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LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA
Information was requested from the Library
and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
by first looking at ArchivaNet
(English: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/02010602_e.html
François: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/02010602_f.html)
to make sure the soldier was in the archives and then by sending in a written
request for the information to be extracted and photocopied. In this
instance there were 20 pages of records copied for which they charged my VISA
card CAN $5.40 (quite reasonable). You should also browse the main Library
and Archives Canada Site / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
for other information on the Canadian Expeditionary Force
in World War One.
We are pleased to report that Library and
Archives Canada has added this site to their list of external research links for
World War One History. This group of archive links can be found on their
site under the heading of 940.3 World War I, 1914-1918 or by directly following
this link:
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/caninfo/ep09.htm#940.3
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The information that was obtained from the
National Archives is presented in two tables for convenience purposes only, as
two different sizes of paper were used. In the two files, which are
provided here as PDF documents (click here for the free
reader) which contain the following: (click on archive title to download
files)
CLICK LINK: 12 pages
Archives
1 (legal sheets)
- 1996 Memorandum as too correct name of
soldier
- Attestation Papers, July 7th 1916
- Medical History when joining, July 7th 1916
- Medical History at Departure from CEF,
January 29th 1917
(probably to join 26th Northumberland Fusiliers)
- Admission to hospital with influenza,
December 5th 1916
- Pay Book Records while with CEF to March 1917
CLICK LINK: 8 pages
Archives
2 (regular sheets)
- War Service Gratuity Records, circa 1920
(apparently back now as a Private with the
Canadian Forces after discharge from the Imperial Army)
- Pay Record of July 31, 1918
(notes that "this man was appointed to
Commission in Imperial Army and later resigned owing to illness).
- Canadian Expeditionary Force Discharge
Certificate, February 3rd 1920
(shows enlisted in CEF on July 7th 1916 and
discharge December 18th 1916 to serve Imperial Army)
- Casualty Form - Active Service, 32nd
Battalion
(shows discharged in England from the 15th
Reserve Battalion to serve in the Imperial Army)
- CEF Pay Records
(shows movement between Battalions in the CEF
from July 8th 1916 to early 1918)
- Record Card, 142nd Overseas Battalion,
Canadian Expeditionary Force, circa 1915 / 1916
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We are also pleased to report that the "Archive Process" has been
expanded on a commercial scale with the work completed by Archive
CD Books Canada Inc. in February 2006. As shown in the attached CD
covers, we loaned Malcolm Moody a copy of Grandfather Laughton's reference book
to make a digital copy so that it would be available to other researchers to
use. If you wish to purchase a copy of this CD, please contact them at the
web site link shown.
For details on the content of the George Van Wyck Laughton, follow the
hyperlink to "University
of Toronto, Roll of Service" contained on this web site.
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