Hi Pam, In regards to the Special and going from Staynor to Toronto I wonder if he was working at one of the hospitals, rehab centres, light industry, etc.? I have run into several cases, in my military research, that the overseas deployment was held up while they finished out a particular task - be it farming, some industrial work, hospital orderly, etc, etc. Sometimes at the end of the period the person was discharged to go back to his job for the war effort, as a civilian, rather than go overseas. By having him Attest they met the requirements of the Military Services Act and once having fulfilled the requirements could move people around. Not everyone was cut out for overseas and your young man may have been needed more on the home front. Although everyone of a certain age etc. was eligible for conscription they did have some leeway after the requirement was met. One case I remember was a young man, a labourer, who seemed to be in the same circumstances. He had a knack for gardening and being helpful and kind around some of the returning wounded at one of the Toronto hospitals. He was of more value in Toronto than in France. Hope that helps. As Ever, Pat ______________________________________________________________________ Keepers of the Flame www.54thbattalioncef.ca  www.102ndbattalioncef.ca  Patricia A. Rogers       P.O. Box 553 Nelson, B.C.