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Dec 21, 1897
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Born in Arnprior, Ontario to Alphonse and Asilda (Azilda)
Mallette
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Jan 10, 1916
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Shown on the payroll of the 42nd
Lanark and Renfrew Regiment
Ø Number 332
Ø Rank Private
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Apr 19, 1916
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Forfeited 2 days pay for an unrecorded offence
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May 9, 1916
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Sentenced to 24 hours detention and forfeited 1
days pay for leaving camp without permission
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Jun 6, 1916
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Sentenced to 24 hours detention and forfeited 1
days pay for and unrecorded offence
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Jul 13, 1916
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Attested into the 240th Battalion CEF
in Renfrew, Ontario
Ø Number 1042009
Ø Next of kin given as Alphonse
Mallette, father, Arnprior, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as
Labourer
Ø Previous military experience
given as 6 months in the 42nd Regimental Guard in Petawawa,
Ontario
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
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Oct 1, 1916
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Corporal
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Dec 5, 1916
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Appointed to the rank of Acting Corporal
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Feb 22, 1917
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Appointed to the provisional rank of Corporal and
the same day appointed to the rank of Acting Sergeant
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Apr 10, 1917
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Reverted to the rank of Private at his own
request
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May 3, 1917
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Embarked the SS Megantic in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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May 14, 1917
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Seaford where he was absorbed into the 7th
Reserve Battalion to continue training
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Jul 26, 1917
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Appointed to the rank of Acting Corporal with pay
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Sep 6, 1917
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Reverted to the rank of Private
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Sep 12, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Sep 13, 1917
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Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Sep 27, 1917
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Villers au Bois, France
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Oct 9, 1917
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Mallette joined the 21st Battalion in the front line north-east of
the town of Vimy, France
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Nov 12, 1917
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Admitted to the No. 3 Australian Field Ambulance
with a diagnosis that reads Trench Feet
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Nov 13, 1917
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Transported to the No. 11 Canadian Field
Ambulance, then transferred to the No. 10 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station)
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Nov 15, 1917
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Transferred to the 2nd Canadian
General Hospital in Le Treport, France
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Nov 19, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Princess Elizabeth
On arrival in England, he was admitted to the
Middlesex War Hospital in Clacton, an affiliated hospital of the General
Military Hospital in Colchester
Transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario
Regimental Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Nov 30, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent Hospital
in Woodcote Park, Epsom. Laryngitis
was added to the diagnosis, possibly due to a gas exposure
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Jan 18, 1918
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Attached to the 3rd CCD (Canadian
Command Depot) in Seaford for physical training and exercise
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Mar 21, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Apr 11, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
Arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base
Depot) in Etaples, France and Taken On Strength of the 21st
Battalion
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Apr 16, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CC
Rein C (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart, France
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May 14, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Mallette rejoined the 21st Battalion in the front line near
Mercatel, France
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Aug 28, 1918
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While advancing on the south side of the Arras –
Cambrai Road, south east of Vis en Artois, France, Private Mallette received
shrapnel wounds to his upper back and was evacuated to the No. 8 Canadian
Field Ambulance for first aid before being transported to the No. 42 Casualty
Clearing Station
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Aug 29, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 12 Stationary Hospital in
St. Pol, France
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Dec 3, 1918
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After being discharged from hospital, Private
Mallette rejoined the 21st Battalion resting in Barvaux, Belgium
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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 Siegburg
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Mar 11, 1919
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Granted 14 days leave
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Apr 3, 1919
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Transferred to the Canadian Records List in
Havre, France
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Apr 4, 1919
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Admitted to the No. 1 Stationary Hospital in
Rouen, France with a diagnosis that reads 20.
This was code for Venereal Disease Gonorrhea
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Apr 28, 1919
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Transferred to the No. 9 Stationary Hospital in
Camiers, France
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May 16, 1919
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Proceeded to England and transferred to the
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot. On
arrival in England, he was admitted to the Military Convalescent Hospital in
Woodcote Park, Epsom for treatment of his infection
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Jun 13, 1919
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Witley
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Jun 15, 1919
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Transferred to “M” Wing in Witley pending return
to Canada
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Jul 2, 1919
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Embarked the SS Olympic in Southampton
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Jul 8, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova Scotia and proceeded
to Kingston, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military District No.
3 Casualty Company
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Jul 11, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 213571
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Arnprior, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Victoria St., Arnprior, Ontario
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Sep 4, 1920
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Married to Ruth MacDowell in Chapleau, Ontario
He listed his occupation as Telegraphic Operator
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Dec 9, 1962
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Edmond Demase Mallette died and was buried in the
LaSalle Cemetery, Sudbury, Ontario
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