Private Thomas Lute
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Thomas Lute was born in Quebec, Quebec, on 15 August 1879 and was living at St. Regis, Quebec, when he enlisted at Montreal on 8 November 1915. A labourer, he joined the 69th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, service number 121320. He proceeded overseas in 1916 and served in England and France, later serving with the 60th and 87th Battalions. He was wounded in the left shoulder in September 1916 and in the left buttock in September 1918, recovering from both wounds. He returned to Canada aboard H.M.T. Carmania in December 1918 and was formally discharged at Montreal on demobilization on 24 January 1919.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
121320
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
87th Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Quebec City, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
36 years 2 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
39 years 5 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Next of Kin:
Jake Lute, brother (?), 515 St. Antoine St., Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
St. Regis, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 5.0 in / 165 cm
Weight:
141 lbs / 64 kg
Chest:
34.3 in / 87 cm
Expansion:
2.3 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Category A; discharged on demobilization under R.O. 1420. Formal discharge documents are dated 24 January 1919; a later administrative entry records the discharge as effective 25 January 1919.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1173 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
87th Battalion |
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| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
Quebec Regimental Depot / 23rd Reserve Battalion |
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| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
Reserve / casualty-depot units |
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| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
60th Battalion |
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| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
23rd Battalion / reserve establishment |
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| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
69th Battalion |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW1 |
Good Conduct Badge |
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Service Chronology
1879-08-15 — Born.
1915-11-08 — Attested for the Canadian Expeditionary Force; joined 69th Battalion as Private, service no. 121320.
1916-04-17 — 69th Battalion sailed from Canada.
1916-04-29 — Arrived in England.
1916-06-07 — Transferred from 69th Battalion to 23rd Battalion / reserve establishment.
1916-06-11 — Taken on strength of the 23rd Battalion / reserve establishment.
1916-07-17 — Transferred to the 60th Battalion for overseas service.
1916-07-31 — Taken on strength of the 60th Battalion.
1916-09-18 — Admitted to No. 23 General Hospital, Étaples, with gunshot wound to left shoulder.
1916-09-26 — Admitted to 2nd Western General Hospital for left-shoulder gunshot wound.
1916-11-20 — Transferred/admitted to Canadian Convalescent Hospital during recovery from shoulder wound.
1916-12-12 — Discharged from hospital after shoulder wound had healed.
1916-12-14 — Reported from hospital following recovery.
1917-05-03 — Struck off strength for transfer to the 87th Battalion overseas.
1917-05-09 — Taken on strength of the 87th Battalion in the field.
1918-07-04 — Granted one Good Conduct Badge.
1918-09-04 — Admitted to 36th Canadian General Hospital with gunshot wound to left buttock.
1918-09-10 — Transferred to 1st Western General Hospital for treatment of buttock wound.
1918-09-16 — Invalided wounded and posted from the 87th Battalion to the Quebec Regimental Depot.
1918-10-29 — Transferred to a military convalescent hospital during recovery from buttock wound.
1918-12-02 — Discharged from hospital/convalescent care after buttock wound healed.
1918-12-06 — Struck off strength to 23rd Reserve Battalion.
1918-12-21 — Sailed for Canada aboard H.M.T. Carmania.
1918-12-29 — Arrived at Halifax aboard H.M.T. Carmania.
1918-12-31 — Posted to Casualty Company after return to Canada.
1919-01-01 to 1919-01-14 — Granted furlough with subsistence.
1919-01-20 — Administrative S.O.S. from 23rd Reserve Battalion to C.E.F. Canada.
1919-01-24 — Formally discharged Category A on demobilization.
1919-01-25 — Administrative discharge effective date under R.O. 1420, Category A, demobilization.
Notes
WW1 service file establishes detailed overseas transfers, two wound/hospital episodes, and demobilization at Montreal on 24 January 1919.
Additional Service Notes
Served overseas in England and France with the 60th and 87th Battalions after initial service with the 69th Battalion and reserve units. He suffered a gunshot wound to the left shoulder in September 1916 and a gunshot wound to the left buttock on 4 September 1918, recovering from both. He was granted one Good Conduct Badge in July 1918 and returned to Canada aboard H.M.T. Carmania, arriving at Halifax on 29 December 1918.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Richard Lute, brother, St. Regis, Quebec.
Initial NOK: Richard Lute, brother, St. Regis, Quebec. Later assigned-pay/administrative records identify Jacques Lute, father, Montreal.
Research Notes
Third-pass review resolves the return-to-Canada sequence: the 69th Battalion pay card records the unit sailing 17 Apr 1916; a theatre card records France service from 17 Jul 1916; Lute sailed for Canada aboard H.M.T. Carmania on 21 Dec 1918 and arrived Halifax 29 Dec 1918. The 20 Jan 1919 S.O.S. entry is administrative, not the physical return date. Formal discharge records give 24 Jan 1919, while a later administrative record gives effective 25 Jan 1919; 24 Jan is retained as p_dateOfDischarge and 25 Jan is preserved in chronology. The 1916-17 reserve-unit sequence remains partly illegible. Initial NOK was brother Richard Lute of St. Regis, Quebec; later assigned-pay records name Jacques Lute, father, Montreal. Discharge examination recorded 148 lb and 5 ft 6 in, compared with 141 lb and 5 ft 5 in at enlistment.
