Private Donat Brunette
Died of Wounds in WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
660360
Cause of Death (in war):
Died of Wounds
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
22nd Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
St-Timothée, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
27 years 6 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
29 years 5 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
29 years 5 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Butcher
Next of Kin:
Marie Louise Brunette, Wife, East View, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
East View, Ontario
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Ottawa, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 2.0 in / 157 cm
Weight:
149 lbs / 68 kg
Chest:
40.5 in / 103 cm
Expansion:
5.5 in / 14 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Killed at Hill 70
Length of Service:
721 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Images
Tombstone of Donat Brunette
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
22nd Battalion |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW1 |
British War Service Medal |
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| WW1 |
Victory Medal |
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| WW1 |
War Service Badge Class "A" |
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Notes
Baptized Joseph Donat Brunet. Son of Patrice Brunet and Frézilda Vachon of Montréal (Hochelaga). Husband of Marie-Louise Primeau of Ottawa, Ontario.Father of René Joseph Alexandre and Rolland Joseph Brunet.
Enlisted in the 77th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, he was posted to the 163rd Battalion and sent to Bermuda, then to England where he arrived in Liverpool on 6 December 1916. He was posted to the 10th Reserve Battalion as a Sergeant on 7 January 1917. Demoted to Private on 19 April, he was transferred to the 22nd Battalion on the 20th and landed in France on the 21st. He died in action on 17 July 1917 from wounds sustained in action the same day during the Battle of Lens, on Hill 70.
The spelling of his last name varied in military documents between Brunet and Brunette.
Additional Service Notes
17 July 1917 Admitted to 7 Casualty Clearing Statioon, Dangerously wounded - GSW Head, leg and foot
Died of Wounds
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Wife Mary (Marie) (Louise Primeau) Brunette, later remarried as Carriere
R.R. 1, Navan, Ontario
later
137 Dalhousie St., Ottawa, Ontario (as Carriere)
Version: 1 Last modified: 2025-10-12 00:26:43
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