Pages: [1] 2

Author Topic: Canadian Expeditionary Force?  (Read 2696 times)

Offline mew64

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 177
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Canadian Expeditionary Force?
« 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?

Offline jds1949

  • RootsChat Aristocrat
  • ******
  • Posts: 1,365
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 12 June 11 10:09 BST (UK) »
Swarbrick - all and any - specially interested in all who served in WW1

Offline mmm45

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 8,230
    • View Profile
Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
« Reply #2 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 :)
Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
Blackburn (Castleford)
Sidwell(Ledsham)
Fairburn(Hartshead)
Wood(Liversedge)
Tallon (Whittington Lancs/Hartshead West Yorkshire)

Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.

Offline mew64

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 177
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
« Reply #3 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.

Offline stmom

  • RootsChat Extra
  • **
  • Posts: 17
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
« Reply #4 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
Gray, Rodger, Flockhart, Buist, Campbell in Fife.  Arthur, Blyth, Morgan, Halliday, Durham, Stark, Gib and Arnot(t) in various areas in Scotland.
Erl, Schiffl, Rossler and Gatter in Germany.

Offline dollylee

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 916
    • View Profile
Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
« Reply #5 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

Offline HMac

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 844
  • www.sscityofcairo.co.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 09 July 11 12:36 BST (UK) »
Bob Richardson is worth contacting about the CEF. http://canadianexpeditionaryforce1914-1919.blogspot.com/

Regards
Hugh
Merchant Navy Research
ss CITY OF CAIRO

Offline mew64

  • RootsChat Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 177
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 09 July 11 16:36 BST (UK) »
Thanks to all of you for the help and great advice, it's much appreciated.

Offline avidgenie

  • RootsChat Extra
  • **
  • Posts: 48
    • View Profile
Re: Canadian Expeditionary Force?
« Reply #8 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.
Barna and Kiss  - Urmenyhaza, Torontal, Hungary (now Jermenovci, Serbia)
Clark - Scarborough, Ontario, Canada and Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Crawford - Scarborough, Ontario, Canada and Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland
Larway - Scarborough, Ontario, Canada and Somersetshire, England.
Kaufmann and Zengler - Zichydorf, Torontal, Hungary (now Plandiste, Serbia)
Canadian First World War Brides http://ww1warbrides.blogspot.com/
Pages: [1] 2