Was he too young to serve and found out? Was he released on compassionate grounds or to do essential work? What were the circumstances of his first discharge? Was he serving a jail sentence? Apologies to his family. Was he given a special assignment when he re-joined?   Joan ----- 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 ***************** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Simcoe Co. GenWeb at http://www.waynecook.com/simcoe.shtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________________________ Looking for the perfect gift? Give the gift of Flickr! http://www.flickr.com/gift/

Joan Atkinson wrote: > Was he too young to serve and found out? > No, he was at least 18 years old. > Was he released on compassionate grounds or to do essential work? > He was a labourer - whatever that meant. > What were the circumstances of his first discharge? > Don't know. > Was he serving a jail sentence? > Doubt it. All Penetang boys were good boys. Ahem. > Apologies to his family. > Accepted on their behalf. > Was he given a special assignment when he re-joined? > Only his service record would reveal that.