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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: Lydart on Thursday 30 August 07 22:49 BST (UK)
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A friend in the village has asked me if I can help solve a family mystery !
This man was an uncle; he was born in UK, and went to Canada before WW1. He then joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and served in France. He was a corporal, no. 826361.
It is believed in her family that after the war he was transferred to the North Staffordshire Regiment ... but she doesn't know how to prove this one way or the other ... can anyone help please ?
(I've suggested she joins RootsChat ... problem is she doesn't have a computer !)
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Hi Lydart
no comment
ricky
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You're helpful but daft Ricky ! His name is/was KIDWELL, Christian names William Cooper !!
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Hi Lydart
I resent that, was only trying to be helpfull, if he was British and the service number you gave come's up with the name Cross.
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Sorry Ricky, didnt mean to get at you ... but I think I said he was with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and he was a corporal in that Canadian force; the number I was given is the number he had with them ... my friend doesn't have any info or numbers about him in the British army, just a family rumour about him being transferred or joining the North Staffs after WW1 ...
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I'm not sure if it will help, but his attestation papers for the CEF are available online at the Canadian Archives;
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01v8/
Regards,
Arf
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Thanks for that Arfur ... but my friend already has those, which I found for her a while ago !
Its just the North Staffs thing she wants to know about ...