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Title: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
Post by: mew64 on Sunday 12 June 11 01:04 BST (UK)

Hello, I was surprised to find a record on Ancestry of my ancestor James Stanley. It says that he joined the Canadian over-seas Expeditionary force in 1915. James was born in Quadring Fen in 1891 the son of a farmer William Stanley, unfortunately there's only two pages of records, it then goes on to a different James Stanley. Does anyone know why he would have joined this force please?

Title: Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
Post by: jds1949 on Sunday 12 June 11 10:09 BST (UK)

You might find this page of use:

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/index-e.html

jds1949

Title: Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
Post by: mmm45 on Sunday 12 June 11 10:39 BST (UK)

He was in Canada at Regina in 1915 when he enlisted.
Lots of guys enlisted to fight for King and Empire even if they had emigrated

Ady :)

Title: Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
Post by: mew64 on Sunday 12 June 11 14:05 BST (UK)

Thanks to both of you, I had seen the link and found the same records of James enlistment that are on Ancestry. I've been trying to find a record of James' emmigration to Canada without success so far.
Thanks for your help.

Title: Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
Post by: stmom on Friday 08 July 11 19:49 BST (UK)

My grandfather was in the Expeditionary Force as well.  I have just applied for access to his file.  The LAC will copy it for you and send you the documents at a cost.

Here is the e-mail to ask them how to go about it.  You have to apply for a user card but there is no cost for that.


Registration/Inscription@lac-bac.gc.ca

stmom

Title: Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
Post by: dollylee on Saturday 09 July 11 11:13 BST (UK)

This seems possibly your James:

Date of Arrival:  March 11, 1911
Port of Departure:  Liverpool, England
Port of Arrival:  Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ship:  Virginia

Name:  James Stanley
age:  20
Born:  England
Religion:  Church of England
Final destination:  Parkdale, Ontario
Occupation:  Farm Labourer

dollylee

Title: Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
Post by: HMac on Saturday 09 July 11 12:36 BST (UK)

Bob Richardson is worth contacting about the CEF. http://canadianexpeditionaryforce1914-1919.blogspot.com/

Regards
Hugh

Title: Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
Post by: mew64 on Saturday 09 July 11 16:36 BST (UK)

Thanks to all of you for the help and great advice, it's much appreciated.

Title: Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
Post by: avidgenie on Sunday 10 July 11 16:31 BST (UK)

James Stanley, Regimental # 426533 joined the 46th Battalion and went overseas on the ship Lapland. It left from Halifax on October 23, 1915. Only his full service record will tell you if he stayed with this unit throughout the war. This information is from the Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group http://www.cefresearch.com/phpBB2/index.php under CEF Unit Matrix. I used the list of regimental numbers and the Bob Richardson Collection of Nominal Rolls.

Title: Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
Post by: mew64 on Monday 11 July 11 00:27 BST (UK)

Thank you so much, that's an amazing link, some people are so generous, I appreciate your help.

Title: Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
Post by: stmom on Tuesday 12 July 11 17:31 BST (UK)

I would like to say thanks so much to everyone for the links to the cef research site.  I may finally be able to get the information that I have been looking for on my grandfather.

Thanks again

stmom

Title: Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
Post by: avidgenie on Tuesday 12 July 11 17:40 BST (UK)

You're welcome. I am a member of the CEF Study Group.