Private Joseph Lapré
Died of Wounds in WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
243304
Cause of Death (in war):
Died of Wounds
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
22nd Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Ste-Clotilde-De-Châteauguay, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
24 years 6 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
27 years 4 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
28 years 7 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Next of Kin:
Son of the late Joseph Lapre and his wife Philomene Rheaume, of 70, Poupart St., Montreal, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 7.0 in / 170 cm
Weight:
145 lbs / 66 kg
Chest:
35.0 in / 89 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1040 days in service
Buried at:
Plot:
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Tombstone Joseph Lapré
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
22nd Battalion |
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Notes
Baptized Josaphat Lapré and buried as Joseph Laprés.
Son of Joseph Laprés (deceased in 1914) and Philomène Rhéaume (deceased in 1920, three weeks after her son), of Montréal.
He was severely wounded to the chest on August 10, 1918 and was released on February 7, 1919. He died of tuberculosis a year later and his death was related to his war service.
He had stated being born in Montréal on July 12, 1892 when he enlisted.
He is commemorated as Joseph Lapré in the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Additional Service Notes
Sent to Bermuda 28 Jul 1916
Bermuda-England 18 11 1916
disembarked England 6 Dec 1916
Note in file: Discharged undesirable 3 May 1916
Aug 1916: Fined $6 and 5 days detention
Sept 1916: Fined $2 and 6 days detention
Oct 1916: 24 days detention
Nov 1916: Drunk and insulting to NCO Fined $6 and 14 Days Detention
Dec 1916: 7 Days detention
Transferred to 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion 7 Jan 1917
Transferred to 15oth Battalion 6 March 1917
Transferred 22 Battalion (France) 27 Feb 1918
Wounded 10 August 1918. GSW (shrapnel) left side of chest. Invalided to England
SOS to Canada 9 Jan 1919
