Quick question re Canloan officers

Discussion in 'General' started by 2EastYorks, Feb 16, 2011.

  1. 2EastYorks

    2EastYorks Senior Member

    Hi all

    I'm currently in correspondence with a gentleman in Canada whose Great Uncle was a Canloan officer with the 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, and who was awarded the Military Cross for his action during the attack on Venray/Venraij.

    He doesn't know anything about his service other than the award of the MC, which I've seen an extract of from the National Archives.

    I was going to suggest that he send off for his Great Uncle's service records, but I was unsure of whether they'd be held in Canada, or at Glasgow, or a combination of both?

    Can anyone assist?
     
  2. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

  3. 2EastYorks

    2EastYorks Senior Member

    I suppose the clue is in the title!

    Thanks Owen, great stuff, I'll pass it along.
     
  4. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Might be worth emailing the chap at bottom of this page .
    CANLOAN Army Officers Association
    Here's 3 Canloans with MC from East Yorks , which is your contacts Gt-Uncle?

    267 Captain James R. Fetterley, M.C. [2nd posting of 2]
    507 Lieutenant Gerald D. Hebb, M.C .
    192 Captain Leonard B. Robertson, M.C.
     
  5. 2EastYorks

    2EastYorks Senior Member

    It's the middle one
     
  6. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

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  7. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    I suppose the clue is in the title!

    Thanks Owen, great stuff, I'll pass it along.

    You may want to tell your Canadian friend that it will take about 7 months for the war records to arrive.

    Cheers
    Randy
     
  8. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Randy, would I be right in thinking they'd have two service numbers?
    Their original Canadian number & then their Canloan number.
     
  9. 17thDYRCH

    17thDYRCH Senior Member

    Owen,
    Correct, but as long as Date of Birth, place of birth is given along with proof of death...obit, death certificate etc, the war records should be easily obtained. I would include both original service number and CANLOAN number when corresponding with the Archive branch.
    The Archives will acknowledge receipt of the request for war records and will provide a reference number....but the whole process could take up to seven months.
    Cheers from the colony,

    Randy
     
  10. 2EastYorks

    2EastYorks Senior Member

    Thanks again Owen/Randy. I presume the Canloan number is the three digit number?
     
  11. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Yes CDN/507 in his case.
     
  12. 2EastYorks

    2EastYorks Senior Member

    Great, I'll pass it all along.
     

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