Feb 20, 1887
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Born at Pembroke
Ontario
His name on the registration of his
birth reads Joseph Aldeman Leplante
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Nov 9, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59566 (temporary number 887)
Ø Next of kin given as Minnie Laplante (mother) of Pembroke Ontario
o This was later changed to Edith May Laplante (wife)
Ø Previous occupation given as clerk
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to “H” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Devonport England and proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe Kent
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Boulogne France and proceeded to St Omer
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Nov 17, 1915
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Admitted to No 8
Stationary Hospital with Trench Feet
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Nov 18, 1915
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship St Denis
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Nov 19, 1915
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Admitted to
Duchess of Connaught Convalescent Hospital at Taplow with Trench Feet
Transferred
to the 39th Reserve Battalion while in hospital
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Jan 8, 1916
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Transferred to
Hillingdon House Convalescent Hospital at Uxbridge
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Feb 12, 1916
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Transferred to
Granville Canadian Hospital at Ramsgate
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Feb 15, 1916
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TOS (Taken On
Strength) CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre) at Bath while in hospital
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Jun 6, 1916
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Discharged from
hospital and reported to CCAC at Folkestone
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Jun 7, 1916
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Attached to the
1st CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) at Monks Horton for 4 weeks PT (Physical
Training)
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Jun 10, 1916
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Granted leave
until midnight, June 18, 1916
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Jul 11, 1916
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Ceases to be
attached and transferred to the 39th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling Camp
for duty
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Aug 17, 1916
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Appointed to
rank of Lance Cpl to replace L/Cpl AW May, 59674, who had proceeded
to England for a Commission
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Sep 10, 1916
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion
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Sep 11, 1916
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Arrived at CBD
(Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS the 21st Battalion
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Oct 1, 1916
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Left CBD for the
2nd Entrenching Battalion
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Oct 4, 1916
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion
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Oct 6, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the field
The Battalion had just been relieved by the 1st Canadian
Battalion and proceeded to the Transport lines in the Brickfields at Albert
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Dec 18, 1916
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Attached to 4th
Field Company, Canadian Engineers for duty
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Jan 17, 1917
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Ceased to be
attached and returned to the 21st Battalion
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Feb 24, 1917
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Appointed to
rank of Acting Cpl with pay to replace Cpl Walsh, 60024, who proceeded to Corps HQ for
employment
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May 9, 1917
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Appointed to
rank of Lance Sgt to replace L/Sgt PF Pirie, 59802, who had been
promoted
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May 24, 1917
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Appointed to
rank of Acting Sgt with pay to replace Sgt Wallace, 60023, who had proceeded to 4th
Bde HQ for employment
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Sep 29, 1917
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Admitted to No
58 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) diagnosed with PUO (Pyrexia of Unknown Origin) which is
a fever of unknown cause
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Sep 30, 1917
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Transferred to
No 57 General Hospital at Boulogne and diagnosis changed to read Trench Fever
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Oct 7, 1917
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Stad Antwerpen
Posted to the
EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot) while in hospital
Reverts to
rank of L/Sgt on evacuation to England
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Oct 9, 1917
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Admitted to 1st
Southern General Hospital at Birmingham and diagnosis changed to read Myalgia
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Oct 23, 1917
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Transferred to
the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Woodcote Park
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Nov 23, 1917
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Granted
permission to marry
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Jan 1, 1918
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Pay assignment
made out to wife, Mrs Edith May Laplante (wife) of 87 Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park,
London England
No date is shown for the actual
wedding. However, note the marriage dated
April 25, 1918, at Pembroke Ontario
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Mar 16, 1918
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Placed On
Command to the 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Mar 21, 1918
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On Command to
CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) at Buxton pending return to Canada
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Apr 8, 1918
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Embarked for SS
Mauretania at Liverpool
His wife is
listed on the ship’s manifest as returning with him
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Apr 15, 1918
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Kingston Ontario
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Apr 25, 1918
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Married in the
Bishop’s Chapel of St Columba’s Cathedral, Pembroke Ontario, to Miss Edith May
Gill.
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Her
religion is recorded as Church of England on the ship’s manifest. It is possible that they were initially married in
an Anglican Church in England, and to satisfy the Catholic Church, they were required to
be remarried by a Catholic Priest
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May 28, 1918
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Transferred to
No 3 AMC (Army Medical Corps) Training Depot at Kingston
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Jun 15, 1918
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Transferred to
the CAMC at the Petawawa Camp
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Apr 22, 1919
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TOS District
Depot No 3 and posted to the Casualty Company at Fort Henry, Kingston Ontario
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May 22, 1919
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Transferred to
the strength of Queen’s Military Hospital at Kingston
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Dec 31, 1919
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Discharged from
the CEF at Kingston Ontario as Medically Unfit
Rank on
discharge – Sgt
Proposed
residence on discharge – Kingston Ontario
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Aug 10, 1921
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British War
Medal, Victory Medal and 1914-15 Star sent to Kingston Ontario
Above photos of medals reproduced with
permission of current owner (2011)
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Nov 28, 1939 |
Killed near St Anne Manitoba
Buried at St Mary's Cemetery, Winnipeg Manitoba, along
with his mother
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