Name
Jeremiah (Jerry) / Patrick Desmond
Born
1884-04-10
Birth Place
Occupation
Farmer
Religion
Roman Catholic
Died
1951-03-11
Death Place
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
829230
Highest Rank
Acting Lance Corporal
Conflict
Battalion
144th Battalion
Enlisted
Winnipeg, MB
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-12-04
Discharge Date
1919-02-21
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
829230
Highest Rank
Acting Lance Corporal
Conflict
Battalion
18th Reserve Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1917-01-12
Service Record 3
Regimental Number
829230
Highest Rank
Acting Lance Corporal
Conflict
Battalion
8th Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1917-02-17
Wounded Date
1917-08-17
Wounds
Gunshot wound, right leg
Discharge Date
1919-02-04
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
Notes
Obituary can be found in The Walkerton Herald-Times, March 22, 1951. The birth record for Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Desmond shows his date of birth as 10 April 1884. That is the identical birthdate as Patrick Desmond 829230. This man enlisted with the 144th battalion in the west and was from Pinkerton. The obituary for Jerry Desmond (WHT 1951-03-22) says that Jerry Desmond enlisted with 144th in the west. My belief is that Patrick Desmond 829230 and Jeremiah ‘Jerry’ Desmond are the same person. His full name may have been Patrick Jeremiah or Jeremiah Patrick but I cannot prove that. Jim KellySources & Links
- Jeremiah Desmond, Ontario birth registration 002699 (1884), Greenock Township; ancestry.ca, accessed August 26, 2024.- Library & Archives Canada
- Find a Grave
News Clippings
Paisley Advocate, September 6, 1917
Walkerton Herald Times, March 22, 1915