Lance Corporal Fernand Louis Joseph Perreault
Survivor of WW2
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Fernand Perreault enlisted in the Canadian Army on 21 July 1941 and served as a sapper with the Royal Canadian Engineers. He went overseas in December 1942, served in the United Kingdom and Northwest Europe, including France, and returned to Canada in December 1945. He was discharged at Montreal South on 18 January 1946 with the rank of Lance Corporal.
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D15818
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Engineers
Battalion:
3rd Battalion R.C.E.
Company:
C Company
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Sayabec, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
22 years 9 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
27 years 3 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
62 years 6 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Labourer
Next of Kin:
Marie-Marguerite Perreault, wife, 26 Rue Académie, Valleyfield, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
26 Rue Académie, Valleyfield, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal South, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 5.3 in / 166 cm
Weight:
130 lbs / 59 kg
Chest:
35.5 in / 90 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal South, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1642 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Lance Corporal |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
3rd Battalion R.C.E. |
C Company |
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| WW2 |
Lance Corporal |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
4 Canadian Repatriation Depot |
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| WW2 |
Sapper |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
3rd Battalion R.C.E. |
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| WW2 |
Sapper |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
1 Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Unit |
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| WW2 |
Sapper |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
3rd Battalion R.C.E. |
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| WW2 |
Sapper |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
8 Canadian Reinforcement Unit |
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| WW2 |
Sapper |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
15th Field Company R.C.E. |
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| WW2 |
Sapper |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
No. 3 District Depot |
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| WW2 |
Sapper |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
3rd Battalion R.C.E. |
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| WW2 |
Sapper |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
R.C.E.T.C. (A5) |
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| WW2 |
Sapper |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
CA(B)TC 47 |
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| WW2 |
Sapper |
Royal Canadian Engineers |
Army |
No. 4 District Depot |
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Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp |
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| WW2 |
1939-45 Star |
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| WW2 |
France-Germany Star |
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| WW2 |
Defence Medal |
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| WW2 |
War Medal 1939-45 |
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Service Chronology
1918-10-13 — Born. Place / Unit: Sayabec, Quebec.
1940-10-31 — Married Marie-Marguerite Perreault. Place / Unit: Valleyfield, Quebec.
1941-07-21 — Enlisted as a Sapper, Royal Canadian Engineers; taken on strength. Place / Unit: Montreal South, Quebec / No. 4 District Depot.
1941-07-28 — Proceeded on command for training. Place / Unit: Valleyfield, Quebec / CA(B)TC 47.
1941-11-19 — Son Joseph Henri Jean-Guy born. Place / Unit: Valleyfield, Quebec / CA(B)TC 47.
1941-12-30 to 1942-01-03 — Granted New Year leave. Place / Unit: Valleyfield, Quebec / CA(B)TC 47.
1942-01-07 to 1942-01-08 — Reposted and taken on strength for training. Place / Unit: Petawawa, Ontario / R.C.E.T.C. (A5).
1942-05-15 — Transferred while absent without leave. Place / Unit: Petawawa, Ontario / 3rd Battalion R.C.E..
1942-05-16 — Attached for all purposes. Place / Unit: Petawawa, Ontario / 15th Field Company R.C.E..
1942-05-16 — Reposted while absent without leave. Place / Unit: Ottawa, Ontario / No. 3 District Depot.
1942-06-02 to 1942-06-04 — Admitted with a cold (temperature 101°F) and discharged. Place / Unit: Ottawa, Ontario / Rideau Military Hospital.
1942-06-19 — Awarded detention and confined-to-barracks punishment for absence without leave; pay forfeitures recorded. Place / Unit: Ottawa, Ontario / No. 3 District Depot.
1942-12-10 — Struck off strength on proceeding overseas. Place / Unit: Ottawa, Ontario / No. 3 District Depot.
1942-12-11 — Embarked for overseas service. Place / Unit: Canada / Canadian Army Overseas.
1942-12-18 to 1942-12-19 — Disembarked in the United Kingdom and taken on strength. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / 8 Canadian Reinforcement Unit.
1943-02-04 to 1943-02-05 — Struck off strength of reinforcement unit and taken on strength. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / 3rd Battalion R.C.E..
