Military leave and travel

[macintosh]

Interesting to see the use of the word Furlough.

James

[Rena]

Rena...that is not just a pass. It is his proof of who he was when he went to collect his pay while he was in the Reserve. The 28 days is the time he is allowed to wear the uniform after leaving. This may have helped him find work.

Ken

Thanks for the correction Ken,
All I knew is that it didn't look anything like the family travel permit Bryan gave me in the 1960s which entitled me to ride on a train f.o.c.

[hullnow]

A bit of a coincidence,my g/father served with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles in ww1.He was also in kent and in 1915 went to Ayr and married my g/mother.His family lived in Kilmarnock Ayrshire.He also had gone to Canada around 1911

[djm]

I am actually following four other distant relatives who all emigrated to various parts of the world but subsequently joined up in WW1. All survived, but at a cost.

I assume you have got your grandfather's military records as the Canadians have released them. They have also put an number of war diaries on the internet. They make very interesting reading.

Dave