If you wish to see his original attestation paper, go to:
http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc016/626425a.gif change the last a to
a b see the back side of the form. You can also look up his unit's
diary on the military archives site. If he was killed on the continent
this should be detailed on his unit's diary.
Ron
On Thursday, Feb 10, 2005, at 16:59 America/Vancouver, Dan MacDonald
wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm not 100% certain but I believe you'll find that the 106th
> Battalion was used only to reinforce other units. Its members, after
> completing their training, would have been transferred to other
> battalions for front-line duty.
>
> It was fairly common, especially later in the war, for soldiers to be
> transferred in and out of various training, reinforcement, holding,
> and front-line units. Their service number (which was unique to each
> soldier, much like our SIN numbers are unique to each of us) will help
> you trace them throughout those various moves.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dan MacDonald
> brikwall@...
>
>
>
>
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