Louis Lecompte was born at Sainte-Barbe, Quebec, on 21 April 1890. A barber living in Montreal, he was married to Odila Lecompte. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Montreal on 7 March 1916 as Private 847631 with the 150th Battalion. His service was confined to Canada. In 1916 he was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis, which military medical records described as predating his enlistment. A Medical Board found him unfit for military service, and he was discharged at Valcartier Camp on 25 September 1916.
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
847631
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Battalion:
150th Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Sainte-Barbe, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
25 years 10 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
26 years 5 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Barber
Next of Kin:
Wife: Odila Lecompte, Montreal, Quebec. Other source forms record variants including 'Mrs. odila Macelliotte' on the attestation and 'Florida Gaudet Lecompte' on the family particulars form.
Address at Enlistment:
84 Barre Street, Montreal, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
138 lbs / 63 kg
Chest:
37.0 in / 94 cm
Expansion:
5.0 in / 13 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Valcartier Camp, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Formal Proceedings on Discharge record discharge at Valcartier Camp on 25 September 1916 as medically unfit because of pulmonary tuberculosis. A separate pay/service card records S.O.S. 21 September 1916, M.U., under authority dated 12 September 1916. Because the formal discharge proceedings and confirmation both use 25 September, 25 September 1916 remains p_dateOfDischarge; the 21 September notation is retained as an earlier administrative S.O.S. entry. The Medical Board found him unfit and recommended sanatorium treatment, which he refused.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
202 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Army |
150th Battalion |
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| No promotion or additional supported unit transfer found. |
Service Chronology
1890-04-21 — Born.
1916-03-07 — Attested and medically examined; joined as Private 847631, 150th Battalion, CEF.
1916-04 to 1916-10 — Separation allowance paid to his wife; after discharge the account was held and an overpayment was recovered.
1916 summer — Received approximately three months treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis at Military Hospital, Amherst.
1916-09-20 — Medical History of an Invalid completed; pulmonary tuberculosis assessed as pre-dating service.
1916-09-20 — Medical Board found him unfit for military service and recommended six months sanatorium treatment.
1916-09-20 — Signed certificate declining recommended sanatorium/convalescent treatment.
1916-09-21 — Pay/service card records S.O.S. as medically unfit.
1916-09-25 — Formally discharged as medically unfit because of pulmonary tuberculosis.
Notes
Barber; Roman Catholic; married. Enlistment physical description: 5 ft 6 1/2 in, chest 32-37 in, brown complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. Medical History Sheet records 138 lb and good physical development. Distinguishing marks included scars on both knees, a scar from rupture on the right side, and a small cyst on the left buttock.
Additional Service Notes
Attested at Montreal on 7 March 1916 as Private 847631, 150th Battalion, CEF. He remained in Canada. By September 1916 he was under medical review for pulmonary tuberculosis and was discharged medically unfit at Valcartier Camp on 25 September 1916.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Wife/next-of-kin naming is inconsistent within the file. The attestation types 'Mrs. odila Macelliotte' (spelling as read); the index/separation-allowance records use Odila Lecompte; the family particulars form clearly writes Florida Gaudet Lecompte. The file does not explain whether these are clerical errors, alternate given names, or surname variants, so all are preserved. The family form records no children. His father was deceased; his widowed mother was alive in Montreal and Louis stated he was her sole support and had given her his whole wages before enlistment.
Research Notes
Pulmonary tuberculosis was recorded as having originated about two years before the September 1916 medical review, with place of origin Montreal and cause noted as tubercle bacilli. The invalid report states the disability was not the result of service or climate and records approximately three months treatment in the Military Hospital at Amherst, Nova Scotia; no secure admission/discharge dates are given. On 20 September 1916 the Medical Board found him unfit, recommended six months sanatorium treatment, and Louis signed a certificate refusing the recommended treatment. Page 7 records an administrative S.O.S. 21 Sep 1916 (M.U.) under authority dated 12 Sep, whereas formal discharge proceedings use 25 Sep. Wife/NOK variants are preserved exactly rather than reconciled without evidence. The separation-allowance ledger shows payments April-October 1916. After discharge the account was held; the ledger records a $23.50 overpayment, $14.50 recovered by the Paymaster at Valcartier Camp, and a C.S. rendered 6 Dec 1916. A small intervening notation remains too unclear to transcribe reliably.
