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From: "Donna L. Alden-Bugden" <>
Subject: RE: [CAN-Manitoba] An unusual question
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 08:56:44 -0300
In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.20020606233619.006e7fa8@mail.encode.com>


if you go to http://www.archives.ca/02/020106_e.html you can find a list of
men who went to the CEF...Canadian Expeditionary Forces in WWI. I am not
sure, but these may be the militia you are talking about. Since you don't
give an approximate date, I can't be sure.

Donna

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Gunson&Jones [mailto:]
>Sent: June 7, 2002 12:36 AM
>To:
>Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] An unusual question
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>
>Hello List
>I had two photographs of my gggrandfather in two seperate uniforms, and not
>having seen any uniforms like this before, I sent the photos to the
>Canadian War Museum to see if they could tell me what they were
>related to.
>I received reply today, that they are both from a cavalry unit of the
>Canadian Militia. They stated that his boots, the sword, the style of
>trousers in the one photo all indicate generic badge of the Canadian
>militia. The second photo showed the winter dress uniform, with fur busby.
> It seems that the only item of dress that would indicate the precise unit
>, would be the insignia on the belt buckle which unfortunately was not
>clear enough in the photos to identify the unit.
>My gggrandfather lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and no doubt the unit of the
>Canadian militia to which he belonged would have more than likely been in
>Winnipeg.
>Which brings me to my question.....
>Can anyone suggest to me where one may find a list of members of the
>Canadian militia in Winnipeg, or just in Manitoba?
>Any help at all would be very much appreciated.
>Thank you
>Pat
>Ontario
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