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May 2, 1879
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Born in Curran, Ontario to Francois-Xavier and
Rose-Anna (nee Duclos) Lalonde
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Nov 9, 1914
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Attested into the 21st Battalion in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59558 (temporary number 891)
Ø Next of kin given as Francois-Xavier Lalonde, father, Curran,
Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Posted to “F” Company
o This was later reorganized into “C” Company
o Later posted to “D” Company
The 21st Battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area through the winter of 1914-15.
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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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Jul 14, 1915
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Fined $6.00 for being drunk
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Jul 22, 1915
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Fined $5.00 for being drunk
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Aug 4, 1915
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Sentenced to 28 days detention and forfeited ½
pay for 3 months for
Ø Absent without leave for 1 day
Ø Being drunk
Ø Escaping custody
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Sep 6, 1915
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Forfeited 1 days pay for being absent and fined
$6.00 for being drunk
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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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Oct 15, 1915
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Sentenced to 5 days Field Punishment No. 2 for being absent from
the 1:45 pm parade. It should be noted
that the battalion was forming up to proceed to the front line trench near La
Clytte, Belgium and he was 1 of 24 men absent from that parade
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Nov 11, 1915
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The incident below is recorded in Ordinary Heroes,
the history of the 21st Battalion.
It records the heroic actions of Private Lalonde in rescuing a wounded
soldier, and retrieving the bodies of Lance Corporal Tomas Cochrane and
Private Irwin Wilkie while exposed to the enemy sniper who had killed both
men
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Nov 27, 1915
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Sentenced to 5 days Field Punishment No. 2 for
being drunk
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Jan 1, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Orchitis NV (Non Venereal). Transferred the same day to the No. 8 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station). The
diagnosis was later changed to read VDS (Venereal Disease Syphilis)
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Jan 3, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 16 AT (Ambulance Train)
and admitted to the No. 18 General Hospital in Camiers, France
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Jan 4, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 9 Stationary Hospital in
Havre
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Mar 8, 1916
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Discharged to the No. 1 Camp Details in Havre
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Mar 21, 1916
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Transferred to the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in
the Rouelles Camp, Havre
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Apr 11, 1916
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Sentenced to 5 days Field Punishment No. 1 for
being absent from 9 pm April 9 until 3.15 am April 10, about 6 ¼ hours and
forfeited 1 day’s pay
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Apr 26, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 6 Stationary Hospital with a
diagnosis that reads NYD (Not Yet Determined). This was later changed to read Rhinitis, a
nasal infection
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May 4, 1916
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Discharged to the Canadian Base Depot in Havre
from hospital
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May 8, 1916
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After leaving the base depot, Private Lalonde
rejoined the 21st Battalion resting in the “B” Camp at La Clytte,
Belgium
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Jun 16, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance
with a diagnosis that reads Neurasthenia caused from a shell explosion and
placed in the Canadian Division Rest Station
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Jun 19, 1916
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Discharged to duty from the rest station
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Dec 26, 1917
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Sentenced to 21 days Field Punishment No. 1 for
being drunk
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Mar 19, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave to England
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Jun 15, 1918
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Transferred to the 2nd Company,
Canadian Forestry Corps
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Jan 28, 1919
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Transferred to the CFCBD (Canadian Forestry Corps
Base Depot) in Sunningdale, England
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Feb 19, 1919
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Transferred to the Military District No. 4 Wing,
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Feb 25, 1919
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Embarked the SS Megantic in Liverpool
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Mar 5, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Montreal, Quebec where he was Taken On Strength Military District No. 4
Casualty Company
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Mar 28, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Montreal, Quebec
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 94839
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Plantagenet, Ontario
Following his discharge, the 1914-15 Star,
British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him c/o Officer Commanding
RCD (Royal Canadian Dragoons) Headquarters, Toronto, Ontario
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May 8, 1924
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Married to Olivine Roussel in Chateauguay, Quebec
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Jul 11, 1947
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Wilfred Lalonde died while a patient of the Queen
Mary Veteran’s Hospital in Montreal, Quebec of an Intestinal Obstruction and
was buried in the Cote des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal
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