Dear all, I am new to this list and hope that I might tap on your knowledge. I have a gentleman in my tree who was born in Derbyshire, England in 1875. He still lived there with his wife and daughter in 1901. In 1910 the three of them lived in Chicago, Illinois. In March 1918 he travels from England to Canada (via NY) and states that he is a widower. His gives his last place of residence as London, England. Later he lived in Montreal for some years before returning to Derbyshire. As the war was not over at this time of his travel, I am wondering whether he had joined the army (and which one, British or US?) and whether he may have been released early. Was there a general duty to join? If so, were there exceptions for certain professions (he was a civil engineer)? Suppose he did still live in the US when the war broke out, would he have been compelled to return to Britain to join the forces? I apologize if my questions are stupid but I really don't know much about this war and I would love to find out what he did between 1910 and 1918 (and where his wife died). Thanks for any information and kind regards, Andrea

Andrea: Check the searchable database at the Archives of Canada: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020106_e.html Michael -----Original Message----- From: greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:greatwar-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Andrea Dean Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 6:40 AM To: GREATWAR@rootsweb.com Subject: [GREATWAR] British citizen in US - where would he have fought (ifat all)? Dear all, I am new to this list and hope that I might tap on your knowledge. I have a gentleman in my tree who was born in Derbyshire, England in 1875. He still lived there with his wife and daughter in 1901. In 1910 the three of them lived in Chicago, Illinois. In March 1918 he travels from England to Canada (via NY) and states that he is a widower. His gives his last place of residence as London, England. Later he lived in Montreal for some years before returning to Derbyshire. As the war was not over at this time of his travel, I am wondering whether he had joined the army (and which one, British or US?) and whether he may have been released early. Was there a general duty to join? If so, were there exceptions for certain professions (he was a civil engineer)? Suppose he did still live in the US when the war broke out, would he have been compelled to return to Britain to join the forces? I apologize if my questions are stupid but I really don't know much about this war and I would love to find out what he did between 1910 and 1918 (and where his wife died). Thanks for any information and kind regards, Andrea ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GREATWAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message