1943-06-01 — Granted Good Conduct Pay of $1.50. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / 3rd Battalion R.C.E..
1943-08-30 to 1943-08-31 — Granted two days leave. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / 3rd Battalion R.C.E..
1943-09-06 — Admitted for penile sore/urethritis and struck off strength to engineer reinforcement unit. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / No. 7 Canadian General Hospital / 1 Canadian Engineer Reinforcement Unit.
1943-10-21 — Discharged after 45 hospital days. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / No. 7 Canadian General Hospital.
1943-10-29 — Returned to battalion strength. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / 3rd Battalion R.C.E..
1944-05-31 — Admitted with B.T. malaria. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / No. 14 Canadian General Hospital.
1944-06-20 — Awarded First Good Conduct Badge. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / 3rd Battalion R.C.E..
1944-08-01 to 1944-08-02 — Embarked from the United Kingdom and disembarked in France. Place / Unit: France / 3rd Battalion R.C.E..
1944-10-23 — Injured right ring finger during pipe-line construction in the field. Place / Unit: Northwest Europe / 3rd Battalion R.C.E..
1944-10-27 — Admitted with a crushed/lacerated right ring finger. Place / Unit: Northwest Europe / No. 22 Canadian General Hospital.
1944-11-08 — Transferred for continuing treatment. Place / Unit: Northwest Europe / No. 1 Canadian Special Hospital.
1944-11-27 — Discharged from hospital after the right ring-finger injury. Place / Unit: Northwest Europe / No. 1 Canadian Special Hospital.
1944-11-27 to 1944-12-04 — Granted seven days special leave after hospital discharge. Place / Unit: Northwest Europe / Royal Canadian Engineers.
1945-01-18 — Struck off strength to reinforcement list. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / Royal Canadian Engineers.
1945-01-19 to 1945-01-20 — Embarked from the United Kingdom and disembarked in Northwest Europe. Place / Unit: Northwest Europe / Royal Canadian Engineers.
1945-01-27 to 1945-01-28 — Struck off reinforcement list and returned to battalion strength. Place / Unit: Northwest Europe / 3rd Battalion R.C.E..
1945-05-01 — Serving as Lance Corporal. Place / Unit: Northwest Europe / 3rd Battalion R.C.E..
1945-07-20 — Volunteered for service in the Pacific Theatre. Place / Unit: 3rd Battalion R.C.E. / C Company.
1945-08-01 — Embarked from France and disembarked in the United Kingdom. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / 3rd Battalion R.C.E..
1945-12-05 to 1945-12-06 — Returned to Canada after overseas service and taken on strength for repatriation. Place / Unit: Canada / 4 Canadian Repatriation Depot.
1946-01-18 — Discharged under RO 1029 para 5(c)(i) as a Lance Corporal. Place / Unit: Montreal South, Quebec / 4 Canadian Repatriation Depot.
Notes
At enlistment Perreault was 5 ft 5¼ in tall and weighed 130 lb, with a 35½ in chest and 2½ in expansion; he had a medium complexion, blue eyes and fair hair. He spoke French and had completed about five years of public schooling. A 1942 personnel interview recorded hockey and softball as sports and dancing as a hobby.
[Previous notes - manual reconciliation required]
1919-1981
Married Madeleine Leavey 1918-2006
Name Fernand Louis Joseph Perreault Birth 13 oct. 1919 (13 Oct 1919) Death 18 avr. 1981 (18 Apr 1981) Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada
Born Sayabec, Quebec
Buried Valleyfield Catholic Cemetery Field of Honour
Request confirmation number EA2026_0172242
Additional Service Notes
Served with the Royal Canadian Engineers in Canada, the United Kingdom and Northwest Europe. Overseas from December 1942; served in France/Northwest Europe in 1944–45.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Married Marie-Marguerite Perreault on 31 October 1940. Their son Joseph Henri Jean-Guy was born 19 November 1941. A 1942 personnel interview states that both parents were deceased, one brother was serving in the Army, and five sisters were married. By July 1945 the record again states that he and his wife had one child.
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