-------- Original Message -------- Subject: re: Woods: Immigrated around 1909-1912 Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2002 11:59:51 +0000 From: cnmwds <cnmwds@netscapeonline.co.uk> To: CAN-British-Colombia-L@rootsweb.com Good morning All, This is my first visit to your site. I am researching the life of an uncle who emigrated to Canada when he was young, at the begining of the 20th. Century, and who shortly after joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force, returned to Europe, and died in France in 1917. As I have no idea when he left Britain I have been unable to find him in the hugh collection of passenger lists. Your Canadian War Museum and National Archives have kindly sent me a copy of his Attestation papers but were unable to help any further. From these papers it would appear that he probably settled in the Vancouver area. His next-of-kin in his military records was his mother and so he probably did not marry. The following are his details and facts: Reginald George WOODS born 14th. January 1893 in Brighton, Sussex, England,. trade given as Clerk His parents were Alfred Woods and Mary Jane Woods (nee Goff) of Brighton and was the 3rd of 8 children. >From his Attestation period, he appears to have joined the 72nd. Highlanders of Vancouver (72nd. Canadian Infantry Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) around 1912 although I have found no further reference to his time with them. Would this have been a Territorial unit at that time? Novemebr 10th, 1914 he enlisted with the 29th. (Vancouver) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, in Vancouver with the rank of Private (76088) May 20th. 1915 he embarked for Europe and died of wounds in France in September 1917. I can only assume that he would have been at least 16 years old when he left England and so probably arrived in Canada between 1909 and 1912. I do not know of any relative that he might have travelled with, or who he might have joined in Canada. I would very much like to find out something about his brief life in Canada, probably in or around Vancouver, and would be most grateful for any help or suggestions. Chris Woods (Norfolk, England)