Thanks so much - yes, indeed - I did find the man I'm looking for in a directory for Port Arthur/Fort William 1913 yesterday at the National Library. Patricia ----- Original Message ----- From: "vmk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 1:27 AM Subject: Re: [CAN-Manitoba] William Halliday - Urgent request > Hi Patricia > > Check your closest University Library for Peel Bibliography...there you will > find directories for the years which are of your interest... > > reg > > Viv in Vancouver > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia Sears" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2002 2:21 PM > Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] William Halliday - Urgent request > > > > Hello list, > > > > I am writing on behalf of a friend, Mr. Harry Halliday, 97 years of > > age, who lives in England. > > > > His brother William Charles Halliday came to England sometime > > after 1901 possibly as a home child. He enlisted in > > the CEF in 1914, and joined the Manitoba Regiment. He was > > killed in 1917. > > > > His enlistment papers say he was a locomotive fireman, > > and he signed up in Port Arthur, Ontario. > > > > Harry would like to know where his brother was living before > > he enlisted. Could anyone with pre-war directories for > > cities such as Winnipeg please give them a scan for > > William Halliday? > > > > Thank you so much, > > > > Patricia in Ottawa > > Member: www.raogk.org > > Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness > > > > > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > > Manitoba GenWeb Project > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > Manitoba Regions - Volunteer Opportunities > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/regions.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >