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Jan 28, 1890
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Born in Hull, Quebec to Alfred and Anabella (nee
Beaudet) Thibault
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Feb 28, 1918
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Medical exam for the MSA (Military Service Act)
of 1917 held at Ottawa, Ontario
Conscripted into the 2nd Depot
Battalion, EOR (Eastern Ontario Regiment) under the MSA in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Number 3320658
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. B.
Thibault, mother, 152 Notre Dame, Hull, Quebec
Ø Previous occupation given as
Civil Engineer
Ø No previous military
experience given
Ø Religion given as Roman
Catholic
Ø Posted to the 2nd
Regimental Draft
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Mar 8, 1918
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Sentenced to 7 days CB (Confined to Barracks) for
an unrecorded offence
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Mar 24, 1918
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Embarked the SS Grampian in Halifax, Nova Scotia
as part of the 2nd Regimental Draft of the 2nd Depot Battalion, EOR
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Mar 31, 1918
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Forfeited 4 days pay for an unrecorded offence
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Apr 3, 1918
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded
to Seaford where the draft was absorbed into the 6th Reserve Battalion to
continue training
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Aug 17, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Aug 18, 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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Aug 23, 1918
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After leaving the base depot, he joined the CCRC
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Aubin St. Vaast, France
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Aug 28, 1918
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After leaving the reinforcement camp, Private
Thibault joined the 21st Battalion on the south side of the Arras
– Cambrai Road, south east of Vis en Artois, France and was posted to “B”
Company
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Sep 8, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 13 CFA (Canadian Field
Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads Infected right foot
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Sep 9, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance
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Sep 14, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 14 Canadian Field
Ambulance
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Sep 28, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 CCS (Casualty Clearing
Station) and the diagnosis was changed to read ICT (Inter Connective Tissue)
infection in right foot
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Oct 13, 1918
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After being discharged from the casualty clearing
station, he rejoined the 21st Battalion resting in Eswars, France
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Nov 20, 1918
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Admitted to the No. 14 Canadian Field Ambulance
with a diagnosis that reads ICT (Inter Connective Tissue) infect of the toes
in his left foot. He was transferred
the same day to the No. 4 Casualty Clearing Station
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Nov 23, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 20 General Hospital in
Dannes Camiers, France
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Nov 28, 1918
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Transferred to the No. 6 Convalescent Depot in
Boulogne, France
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Dec 10, 1918
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Discharged from hospital care and reported to the
Canadian Infantry Base Depot in Etaples, France
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Jan 2, 1919
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Transferred to the Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot in Witley, England.
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Jan 4, 1919
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While waiting for embarkation to England, he was
admitted to the No. 39 General Hospital in Havre, France with a diagnosis
that reads Scabies. The order for the
transfer was subsequently cancelled
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Jan 6, 1919
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Discharged from hospital and reported to the
Canadian Infantry Base Depot in Etaples
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Feb 23, 1919
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Proceeded to England and transferred to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Mar 18, 1919
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Transferred to Military District No. 3 Wing in
Kinmel Park, Rhyl pending return to Canada
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Mar 25, 1919
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Embarked the SS Scotian in Liverpool
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Apr 4, 1919
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Disembarked in Saint John, New Brunswick and
proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario where he was Taken On Strength of Military
District No. 3 Sub Depot
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Apr 5, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge Private
Ø War Service Badge Class “A”
issued number 231247
Ø Proposed residence on
discharge Hull, Quebec
Following his discharge, the British War Medal
and Victory Medals were sent to him at 152 Notre Dame St., Hull, Quebec
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Apr 26, 1920
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Leon Philias Thibault died in Hull, Quebec and
was buried in the Notre Dame de Grace Cemetery, Gatineau, Quebec
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