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Feb 4, 1895
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Born to Anselone
and Caroline (nee Bourdeau) Belanger at Bourget Ontario
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Oct 8, 1917
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Married to
Nellie (Ellen) Wood at Ottawa Ontario
Both the name
Nellie and Ellen are used in the Marriage Licence, but in different places. Throughout the service file she is referred to as
Nellie
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Nov 6, 1917
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Medical
examination performed under the MSA (Military Service Act) of 1917. He was found fit for service
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Jan 23, 1918
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Conscripted
under the MSA of 1917 into the 2nd Depot Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario
Regiment) at Ottawa Ontario
Ø Number 3320178
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs P Belanger, wife, of 140 Nepean St, Ottawa,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Barber
Ø Previous military service given as 6 months in a USA Battery
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
His MSA
papers erred with his age, as it is shown as February 4, 1894, not 1895 as is recorded on
his birth registration
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Jan 30, 1918
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Appointed to the
rank of Lance Corporal
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Feb 12, 1918
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Embarked the SS
Lapland at Halifax Nova Scotia as part of the 1st Draft of the 2nd
Depot Battalion EOR
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Feb 24, 1918
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Disembarked at
Glasgow Scotland and proceeded to the Seaford Camp
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Feb 25, 1918
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On arrival at
Seaford the entire Draft was TOS (Taken On Strength) the 6th Reserve Battalion
and he reverted to the rank of Private
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Jun 10, 1918
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Jun 11, 1918
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Arrived at the
CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Etaples France and TOS the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 17, 1918
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Joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) at Aubin St Vaast
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Jun 23, 1918
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in Divisional Reserve at Bretencourt and assigned to “A” Company
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Aug 5, 1918
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During the night
of August 5th-6th, the 21st Battalion was moving forward
in preparation to launch an attack when Pte Belanger was killed by the explosion of a 5.9
inch German artillery shell.
Longueau
British Cemetery
Somme France
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Above is from the January 1938 issue of the Communiqé, the 21st
Battalion Association post war newsletter describing how Pte Belanger met his death, and
below is from the Battalion's War Diary
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Following the war the
British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial
Cross were sent to his widow, Mrs Nellie Belanger, at 140 Nepean St, Ottawa Ontario
A second Memorial
Cross was sent to his mother, Mrs Caroline Belanger, at Bourget Ontario
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