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From: gloria <>
Subject: Fw: [WW1] service records
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:27:08 -0600


> Thank you Patricia I just found the link for War museum and I will work
with
> that. I appreciate the information.
> Gloria
> Sask. Canada
> http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/cwme.asp
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nick & Pat Proskurniak" <>
> To: "gloria" <>; <>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 2:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [WW1] [WW I] service records
>
>
> > I received a great deal of help with "translating" the military file of
my
> > great-uncle. They sent along a three page list of abbreviation
> > translations, but even with that it was very difficult plodding through
> all
> > the information.
> >
> > I found the Canadian War Museum site and through emails with Mr. Clem
> Hobbs
> > was able to make sense out of all the information I had. I don't have
the
> > site bookmarked anymore as I suffered a computer crash and didn't get it
> > back on, but a "search" for the Canadian War Museum on your favorite
> search
> > engine should find it quickly enough.
> >
> > I can't stress enough, how helpful Mr. Hobbs was.
> >
> > Patricia Proskurniak
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "gloria" <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 9:09 PM
> > Subject: [WW1] [WW I] service records
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I finally received my Grandfather's Private Harry Arstall #1018715
> service
> > records from Ottawa. I am finding it a bit confusing he enlisted on 14th
> > March 1917 at the age of 35 at Saskatoon , Sask. and left Halifax on 17
> > April 1917 in Canada in Canadian Expeditionary Forces 232 nd BN Sask
Ret.
> > then landed in England 29 th of April 1917 and entered with 18th Res.
Bn.
> > then arrived in France on 21st Sept. 1917 with 4th Canadian Infantry
> > Works. Now I am kind of assuming that because he had 2 previous years
> > experience in Royal Engineer's before coming to Canada this is why he
was
> > put in Inf. Works.There is so much to work through here. Has anyone got
> any
> > good links for me to look on. I was given some a few weeks earlier but
due
> > to some computer problems I lost them.He was discharged 12 June 1919
> coming
> > home on ship Metegama landing in Quebec.
> > > Gloria
> > > Sask. Canada
> > >
> > >
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