under the Military Service Act at Montreal on 3 May 1918 and was called up, medically examined and joined the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment on 23 August 1918 as Private 3159223. He subsequently served with the Overseas Company, COTC Laval. He was absent without leave from 5 September to 17 October, with pay forfeiture and an additional seven days' pay punishment recorded. On 23 October he was transferred back to the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. He was discharged at Montreal on 25 November 1918 on demobilization because he was not required.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father Théophile Leduc of Valleyfield, Quebec, was named next of kin.
Research Notes
DOB: 9 Oct 1896 is explicitly recorded on the Particulars of Recruit and repeated on the index card. The stated ages of 22y10m in Aug 1918 and 23y1m in Nov 1918 would imply Oct 1895; this arithmetic conflict is preserved, but the repeated explicit DOB is used as the structured value. Recruitment occurred in stages: the index card and Last Pay Certificates state attested/enlisted at Montreal on 3 May 1918; the recruit form was dated 5 May; he was medically examined/called up and joined the 2nd Depot Battalion on 23 Aug 1918, which the casualty form and discharge certificate also use as the service-reckons/enlisted date. The structured p_enlistmentDate is 3 May 1918, with 23 Aug preserved as call-up/joining. Page 13 records AWL from 5 Sep to 17 Oct 1918. The $47.30 charge corresponds to 43 days at $1.10/day, and an additional punishment of seven days' pay is entered as $7.70. This disciplinary episode did not determine his discharge, which remained normal demobilization. The initial date of transfer to O/S Company COTC Laval is not stated; he is proven with that unit by the account beginning 5 Sep, and transfer back to 2nd Depot Battalion is explicit on 23 Oct.
