Private Donat Perras
Survivor of WW1
Service Biography
Donat Perras was born at St-Isidore, Quebec, on 4 June 1885. A single Roman Catholic cotton inspector living in Valleyfield, he was drafted under the Military Service Act and entered the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Montreal on 1 March 1918 as Private 3156515. He sailed from Halifax in April 1918, served in England with the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion and then in France with the 22nd and 87th Canadian Battalions. In April 1919 an accidental injury to his left eye led to hospital treatment at Havre, Basingstoke and Epsom. He returned to Canada and was discharged at Montreal on 14 July 1919 on demobilization.
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
3156515
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
87th Canadian Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
St-Isidore, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
32 years 8 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
34 years 1 month
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Cotton Inspector
Next of Kin:
Clément Perras (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 5.0 in / 165 cm
Weight:
Chest:
34.0 in / 86 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:
500 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
87th Canadian Battalion |
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|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
22nd Battalion |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
Canadian Infantry |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
10th Canadian Reserve Battalion |
|
|
|
| WW1 |
Private |
2nd Quebec Regiment |
Canadian Expeditionary Force |
2nd Depot Battalion |
|
|
|
Service Chronology
1885-06-04 — Born.
1918-03-01 — Entered C.E.F. service under the Military Service Act; 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment.
1918-04-17 — Embarked from Canada for overseas service.
1918-04-28 — Arrived in England aboard the recorded transport.
1918-04-29 — Taken on strength of the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion on arriving from Canada.
1918-09-26 — Transferred to the 22nd Battalion for service with the B.E.F.
1918-09-28 — Arrived in France and taken on strength of the 22nd Battalion.
1918-09-30 — Moved through the Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp.
1918-10-02 — Transferred to the 87th Canadian Battalion and struck off strength of the 22nd Battalion.
1918-10-07 — Left Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp for the 87th Battalion.
1918-10-08 — Taken on strength of the 87th Canadian Battalion.
1918-10-09 — Joined the 87th Canadian Battalion in the field.
1919-04-29 — Admitted with accidental injury to the left eye; initially listed seriously ill.
1919-04-30 — Relieved from the seriously ill list.
1919-05-03 — Admitted with contusion of the head and left eye.
1919-05-20 — Discharged from No. 4 Canadian General Hospital.
1919-05-21 — Admitted for convalescence.
1919-06-05 — Discharged from the Military Convalescent Hospital.
1919-06-15 — Recorded at Witley during the return/demobilization sequence.
1919-07-14 — Discharged on demobilization.
Notes
At enlistment Perras was recorded as a single Roman Catholic cotton inspector from Valleyfield, Quebec. He was 5 ft 5 in tall, with a dark complexion, brown eyes and dark hair.
Additional Service Notes
Drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917, Donat Perras entered Canadian Expeditionary Force service at Montreal on 1 March 1918 as Private 3156515 with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment. He embarked from Halifax on 17 April, arrived at Liverpool on 28 April and was taken on strength of the 10th Canadian Reserve Battalion on 29 April. He transferred to the 22nd Battalion for service in France in late September 1918 and then to the 87th Canadian Battalion in early October, joining that unit in the field. On 29 April 1919 he was admitted to No. 2 General Hospital at Havre with an accidental injury to the left eye and was initially listed as seriously ill. He was later treated at No. 4 Canadian General Hospital, Basingstoke, for contusion of the head and left eye, and at the Military Convalescent Hospital, Epsom. He returned to Canada and was discharged at Montreal on 14 July 1919 on demobilization.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
His father, Clément Perras, of Valleyfield, Quebec, was named as next of kin. The family form records both his father and mother as living in Valleyfield in 1918.
Version: 3 Last modified: 2026-09-03 02:05:03
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