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Jun 25, 1897
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Born in Eganville, Ontario
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Nov 11, 1917
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James Lesarge was ordered to report in Ottawa,
Ontario for a medical exam per the Military Service Act of 1917, but failed
to report
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Jan 26, 1918
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James Lesarge was apprehended by military police
in Ottawa. He had been hiding for 77
days.
Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Ottawa
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Jan 29, 1918
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Conscripted into the 2nd Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 4025033
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. A.
Lesarge, mother, 36 Champagne Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Posted to the 1st
Regimental Draft
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Feb 8, 1918
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The 1st Regimental Draft left Ottawa
for Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Feb 12, 1918
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Embarked the SS Lapland in Halifax, Nova Scotia
as part of the 1st Regimental Draft of the 2nd Depot Battalion,
EOR
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Feb 24, 1918
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Disembarked in Glasgow, Scotland and proceeded to
Seaford, England where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve
Battalion to continue training
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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 Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 17, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC Rein C (Canadian
Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Aug 7, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Lesarge joined the 21st Battalion west of Marcelcave, France and
was posted to “C” Company
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Dec 13, 1918
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The 21st Battalion led the 2nd
Canadian Division across the Bonn Bridge to enter Germany as part of the
Occupying Force and proceeded to Sieburg
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia in Havre, France
On arrival in England, he was attached to “P” Wing
in Witley pending return to Canada
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May 14, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario by train
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May 24, 1919
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James Lawrence Lesarge was discharged from the
CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 279697
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge 36 Champagne Ave., Ottawa, Ontario
He was entitled to receive the British War Medal
and Victory Medals, however there is no indication in his file that they were
ever sent to him
James Lawrence Lesarge died in 1927 while a
patient of the Ottawa, Ontario Civic Hospital as reported to Veterans Affairs
Canada
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