Private Jules Poissant
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Jules Poissant was born at Beauharnois, Quebec, on 18 May 1888. A clerk, he enlisted at Calgary, Alberta, on 1 February 1915 as Private 434651 with the 50th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. His surviving service records show service in Canada and a hospital admission at Sarcee from 24 September to 1 October 1915 for sciatica.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
434651
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
50th Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Beauharnois, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
26 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Clerk
Next of Kin:
Pierre Poissant, father, Beauharnois, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Calgary, Alberta
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.5 in / 169 cm
Weight:
Chest:
34.5 in / 88 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
50th Battalion |
|
|
|
Service Chronology
1888-05-18 — Born
1915-02-01 — Enlisted; found fit for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force
1915-09-19 — Harvest leave expired; company note records A.W.L./failure to return from harvest leave
1915-09-23 — Transferred to C Company
1915-09-24 — Admitted to hospital with sciatica
1915-10-01 — Discharged from hospital
1915 — Prior military service recorded as “4 Co. 108th Regt.”
Additional Service Notes
Service file incomplete. Jules Poissant enlisted at Calgary, Alberta, on 1 February 1915 and served in Canada as a Private with the 50th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. His attestation records prior military service with “4 Co. 108th Regt.” A company note records harvest leave expiring 19 September 1915, an A.W.L. notation, and transfer to C Company on 23 September 1915. He was admitted to hospital at Sarcee on 24 September 1915 with sciatica and discharged from hospital on 1 October 1915. He was possiblly AWL in 1915 after release from hospital.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Pierre Poissant, father, Beauharnois, Quebec.
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