Pam, The attestation papers are only the front and back of the page filled out when an individual signed up. In order to get the details of his service, you have to order the complete records from LAC. Full records vary from person to person, it is not consistent, but generally you will at the least find the detailed log kept which will show the person's activities during his/her time in the military Thus you should see where he was on various dates, why he was there and when and why he left. For help with this, see FINDING A MILITARY ANCESTOR at The Canadian Military Heritage Project website at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~canmil/ancestor.htm Scroll down the page til you see World War 1 This is a free site Lorine Lorine > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Pam Tessier <[email protected]> > To: Simcoe List <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:07:12 PM > Subject: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] military questions > > A few questions for the military buffs out there............. > > - why would SPECIAL be stamped on Attestation papers? > > - fellow enlisted April 1916 according to his Attestation papers. > He was also drafted October 1917and his draft document states he had 6 > months of service as a private previously. He changed residences from > Staynor to Toronto during those months. Why would he have left the > service after 6 months? > > Puzzled Pam > ***************** -- http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ [email protected] Follow my genealogy updates on Twitter http://twitter.com/LorineMS