Able Seaman Joseph Leo Remi Quesnel
Accident in WW2
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
V/60161
Cause of Death (in war):
Accident
Branch:
Navy
Regiment:
Canadian Forces
Battalion:
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve
Company:
H.M.C.S. Hochelaga
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
17 years 9 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
19 years 11 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
19 years 11 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Mechanic
Next of Kin:
Nephew of Donat Leduc, Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
1956 Notre Dame St. West, Montreal, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
Not Specified
Height:
5 ft 3.0 in / 160 cm
Weight:
113 lbs / 51 kg
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Not Specified
Saw Service in:
Unknown
Place of Discharge:
Discharge Type:
Died in Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
810 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
Lot 20. Block 3.
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Joseph Leo Remi Quesnel Headstone
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Able Seaman |
Canadian Forces |
Navy |
Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve |
H.M.C.S. Hochelaga |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-45 |
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| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-45 |
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| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal & Clasp |
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Notes
Had grade 6 education
Able Seaman Quesnel drowned in the Lachine Canal while bathing with a friend.
Additional Service Notes
Not a great sailor. Had 5 offences with punishment prescribed to him while in the service including 42 days detention for disclosing information which might be usefule to the enemy to a person he was not authorized to communicate it. In total he had 67 days punishment prescribed, slightly under 10% of the total time of service (782 days)
Able Seaman Quesnel drowned in the Lachine Canal while bathing with a friend.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Next of kin listed as:
Mother Esila Brault. Address unknown. Gave up child when he was 6
Hector Quesnel (Uncle and godfather) and Marcelina (Brault) Quesnel (Aunt) of 1Clermont St., Valleyfield. While guardians they had never formally adopted Joseph Leo Remi.
Research Notes
Considerable correspondance over who was the legal heir.
He was an illigitimate/orphan
