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Dec 11, 1892
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Born in L’Orignal,
Ontario to Theodule Ferdinand and Delina Elovie (nee Quesnel) Brabant
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Dec 3, 1917
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Medical
performed under the MSA (Military Service Act) 1917 in Hawkesbury, Ontario and he was
declared fit for service, but note made of a “slight flat foot”.
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Jan 22, 1918
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Drafted into
active service in the 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment in Ottawa,
Ontario under the MSA of 1917
Ø Number 3320437
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Delina Brabant, mother, of L’Orignal,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
It would
appear that he could not write as his signature is an “X” and noted as “his
mark”
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Feb 12, 1918
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Embarked the SS
Lapland at Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Feb, 25, 1918
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Disembarked at
Glasgow, Scotland and proceeded to Seaford, England.
On arrival in Seaford the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion
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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) in Etaples, France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 17, 1918
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Arrived at the
CC Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) at Aubin St Vaast
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Jun 22, 1918
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Left the CC Rein
C to join his unit
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Jun 23, 1918
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in Divisional Reserve in Bettencourt, France and was assigned to “A”
Company
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Aug 6, 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 Brabant 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 Brabant 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 and Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs Delina Brabant, at L’Orignal,
Ontario.
The Plaque
(Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his father, T. Brabant, at the same
address
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