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Thanato
07-28-2005, 12:27 AM
Hey guys, i found the enlistment papers of my Great Great uncle from the Canadian Overseas Expaditionary Force during the Great War, im so excited because i also filled out an application about partaking in a CBC WW1 reenactment that they will be filming next summer, there choosing the people at the end of Augest, my B-Day is augest 26 so i hope i get a call on my B-Day saying im in :P

Anyway heres a link to my great great uncles papers if anyone wants to look at them :P

http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=McKee&s2=Frederick&s3=&Sect4=AND&l=20&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect5=CEF6PEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=CEF6&p=1&u=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02010602_e.html&r=2&f=G

~Thanato

Dogbert
07-28-2005, 01:00 AM
Hey goodwork on finding yours, I found my great grandpas as well :).

Heres his: http://data4.collectionscanada.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=Rossiter&s2=Edgar&s3=&Sect4=AND&l=20&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect5=CEF6PEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=CEF6&p=1&u=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02010602_e.html&r=1&f=G

Neat stuff. I also signed up for the show, while he was older than I am, I thought I might as well just go for it :).

1st Sgt. Burke
07-28-2005, 01:19 AM
Oh Bizzle..me think I found my Great grandfather....How would i search WW2 Records?

Homer
07-28-2005, 01:28 AM
yes i wanna know as well, they took my grandfathers 8 brothers into the war and only a couple made it home.

Thanato
07-28-2005, 01:29 AM
I duno ive been trying to do that to find records on my Grandfather.


My Great Great uncle was 21 when he joined the expeditionary force, he was a Captain in 1918 when he joined teh 1st Tank Battalion. It would be cool if we were a both chosen eh, unlikely but it would be cool :P

~Thanato