Private Jaffry Legault
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Jaffry Legault was born at Saint-Stanislas, Quebec, on 23 February 1884. A single Roman Catholic sailor living at Valleyfield, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and joined the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment at Kingston on 4 April 1918 as a Private. He was struck off strength as a deserter on 3 May 1918.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
4021576
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Eastern Ontario Regiment
Battalion:
1st Depot Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Saint-Stanislas, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
34 years 1 month
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Sailor
Next of Kin:
Selina Demarse (sister), St. Barbe, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Kingston, Ontario
Was a Prisoner of War:
Height:
5 ft 2.0 in / 157 cm
Weight:
125 lbs / 57 kg
Chest:
37.5 in / 95 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Struck off strength as a deserter on 3 May 1918 under District Order 206 while serving with the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Eastern Ontario Regiment |
Army |
1st Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
| No later rank/unit shown; end date pending desertion-date reconciliation. |
Notes
Medical examination at Kingston classified him A2. The medical history sheet records a healed fracture involving the anterior lower tibia, union fairly good. Physical description: 5 ft 2 in, 125 lb, chest 35–37½ in, dark complexion, grey eyes, black hair.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act, Jaffry Legault joined the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment at Kingston on 4 April 1918 as a Private. His surviving file subsequently records him as illegally absent/deserted; no overseas service is shown.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Sister and next of kin: Selina Demarse, St. Barbe, Huntingdon, Quebec.
Research Notes
The recruit form identifies him as a Military Service Act 'Defaulter'. The service-file jacket is marked DESERTERS / 'Illegally Absent'. The casualty form explicitly records 'S.O.S. as Deserter 3/5/18 D.O. 206', resolving the effective date as 3 May 1918. Page 7 also records T.O.S. 5 Apr 1918 under D.O. 99; this is retained as a separate administrative unit-strength event after his 4 Apr enlistment/joining date.
