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Mar 30, 1894
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Born in Bristol, Quebec to Charles Arthur and
Ellen Augusta (nee MaGuire) DeLisle
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Nov 13, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59252 (temporary number 995)
Ø Next of kin given as Charles Arthur DeLisle, father, Quyon, Quebec
Ø Previous occupation given as Banker
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “H” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
The battalion trained in the Kingston area
through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne, France and the
battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Jun 28, 1916
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While in the front line trenches near Bedford
House, Belgium, Private DeLisle received a fractured scull and concussion from a German
Minnenwerfer (trench mortar) and was removed to a field ambulance for first aid before
being transported to the No. 3 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) for treatment
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Jun 29, 1916
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Private Albert DeLisle died of his wounds while
at the No. 3 CCS at 4.15 pm and was buried in the nearby Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his widowed
mother, Mrs. Helen A. DeLisle, Quyon, Quebec.
His brother, Alfred Walter DeLisle, died of
wounds at the No. 10 CCS September10, 1916 while serving with the 102nd
Battalion and is buried in the same cemetery as Albert
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