Private Uldege Payant
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Uldege Payant was born at St-Stanislas-Koska, Quebec, on 21 September 1893. A married Roman Catholic weaver living at Valleyfield, Quebec, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force for active service at Montreal on 23 August 1918 as Private 3157311. He sailed from Montreal aboard H.M.T. Saturnia on 30 August and served in England with the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion. During the influenza epidemic he experienced two documented bouts of influenza and was treated at 2nd London General Hospital, Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Bear Wood, and No. 12 Canadian General Hospital at Bramshott. He returned to Canada in 1919 and was discharged at Montreal on 4 July 1919 on demobilization.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3157311
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment:
Quebec Regiment
Battalion:
10th Canadian Reserve Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Hemmingford, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
24 years 11 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
25 years 9 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Weaver
Next of Kin:
Albini Payant (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 11.0 in / 180 cm
Weight:
135 lbs / 61 kg
Chest:
34.5 in / 88 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 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:
315 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Quebec Regiment |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
10th Canadian Reserve Battalion |
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| WW1 |
Private |
|
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
District Depot No. 4, Dispersal Station F |
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| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
2nd Depot Battalion |
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Service Chronology
1893-09-21 — Born.
1918-03-25 — Recruit paperwork dated under the Military Service Act.
1918-08-23 — Joined for active service; service reckons from this date.
1918-08-30 — Embarked for England aboard H.M.T. Saturnia.
1918-09-17 — Disembarked at Liverpool and taken on strength of the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion.
1918-10-28 — Admitted with pyrexia/influenza; 2nd London General Hospital is recorded from 29 October.
1918-11-27 — Transferred/admitted for influenza convalescence.
1918-12-04 — Discharged to duty after influenza convalescence.
1918-12-23 — Admitted with a second influenza episode.
1919-01-14 — Discharged following recovery from influenza.
1919-05-15 — Dental examination for demobilization.
1919-06-25 — Recorded S.O.S. 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion on proceeding to Canada; administrative T.O.S. District Depot No. 4, Dispersal Station F carries the same effective date.
1919-07-04 — S.O.S. District Depot No. 4 on demobilization; discharged.
Notes
At calling up Payant was recorded as a married Roman Catholic weaver living at Valleyfield, Quebec. The original medical history records height 5 ft 11 in, weight 135 lb, chest 32-34½ in, medium complexion, blue eyes and fair hair.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act, Uldege Payant joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force for active service at Montreal on 23 August 1918 as Private 3157311. He embarked from Montreal aboard H.M.T. Saturnia on 30 August and disembarked at Liverpool on 17 September, then served in England with the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion. He had two documented influenza episodes: the first from late October through early December 1918, including treatment at 2nd London General Hospital and convalescence at Bear Wood, and a second episode at No. 12 Canadian General Hospital, Bramshott, from 23 December 1918 to 14 January 1919. He was struck off strength of the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion on proceeding to Canada in June 1919 and was discharged at Montreal on 4 July 1919 on demobilization.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
His father, Albini Payant, of Valleyfield, Quebec, was named as next of kin.
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