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Oct 27, 1894
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Born at Ottawa Ontario
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Aug 17, 1916
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Sworn into the 171st Battalion at
Valcartier Quebec
Ø Given rank of Lieutenant
Ø Next of kin given as Louis Arthur Audette (father) of Exchequer Court
Ottawa
Ø Occupation given as “Student at Law”
Ø Religion given as “Roman Catholic”
Ø Previous military service given as 8th Royal Rifles
NOTE: Other
documents give enlistment dates as February 16, 1916, May 14, 1916 and August 23, 1916
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Aug 23, 1916
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Embarked the SS Olympic at Halifax for England
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Aug 30, 1916
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Disembarked at Liverpool England and posted to
General List
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Oct 26, 1916
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Proceeded to France to join 21st
Battalion
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Oct 27, 1916
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Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Depot) as a
reinforcement and TOS 21st Battalion
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Oct 31, 1916
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Joined the 21st Battalion in the
field
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Nov 5, 1916
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Proceeded to Divisional School for Bombing
Course
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Nov 12, 1916
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Rejoined battalion from course
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Jan 22, 1917
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Admitted to No 4 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) then transferred to No 6 CFA with Tracheitis (a bacterial infection of the
trachea)
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Feb 2, 1917
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Discharged to duty
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Mar 6, 1917
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Admitted to No 6 CFA then transferred to No 42
Officer’s Rest CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) with Laryngitis
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Mar 12, 1917
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Rejoined unit
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Jun 19, 1917
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Admitted to No 4 CFA then transferred to No 1
CFA with PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin, in other words, a fever)
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Jun 22, 1917
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Discharged to duty
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Jul 10, 1917
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Admitted to 4 CFA then transferred to 1 CFA
with Tonsillitis
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Jul 22, 1917
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Discharged to duty
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Aug 15, 1917
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Received gunshot wound to left knee joint and
fracture of Tibia
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Aug 17, 1917
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Admitted to No 2 Stationary Hospital,
Abbeville with a gunshot wound to the left knee
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Sep 11, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Princess Elizabeth and detached to EORD
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Sep 12, 1917
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Transferred to 3rd London General
Hospital, Wandsworth Common
TOS EORD
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Oct
10, 1917
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Attached for treatment
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Oct 11, 1917
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Medical Board, 13 Berners St., ADMS London
Area
Ø Gunshot wound to left knee and fracture of tibia noted
Ø Wound noted as healed with scars from surgery and drainage
Ø Only has slight movement of knee joint
Ø Leg is swollen and uses crutches
Ø Requires further treatment
Ø Not fit for any service for 5 months
Ø Board recommends invaliding to Canada
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Oct 16, 1917
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Discharged
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Oct 17, 1917
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Embarked the Hospital Ship Araguaya at
Liverpool for Canada
Ø A note in pay records notes that there was $9.00 deducted for
“Missing on Boat”. No other
information is recorded.
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Oct 18, 1917
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Awarded Military Cross, London Gazette #30340
and #30561
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Oct 23, 1917
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Disembarked HMHS Araguaya at Halifax Nova
Scotia
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Oct 25, 1917
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Medical Board at Halifax Nova Scotia
Ø Gunshot wound and fractured tibia noted
Ø Not fit for any service for 3 months
Ø Recommend sick leave at home for 3 months
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Nov 29, 1917
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Medical Board at Ottawa Ontario
Ø Gunshot wound and fractured tibia noted
Ø Left knee still swollen
Ø Has limited extension of joint
Ø Board recommends convalescent home treatment in the form of massage
treatment until January 1, 1918
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Dec 25, 1917
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Admitted to the Ottawa General Hospital and
operated on for appendicitis at by family physician
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Jan 2, 1918
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Discharged from hospital
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Jan 10, 1918
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Medical Board at Ottawa Ontario
Ø Surgery for appendicitis noted
Ø It was noted that the military authorities were not notified of his
condition
Ø Declared unfit for any service until February 15, 1918
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Mar 4, 1918
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Medical Board at Ottawa Ontario
Ø Noted wounds and surgery for appendicitis
Ø Complains of pain on walking and with change of weather
Ø Rest in a dry warm climate recommended
Ø 6 weeks additional leave recommended in the south
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Apr 18, 1918
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Transferred to District Depot #3, Hospital
Section
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May 13, 1918
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Medical History compiled at Ottawa Ontario
Ø Complains of pain in knee when walking
Ø Limited movement of knee noted
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Jun 20, 1918
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Posted to the Casualty Company
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Jun 22, 1918
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Transferred to District Depot #5, to be OC
Casualty Company, Laval Quebec
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Mar 3, 1919
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Transferred to District Depot #3 on
Adjutant’s staff in Dispersal Area Stn “H”, but employed at Dispersal Stn
“G”
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Mar 17, 1919
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Proceeded to Ottawa on duty
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May 31, 1919
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Medical Board at Ottawa Ontario
Ø Wounds to leg and knee noted
Ø Limited movement of knee noted
Ø Surgical scar on knee still tender to touch
Ø Pain increases when weather is damp or cold, or after exercise
Ø Board recommends he be demobilized as medically unfit
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Jun 11, 1919
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SOS CEF at Kingston Ontario on Demobilization
Residence on
release, 161 Daly Ave., Ottawa Ontario
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May 2, 1921
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British War Medal and Victory Medal delivered
to 161 Daly Ave., Ottawa Ontario
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Apr 8, 1946
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John de Gaspe Audette was burned to death in
St. Margaret's, Quebec and buried in the Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
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