Hi Chris, The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada was raised in Vancouver as a Militia unit Circa 1910, it still exists today. You can read the Regiment's history at http://www.seaforthhighlanders.ca/history.html The Regimental Association's Home page is at http://www.seaforthhighlanders.ca/ Regards David On Sun, 27 Jan 2002 12:47:06 +0000, cnmwds wrote: > > >-------- 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) > > > >==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== >Every two months or so, please repost your interests, >telling us what you know and where you've looked >and what you still need to find out. >