Private Arthur Monette
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Arthur Monette was born at Valleyfield, Quebec, on 19 December 1885. A mechanical engineer, he entered service at Montreal on 5 January 1918 under the Military Service Act. He embarked for overseas service in February 1918 and later served in France with the 22nd Battalion. On 26 August 1918 he suffered a gunshot wound to the left foot that fractured the calcaneus. He was evacuated from France to England and spent many months in military hospitals and convalescent facilities before returning to Canada in June 1919. He was discharged at Montreal on 21 July 1919 as medically unfit because of the continuing effects of the wound.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3155257
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
22nd Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
32 years
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
33 years 7 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Mechanical Engineer
Next of Kin:
Joachim Monette, father, Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Valleyfield, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 7.0 in / 170 cm
Weight:
132 lbs / 60 kg
Chest:
36.0 in / 91 cm
Expansion:
3.5 in / 9 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Medically unfit because of residual disability from a gunshot wound to the left foot.
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
562 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
22nd Battalion |
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|
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| Default substantive combat unit. Exact transfer date into the 22nd Battalion is not independently legible enough to structure more precisely; service in France with the battalion is firmly supported. |
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Army |
2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment |
|
|
|
| Initial Canadian depot unit. |
Service Chronology
1885-12-19 — Born.
1918-01-05 — Drafted/enlisted under the Military Service Act.
1918-02-04 — Embarked from Canada for overseas service.
1918-02-16 — Disembarked in England.
1918 — Transferred to and served with the 22nd Battalion in France.
1918-08-26 — Gunshot wound to left foot/heel with fracture of calcaneus.
1918-08-27 — Admitted to No. 3 Canadian General Hospital.
1918-08-31 — Admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital.
1918-10-26 — Admitted to Military Hospital.
1918-11-17 — Admitted to military convalescent hospital.
1919-01-16 — Admitted to No. 4 Canadian General Hospital.
1919-05-10 — Admitted to No. 5 Canadian General Hospital.
1919-06-10 — Returned to Canada for further medical disposal.
1919-06 — Granted leave of absence while at Ste. Anne de Bellevue.
1919-06-22 — Taken on strength for medical disposal.
1919-06-24 to 1919-07-08 — Medical disposal/treatment period recorded after return to Canada.
1919-07-18 — Struck off strength of hospital section on transfer to casualty company.
1919-07-21 — Discharged as medically unfit because of residual disability from left-foot wound.
Notes
The service file records Arthur Monette as single, Roman Catholic and a mechanical engineer. His father Joachim Monette of Valleyfield, Quebec, was next of kin.
Additional Service Notes
Arthur Monette was drafted under the Military Service Act and entered service at Montreal on 5 January 1918. He embarked from Canada on 4 February 1918 and disembarked in England on 16 February 1918. He subsequently served in France with the 22nd Battalion. On 26 August 1918 he suffered a gunshot wound to the left foot/heel, fracturing the calcaneus. He was evacuated through No. 3 Canadian General Hospital at Boulogne and then to England, where he received prolonged treatment at the 2nd Southern General Hospital, Military Hospital Fargo, a military convalescent hospital at Epsom, No. 4 Canadian General Hospital at Basingstoke and No. 5 Canadian General Hospital at Liverpool. He returned to Canada in June 1919, received further medical treatment and disposal, and was discharged at Montreal on 21 July 1919 as medically unfit because of residual disability from the left-foot wound.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
His father, Joachim Monette of Valleyfield, Quebec, was recorded as next of kin.
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