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Aug 21, 1893
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Born in Chapeau, Quebec to Alfred and Octavie
(nee Desjardins) Meilleur
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Jan 31, 1918
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Ottawa, Ontario
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Feb 1, 1918
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Conscripted into the 2nd Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 3320182
Ø Next of kin given Mrs. A
Meilleur, mother, Chapeau, Quebec
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Previous occupation given as
Steam Fitter
Ø No previous military
experience given
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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Jul 26, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Meilleur joined the 21st Battalion resting in Manin, France and
was posted to “B” Company
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Aug 27, 1918
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While advancing south of the Arras – Cambrai Road
just east of Vis en Artois, France the battalion came under a gas attack and
Private Meilleur suffered from the exposure and was evacuated to the No. 8
CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid before being transported to the
No. 42 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station).
He was transferred the same day to the No. 12 Stationary Hospital in
St. Pol, France
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Sep 2, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 1 Casualty Clearing
Station, then on to the No. 30 Casualty Clearing Station
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Sep 14, 1918
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Transferred back to the No. 12 Stationary
Hospital in St. Pol, France
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Oct 10, 1918
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After being discharged from hospital care, he
rejoined the 21st Battalion west of Iwuy, France
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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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Discharged from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 279794
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Pembroke, Ontario
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at Box 1009, Pembroke, Ontario
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Oct 26, 1920
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Married to Fabiana Allard in Ottawa, Ontario
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Oct 3, 1938
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Wife Fabiana died in Renfrew, Ontario
He later married Antoinette Niding
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Apr 14, 1968
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Salem Edmond Meilleur died while a patient of the
Pembroke, Ontario General Hospital and was buried in the St. Columbia’s
Cemetery, Pembroke, Ontario
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