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Mar 5, 1869
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Born in Cyrville, Ontario to
Basile and Celina (nee Jolie) Neault
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Mar 17, 1909
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Married to Marie-Lea Angelina
Albert in Ottawa, Ontario
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Nov 12, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59740
(temporary number 1028)
Ø Next of kin given
as Mrs. Angelina Neault, wife, Cyrville, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation
given as Cook
Ø No previous
military experience given
Ø Religion given as
Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to the
Depot Company
Alexander Neault lied about
his age on attesting. He stated he had
been born March 5, 1875, not his actual birth year of 1869.
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Dec 8, 1914
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Admitted to the Kingston
Military Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Quinsy, an inflammation of the
throat
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Dec 12, 1914
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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Feb 18, 1915
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Fined $8 for Drunkenness
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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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Aug 28, 1915
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Assigned to “A” Company
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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
#2 for being absent from the 1.45 pm parade in La Clytte, Belgium. This parade was to march to the front-line
trench
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Jan 21, 1916
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Sentenced to 14 days Field
Punishment #1 for being drunk at 2 pm at Ridgewood, Belgium. The battalion was preparing to move into
the N&O trenches at the front
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Oct 10, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 9 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Myalgia
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Oct 15, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 58
Royal Army Field Ambulance for additional treatment
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Oct 18, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 44 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station)
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Oct 20, 1916
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Transferred via the No. 12 AT
(Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 3 Canadian General Hospital in
Boulogne, France
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Nov 13, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 7
Convalescent Depot in Boulogne to continue his recovery
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Nov 18, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 3 Rest
Camp in Boulogne to continue his recovery
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Dec 11, 1916
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Classified PB (Permanent
Base), meaning that he was only fit for base duty in England.
Invalided to England and
posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Center) at Shoreham-on-Sea. Granted sick leave
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Jan 13, 1917
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Reported to the CCAC in
Hastings on completion of leave
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Mar 10, 1917
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Posted to the EORD (Eastern
Ontario Regimental Depot) in Seaford
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Apr 12, 1917
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Posted to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Jan 17, 1918
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Posted to the EORD and
attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford for duty
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Feb 9, 1918
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Ceased to be attached to the 6th
Reserve Battalion and posted to the EORD Casualty Company in Seaford
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Feb 11, 1918
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Attached to the CDD (Canadian
Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Feb 23, 1918
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Embarked the SS Grampian in
Liverpool
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Mar 17, 1918
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Disembarked in Saint John, New
Brunswick and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Apr 6, 1918
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Discharged from the CEF in
Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge Cyrville, Ontario
Following his discharge the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at
Cyrville
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Jun 7, 1921
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The 1921 Census shows him
living on Tremblay Road, Gloucester, Ontario.
His occupation is listed as Odd Jobs
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Sep 11, 1954
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Alexander Neault died of a
heart attack in the Veterans Pavilion of the Ottawa Convalescent Hospital and
was buried in the Notre Dame Cemetery in Eastview
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