Private Louis Lepage
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Louis Lepage was born on 11 March 1896 in Huntingdon County, Quebec, and worked as a farmer. Drafted under the Military Service Act, he attested at Montreal on 15 July 1918 as Private 3167034 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. He went overseas to England in August 1918 and served with the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion at Bramshott. He returned to Canada in the summer of 1919 and was discharged at Montreal on 4 July 1919 as part of demobilization.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3167034
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Quebec Regiment
Battalion:
10th Canadian Reserve Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
22 years 4 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
23 years 3 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Xavier Lepage, father, Huntingdon, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Huntingdon, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 2.0 in / 157 cm
Weight:
112 lbs / 51 kg
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
354 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Quebec Regiment |
Army |
10th Canadian Reserve Battalion |
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| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Army |
2nd Depot Battalion |
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Service Chronology
1896-03-11 — Born.
1918-07-15 — Drafted/attested under the Military Service Act; joined 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment.
1918-08-10 — Embarked from Canada for overseas service.
1918-08-25 — Arrived in England and was taken on strength of the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion.
1919-05-15 — Dental examination for demobilization.
1919-06-24 — Struck off strength of the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion in the return-to-Canada sequence.
1919-06-25 — Return/dispersal administration continued; later record gives TOS District Depot No. 4 Dispersal Station F, Montreal, effective this date.
1919-06-26 — Embarked from England for Canada; demobilization form stamped 'Sailing No. 84, Embarked 26.6.19'.
1919-07-04 — Discharged on demobilization.
Notes
Lepage was single, Roman Catholic and a farmer. He was born on 11 March 1896 in Huntingdon County, Quebec, and was living in Huntingdon when called up. Xavier Lepage, his father, was his next of kin. The assigned-pay ledger initially named the father/payee as Olivier Lepage, but later pay-branch records document correction of the assignee name to Xavier Lepage. His medical examination recorded height 5 feet 2 inches, weight 112 pounds, chest 32 to 34 inches, medium complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, good physical development and Category A2.
Additional Service Notes
Louis Lepage was drafted under the Military Service Act and attested at Montreal on 15 July 1918 as Private 3167034 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. He embarked from Canada on 10 August 1918, arrived in England on 25 August and was taken on strength of the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion at Bramshott. He remained in England with the reserve battalion until June 1919. The service records show him struck off strength of the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion in the Ripon return-to-Canada sequence on 24-25 June. A later demobilization entry gives District Depot No. 4 Dispersal Station F, Montreal, an effective date of 25 June, although his embarkation form states that he sailed from England on 26 June. This one-day administrative overlap is preserved as a source discrepancy rather than forced into a false physical sequence. He returned to Canada and was discharged at Montreal on 4 July 1919 on demobilization.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Xavier Lepage, father, Huntingdon, Quebec, was next of kin. Assigned-pay records initially named the father/payee as Olivier Lepage; later pay-branch material records a correction of the assignee name and identifies Mr. Xavier Lepage. The corrected name is therefore retained as Xavier.
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