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Great War military unit ID
« on: Monday 11 August 25 10:47 BST (UK) »
Is anyone able to decipher which regiment this is please? It appears to at '1st Can. Lem. Coy'. I'm assuming the Can means Canadian but it's the 'Lem' part which throws me. Or could it be 'Lun'?
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Re: Great War military unit ID
« Reply #1 on: Monday 11 August 25 11:28 BST (UK) »
I can't help with the word, but are you aware that there are three records for Weller W J in the Library and Archives of Canada World War One collection? Link here

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« Reply #2 on: Monday 11 August 25 11:33 BST (UK) »
More information please - full name etc, service number if known
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Re: Great War military unit ID
« Reply #3 on: Monday 11 August 25 11:41 BST (UK) »
Could it be Tun? Canadian Tunnelling Company. Not sure though.


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« Reply #4 on: Monday 11 August 25 12:17 BST (UK) »
How about Can Lein

Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) were an Irish Regiment.

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« Reply #5 on: Monday 11 August 25 12:22 BST (UK) »
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« Reply #6 on: Monday 11 August 25 14:42 BST (UK) »
I agree with ikas and Shaun. I don't think Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment works here, because it is referring to his compnay, which wouldn't have taken the title Leinster. In an Infantry battalion it is more likely to be A,  B or C Company etc. The 1st Tunnelling Company was an independent unit.

Going back to the service records at the LAC, there is only one Sapper mentioned, namely Sapper William John Weller 164213 who enlisted at Niagra on 7 Sept 1915. He was a plumber by trade and single. His mother was Kate Weller of 166 Sheridan Street, Brantford. If he is the man in the OP's document, there is no sign in his service record that he was ever posted to the 1st Tunnelling Company, and never went to France. Of the 104 pages comprising his record, most are taken up with medical and pay related matters.

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Re: Great War military unit ID
« Reply #7 on: Monday 11 August 25 16:58 BST (UK) »
More information please - full name etc, service number if known
Sorry all the info I have is in the photo.
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« Reply #8 on: Monday 11 August 25 17:00 BST (UK) »
I can't help with the word, but are you aware that there are three records for Weller W J in the Library and Archives of Canada World War One collection? Link here
Thanks, I'll have a good look at that this evening.
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