Private Elzear Vinet
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Elzear Vinet was born on 16 January 1891 at Mellocheville, Quebec. A single Roman Catholic shoemaker, he enlisted at Montreal on 13 December 1916 as Private 2002089. He served in England and France and joined the 22nd Battalion in the field in March 1918. In April 1918 he was wounded by shell gas and evacuated through hospitals in France and England. After recovery he continued service in England, returned to Canada aboard S.S. Olympic in January 1919, and was discharged at Montreal on 7 February 1919 on demobilization.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
2002089
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
22nd Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Melocheville, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
25 years 10 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
28 years
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Shoemaker
Next of Kin:
Alphonse Vinet (father), Melocheville, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Melocheville, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
147 lbs / 67 kg
Chest:
38.5 in / 98 cm
Expansion:
3.0 in / 8 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
786 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
22nd Battalion |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
10th Reserve Battalion |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Quebec Regimental Depot |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
150th Battalion |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
10th Reserve Battalion |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
178th Battalion |
|
|
|
Service Chronology
1891-01-16 — Born
1916-12-13 — Attested/enlisted as Private 2002089
1917-03-03 — Embarked Canada for overseas service
1917-03-15 — Disembarked in England
1917-03-19 — Taken on strength from 178th Battalion
1917-04-04 — Struck off strength on transfer
1918-02-27 — Struck off strength proceeding to 22nd Battalion; moved through Canadian Base Depot
1918-03-14 — Taken on strength in the field from 150th Battalion
1918-04-10 — Wounded by shell gas in the field
1918-04-11 — Admitted with shell gas
1918-04-18 — Admitted with shell gas
1918-04-26 — Admitted with shell gas; invalided to England and posted to Quebec Regimental Depot
1918-05-10 — Admitted for convalescence after shell gas
1918-05-31 — Discharged from convalescent hospital
1918-06-06 — Taken on strength on posting from Quebec Regimental Depot
1918-11-27 — Dental examination for demobilization
1919-01-10 — Taken on strength from overseas for demobilization
1919-01-17 — Arrived aboard S.S. Olympic; posted to Casualty Company
1919-02-07 — Discharged on demobilization, effective this date
1919-02-08 — Proceedings on Discharge completed
1919-02-10 — Administrative SOS/discharge entry recorded
Additional Service Notes
Elzear Vinet enlisted at Montreal on 13 December 1916 as Private 2002089. He served overseas in England and France with the 178th Battalion, 10th Reserve Battalion, 150th Battalion and 22nd Battalion. He joined the 22nd Battalion in the field on 14 March 1918. On 10 April 1918 he was recorded wounded by shell gas in the field and was admitted to the 7th Canadian Casualty Clearing Station on 11 April, then evacuated through No. 5 General Hospital at Rouen, Military Hospital at Boscombe and the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Epsom. After recovery he was posted through the Quebec Regimental Depot and taken on strength of the 10th Reserve Battalion on 6 June 1918. He returned to Canada aboard S.S. Olympic in January 1919 and was discharged at Montreal effective 7 February 1919 on demobilization.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
His father, Alphonse Vinet of Mellocheville, Quebec, was named as next of kin. A February 1917 family form records his mother as deceased and his father as living.
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