Private Joseph Longtin
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Joseph Longtin was born at Howick, Quebec, on 18 May 1897 and worked as a plumber. He enlisted at Montreal on 24 October 1914 and served overseas with the 22nd Battalion in England and France. A gunshot wound to his left elbow at the Somme in 1916 caused lasting ankylosis, and he was medically discharged in November 1917. He re-enlisted at Montreal in January 1918 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. His second period of service ended when he was struck off strength as a deserter on 31 May 1918.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
61151
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
22nd Battalion
Battalion:
22nd Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Howick, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
17 years 5 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
21 years
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Plumber
Next of Kin:
Mrs. J. C. Dupuis, mother, Howick Station, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Howick Station, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 5.6 in / 167 cm
Weight:
Chest:
34.5 in / 88 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Discharge due to Courts Martial
Discharge Notes:
Deserter
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1315 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
22nd Battalion |
Army |
22nd Battalion |
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| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Army |
2nd Depot Battalion |
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Service Chronology
1897-05-18 — Born.
1914-10-24 — Enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
1915-01-30 — Executed will leaving his estate to his mother, Mrs. J. C. Dupuis.
1915-05-20 — 22nd Battalion sailed for overseas service.
1915-05-29 — Arrived in England aboard SS Saxonia.
1915-09-12 — Admitted to Tent Hospital, St. Martin's Plain, for gonorrhoea.
1915-11-03 — Discharged to unit after treatment.
1915-11-19 — Readmitted to Tent Hospital, St. Martin's Plain, for venereal-disease treatment.
1915-11-27 — Discharged from hospital/sick-list treatment.
1916-03-15 — Drafted for reinforcement of the 22nd Battalion.
1916-03-17 — Left Canadian Base Depot for unit.
1916-03-19 — Joined the 22nd Battalion in the field.
1916-07 — Suffered gunshot wound involving the left elbow/humerus and was evacuated from the field.
1916-07-11 — Admitted to Military Hospital, Lewisham, for the left-arm wound.
1916-11-30 — Transferred/admitted to 4th London General Hospital.
1917-01-22 — Admitted Canadian Military Hospital, Hastings, for persistent left-elbow disability.
1917-02-13 — Discharged from Canadian Military Hospital, Hastings.
1917-03-05 — Standing Medical Board reviewed ankylosis and recorded him fit for duty at that time.
1917-09-19 — Medical History of an Invalid documented complete ankylosis of the left elbow and recommended discharge as unfit for service.
1917-11-30 — Medically discharged after his first service episode because of persistent left-elbow disability.
1918-01-30 — Re-enlisted/re-attested, declaring prior 22nd Battalion service and left-elbow wound.
1918-03-15 — Admitted to Drummond Military Hospital with left inguinal adenitis.
1918-05-31 — Struck off strength as a deserter.
1918-06-03 — Hospital record states discharged to duty after treatment for inguinal adenitis.
1918-06-20 — Unit casualty form reported/processed the 31 May SOS-as-deserter action.
Notes
Born 18 May 1897 at Howick, Quebec. At enlistment Longtin was single, Roman Catholic and a plumber. His mother at Howick Station was his next of kin. He had prior militia service before joining the CEF.
Additional Service Notes
Joseph Longtin first enlisted at Montreal on 24 October 1914 and served as a Private with the 22nd Battalion. The battalion sailed for England in May 1915. Longtin underwent repeated treatment for gonorrhoea during late 1915 before returning to duty. He proceeded to France and joined the 22nd Battalion in the field in March 1916. In July 1916 on the Somme he suffered a gunshot wound involving the left elbow/humerus and was evacuated to England. His treatment included Military Hospital Lewisham, the 4th London General Hospital at Denmark Hill and the Canadian Military Hospital at Hastings. The wound healed with marked ankylosis and loss of movement of the left elbow. Medical-board records in 1917 document the persistent disability; later boards recommended discharge, and he was medically discharged at Montreal on 30 November 1917. Longtin re-enlisted/re-attested at Montreal on 30 January 1918 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment, explicitly declaring his previous 22nd Battalion service and left-elbow wound. He was admitted to Drummond Military Hospital in Montreal on 15 March 1918 for left inguinal adenitis. The hospital paperwork records discharge to duty on 3 June 1918, but his unit casualty form had already struck him off strength as a deserter effective 31 May 1918, with the action reported on 20 June. Accordingly, the final service-record discharge is the deserter termination, while the 30 November 1917 medical discharge remains an earlier, separate service episode.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Mother Mrs. J. C. Dupuis of Howick Station, Quebec, was next of kin and beneficiary of his 30 January 1915 will. Later records contain minor surname spelling variants.
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