Aug 15, 1882

Born in Granby, Quebec to Antoine and Malvena Challe

Oct 19, 1916

Attested into the 240^th Battalion CEF in Renfrew, Ontario

Ø  Number 1042242

Ø  Next of kin given as Mrs. Mary Challe, mother, Granby, Quebec

Ø  Previous occupation given as Engineer

o   Later noted as Locomotive Fireman

o   Also noted as Stationary Engineer

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Roman Catholic

Mar 20, 1917

Transferred to the 1^st Regimental Draft of the 2^nd Battalion CEF

Mar 28, 1917

Embarked the SS Saxonia in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Apr 7, 1917

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded to Seaford where he was Taken On Strength of the 6^th Reserve Battalion

Jun 19, 1917

Transferred to the 21^st Battalion

Jun 20, 1917

Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21^st Battalion

Jul 8, 1917

After leaving the base depot, he joined the 2^nd Canadian Entrenching Battalion in Hersin, France

Aug 20, 1917

After leaving the entrenching Battalion, Private Challe joined the 21^st Battalion in billets in Fosse 10, France

Sep 19, 1917

Admitted to the No. 95 Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin), a fever without a known cause, sometimes referred to as Trench Fever

Sep 23, 1917

Discharged to duty from the field ambulance and rejoined the 21^st Battalion resting in Villers au Bois, France

Nov 3, 1917

While in the front line at Passchendaele, Belgium, Private Challe received shrapnel wounds to his left thigh and was evacuated to the No. 1 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid before being transported to the No. 10 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) where surgery was performed to remove shrapnel from his groin

Nov 5, 1917

Transferred via the No. 25 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 2 Stationary Hospital in Abbeville, France

Nov 18, 1917

Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship Carisbrooke Castle

On arrival in England, he was admitted to the 1^st Western General Hospital in Fazakerley, Liverpool

Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital

Dec 18, 1917

Transferred to the Woolton Auxiliary Hospital in Woolton, Liverpool

Jan 30, 1918

Transferred to the Military Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom

Apr 17, 1918

Transferred to the No. 5 Canadian General Hospital in Kirkdale, Liverpool

May 25, 1918

Embarked the Hospital Ship Araguaya in Avonmouth

Jun 4, 1918

Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded to Montreal, Quebec where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No. 4

Jun 10, 1918

Granted leave until June 21, 1918

Jun 21, 1918

Admitted to the DMCH (Drumond Military Convalescent Hospital) in Montreal, Quebec for treatment for the loss of function in his left leg

Jun 25, 1918

Transferred to the Montreal General Hospital

It was noted that he was admitted here by mistake

Jun 27, 1918

Transferred to the RVH (Royal Victoria Hospital) in Montreal for surgery to repair nerve damage in his leg caused by his shrapnel wound

Aug 3, 1918

Transferred to the PCMNH (Presbyterian College Montreal Neurological Hospital) in Montreal

Oct 22, 1918

Transferred to the Ste. Anne de Bellevue Military Hospital in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec

Nov 8, 1918

Forfeited 1 day’s pay for being absent from hospital for 1 day

Jan 7, 1919

Discharged to duty from hospital

Jan 9, 1919

Discharged from the CEF in Montreal, Quebec

Ø  Rank on discharge Private

Ø  Entitled to War Service Badge Class “A”

Ø  Proposed residence on discharge Granby, Quebec

He was discharged to the care of the ISC (Invalided Soldier’s Commission) for additional care

He was entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medals, however there is no record in his file that they were sent to him

Feb 11, 1919

Admitted to the Montreal Military Hospital for treatment of soreness in left leg caused from his shrapnel wound

Mar 10, 1919

Discharged from hospital