Private Gaspard Leduc
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Gaspard Leduc was born at Valleyfield, Quebec, on 21 April 1892. A Roman Catholic labourer, he enlisted at Montreal on 5 January 1918 as Private 3155513 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. His brief service was confined to Canada. His record shows that he was struck off strength as a deserter; the action was accounted effective from 6 January 1918 and his discharge is recorded as 4 February 1918.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3155513
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
2nd Quebec Regiment
Battalion:
2nd Depot Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
25 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
25 years 9 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Next of Kin:
Louis Leduc, father — Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
Weight:
Chest:
Expansion:
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Discharge due to Courts Martial
Discharge Notes:
Deserter. The casualty form records S.O.S. by C. of C. (Deserter), accounted effective from 6 January 1918, with the formal entry dated 4 February 1918 under Part II D.O. 38; the report date is 7 February 1918. The Hollerith extract independently records Date Discharged 4 February 1918 and Disposition on Discharge: Deserter.
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 |
|
|
|
| Very brief Canada-only service; SOS as deserter. |
Service Chronology
1892-04-21 — Born.
1918-01-05 — Enlisted/attested as Private 3155513, 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment.
1918-01-06 — Retroactive effective-from date for S.O.S. as deserter.
1918-02-04 — Formally recorded discharged / struck off strength as deserter.
1918-02-07 — Deserter casualty/action reported.
Notes
At enlistment he was recorded as a 25-year-old Roman Catholic labourer, born at Valleyfield, Quebec. His father Louis Leduc of Valleyfield was next of kin.
Additional Service Notes
Gaspard Leduc enlisted at Montreal on 5 January 1918 as Private 3155513 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. His service was confined to Canada. The casualty form records him struck off strength by Certificate of Commanding Officer as a deserter, effective 6 January 1918.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father Louis Leduc, Valleyfield, Quebec.
Research Notes
The apparent discharge-date conflict is resolved by the structure of the casualty form. The report date is 7 Feb 1918; the formal action/date column is 4 Feb 1918 with Part II D.O. 38; the narrative states S.O.S. by C. of C. (Deserter), accounted from 6 Jan 1918. The Hollerith extract corroborates 4 Feb 1918 as Date Discharged. Accordingly 4 Feb is the structured discharge date, 6 Jan is preserved as the retroactive effective-from date, and 7 Feb as the reporting date.
