Joseph Lemieux was born at St. Chrysostome, Quebec, on 14 October 1897. A single farmer living at Riverfield, Quebec, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and joined at Montreal on 17 July 1918 as Private 3167474 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. He embarked for England in August 1918 and served there with the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion. In June 1919 he returned to Canada for demobilization and was discharged at Montreal on 4 July 1919.
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3167474
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
10th Canadian Reserve Battalion
Battalion:
Quebec Regiment
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
St. Chrysostome, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
20 years 9 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
21 years 8 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Louis Lemieux (father), Aubrey, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Riverfield, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 3.0 in / 160 cm
Weight:
140 lbs / 64 kg
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Discharged at Montreal on 4 July 1919 on demobilization. His discharge medical examination at Ripon on 31 May 1919 recorded good health and no disability.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
352 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
10th Canadian Reserve Battalion |
Army |
Quebec Regiment |
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| England unit. P.15 records TOS on arrival from Canada; SOS proceeding to Canada 24 Jun 1919. |
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment |
Army |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
|
|
|
| Initial Canadian unit. End date is the supported TOS date of the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion. |
Service Chronology
1897-10-14 — Born
1918-07-17 — Drafted under the Military Service Act; joined 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment
1918-08-01 — Assigned pay of $15 per month to his sister, Mrs Thomas Baney
1918-08-10 — Embarked from Canada
1918-08-25 — Landed in England and taken on strength of 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion
1919-05-15 — Dental examination for demobilization
1919-05-31 — Medical examination on leaving service; good health, no disability
1919-06-24 — Struck off strength of 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion on proceeding to Canada
1919-07-04 — Discharged on demobilization
1919-07-10 — Administrative casualty-form report entries for District Depot No. 4
Notes
At enlistment Lemieux was recorded as 21 years 9 months old, 5 ft 3 in tall, with brown complexion, brown eyes and brown hair; chest 32-34 in. The enlistment medical history sheet records 111 lb. His discharge medical examination records 140 lb, good physique and general health, and no disability.
Additional Service Notes
Joseph Lemieux, a single farmer from Riverfield, Quebec, was drafted under the Military Service Act and joined the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment at Montreal on 17 July 1918 as Private 3167474. He embarked from Canada on 10 August 1918 and landed in England on 25 August, when he was taken on strength of the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion. He served in England until June 1919, was struck off strength proceeding to Canada on 24 June, and was discharged at Montreal on 4 July 1919 on demobilization.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Father and next of kin: Louis Lemieux, Aubrey, Quebec.
Research Notes
Final QA complete. Joseph Lemieux, Private 3167474, was drafted under the Military Service Act and joined the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment at Montreal on 17 July 1918. He embarked from Canada on 10 August and landed in England on 25 August 1918, when the casualty form records him taken on strength of the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion. Page 23 independently identifies his original unit as 2nd Depot Quebec and the transfer destination as 10th Reserve, although that pay record leaves the formal transfer-date field blank. The workbook therefore uses 25 August 1918 as the supported start of 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion service, without inventing a separate transfer-order date. He remained in England; no France or Continental Europe service is shown. His demobilization dental examination was at Ripon on 15 May 1919, and his leaving-service medical examination at Ripon on 31 May found good health and no disability. He was struck off strength proceeding to Canada on 24 June and discharged at Montreal on 4 July 1919 for demobilization. Later casualty-form report entries dated 10 July are administrative and retain effective dates of 25 June and 4 July; they do not supersede the signed 4 July discharge documents. Enlistment records repeatedly give height 5 ft 3 in, while the discharge medical examination appears to give 5 ft 4 in; 5 ft 3 in is retained in the structured field and the discrepancy is noted. Enlistment weight was 111 lb and discharge weight 140 lb. Assigned pay of $15 per month was directed to his sister, Mrs Thomas Baney of Riverfield, Quebec, effective 1 August 1918. No POW event, hospitalization, combat wound, promotion, disciplinary event, or explicit medal award is recorded in the surviving file.
