This is my first posting to the list, I am hoping someone can help with my 'mystery man'. We have a copy of my great uncles Attestation Paper when he joined the CEF on the 6/9/1915 in Ontario. Harry Wallace Hamblin DOB 22/10/1887 Newcastle on-Tyne England, he stated he had been in the Northumberland Fusiliers and gave my Grandfather's name as his next of kin but Grandad never mentioned him so we don't have any other information only that we found him aged six in Tynemouth Workhouse North Shields. On the data base he was listed as being with the 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion. On the Attestation Paper there are 2 numbers, 467181 which is crossed out and 101759, these numbers will not take us any further. My Grandad was born in Northumberland UK. Any suggestions that might help would be appreciated, I have a photo of Harry in WW1 uniform. Jean Hamblin Connor in South Australia
Jean, have you read http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-909.006-e.html ? You can order a copy of his file with the instructions at http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/cef/001042-130-e.html?PHPSESSID =otcu0niei2471c9qob07f021k7#g Mike More [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Henry Connor Sent: May 11, 2010 1:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ONTARIO] Hamblin This is my first posting to the list, I am hoping someone can help with my 'mystery man'. We have a copy of my great uncles Attestation Paper when he joined the CEF on the 6/9/1915 in Ontario. Harry Wallace Hamblin DOB 22/10/1887 Newcastle on-Tyne England, he stated he had been in the Northumberland Fusiliers and gave my Grandfather's name as his next of kin but Grandad never mentioned him so we don't have any other information only that we found him aged six in Tynemouth Workhouse North Shields. On the data base he was listed as being with the 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion. On the Attestation Paper there are 2 numbers, 467181 which is crossed out and 101759, these numbers will not take us any further. My Grandad was born in Northumberland UK. Any suggestions that might help would be appreciated, I have a photo of Harry in WW1 uniform. Jean Hamblin Connor in South Australia *********** Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ ------------------------------- 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
Greetings from Toronto: 1. Wallace Hamblin in listed on page 595 of "The Bitter 'n Sweet: the history of Bittern Lake - Sifton District" available online. His named is recorded in a list of those who served in W. W. I 2. Harry Wallace Hamblin received two Land Grants in Western Canada. See the Canadian Genealogy Centre website 3. Wallace HAMBING, age 31, arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick on March 30, 1913 onboard the S. S. Corinthian. Reason was to emigrate to Canada for farming. Church of England was his religion, and the boat sailed from LaHavre, France. 4. His attestation papers were signed at Edmonton, Alberta which is consistent with the above local history and land grants. 5. An "H. W. Hamblin" returned to Canada after the War onboard the S.S. Olympic which sailed Dec. 7, 1918 from Southampton and arrived Dec. 14, at Halifax. He was enroute to his MOTHER in Winnipeg. Not sure that this is the same person. 6. He may have lied about his age when enlisting to make himself a couple of years younger as in checking Civil registration births there is a John George registered in Tynemouth the the quarter ending Dec. 1874, and then there is a Henry (Harry is often an abbreviation of Henry - i.e. the current Prince Harry is Prince Henry) registered in Tynemouth in the quarter ending June 1879. Interestingly in the 1881 census a 2 year old Henry is living with his grandmother Eliza Hamblin in Cullercoats as well as a 6 year old JOHN G. Hamblin living with his grandmother Isabella Moore in Elswick. Did the parents die and left the boys with their respective grandmothers? 7. On the marriage registration of your grandfather John George who is his father listed as, the get the birth registration of Henry in 1879 to see if it matches. I can find not birth registration of a Harry or a Wallace. Hope that some of this helps - keep us posted! Cheers! J. Brian Gilchrist ----- Original Message ----- From: "Henry Connor" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 1:45 AM Subject: [ONTARIO] Hamblin > This is my first posting to the list, I am hoping someone can help with > my 'mystery man'. > > We have a copy of my great uncles Attestation Paper when he joined the > CEF on the 6/9/1915 in Ontario. Harry Wallace Hamblin DOB 22/10/1887 > Newcastle on-Tyne England, he stated he had been in the Northumberland > Fusiliers and gave my Grandfather's name as his next of kin but Grandad > never mentioned him so we don't have any other information only that we > found him aged six in Tynemouth Workhouse North Shields. On the data > base he was listed as being with the 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion. > On the Attestation Paper there are 2 numbers, 467181 which is crossed > out and 101759, these numbers will not take us any further. My Grandad > was born in Northumberland UK. > Any suggestions that might help would be appreciated, I have a photo of > Harry in WW1 uniform. > Jean Hamblin Connor in South Australia > > > *********** > Ten People All Genealogists Should Follow On Twitter: http://tr.im/hBAy > > Search Ontario Genealogy & Resources at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/ > ------------------------------- > 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2864 - Release Date: 05/09/10 18:26:00