Private Armand Pinsonneault
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Armand Pinsonneault was born at St-Barbe, Quebec, on 30 December 1896 and worked as a farmer. Drafted under the Military Service Act, he entered service on 15 July 1918 and was transferred to the Canadian Engineers as a Sapper. A July 1918 deserter notation was later formally cancelled by military order. On 26 August 1918 he joined the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment as a Private. His service remained in Canada, and he was demobilized at Montreal on 12 February 1919 under the Farmers Leave procedure.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3167063
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment:
2nd Quebec Regiment
Battalion:
2nd Depot Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
St-Barbe, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
21 years 6 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
22 years 1 month
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Eusèbe Pinsonneault, father, St-Barbe, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
St-Barbe, Quebec
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 7.0 in / 170 cm
Weight:
137 lbs / 62 kg
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 cm
Expansion:
2.0 in / 5 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Canada
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
212 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
2nd Depot Battalion |
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|
| WW1 |
Sapper |
Canadian Engineers |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
Engineer Training Depot |
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Service Chronology
1896-12-30 — Born
1918-07-15 — Entered service; transferred to Canadian Engineers as Sapper
1918-07-19 — Struck off strength; contemporary pay record gave cause as deserter
1918-08-26 — Joined on enlistment as Private
1919-02-12 — Demobilized and struck off strength under Farmers Leave
1923-05-05 — After Order 33 cancelled the crossed-out 1918 AWOL/S.O.S.-as-deserter entries
Notes
At calling up he was described as 5 feet 7 inches tall, with a medium complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. The recruit form gives a fully expanded chest measurement of 34 inches with 2 inches expansion. A later Medical History Sheet records his weight as 137 pounds.
Additional Service Notes
Armand Pinsonneault, a farmer from St-Barbe, Quebec, was drafted under the Military Service Act and entered service on 15 July 1918. He was transferred to the Canadian Engineers and served as a Sapper at the Engineer Training Depot. A contemporary pay certificate recorded him struck off strength on 19 July 1918 as a deserter. The corresponding AWOL and S.O.S.-as-deserter entries on his casualty form were later crossed out and formally cancelled by After Order 33 dated 5 May 1923. On 26 August 1918 he joined on enlistment with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment, as a Private. He remained in Canada and was demobilized at Montreal on 12 February 1919 under the Farmers Leave procedure.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
His father, Eusèbe Pinsonneault, was recorded as next of kin at St-Barbe, Huntingdon County, Quebec.
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