Canadians stationed near Catterick?
 

Okay I know your a BRIGHT bunch out there :) do any of you know if any Canadians were stationed in Catterick WW2, or near or in Yorshire????

It is very important for me to know this..

So if any of you can be of help, sure would appreciate it..

Thanks :D

Re: Canadians stationed near Catterick?
 

Since Catterick was the home base of Royal Signals, I'd suggest that members of Royal Canadian Corps of Signals took training there.

Velox Versutus Vigilans

Re: Re: Canadians stationed near Catterick?
 

.. which according to the HISTORY OF THE ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS 1903 - 1961, written by Officers of the Corps and edited by John S. Moir; Ottawa, 1962, was indeed the case.....

Cheers :)

canadians in yorkshire
 

Hi as I understand it there were canadian forces stationed on the yorkshire coast aroundthe Scarborough Whitby area... there is a local guy that has a canadian jeep that was disposed of in that area in the immediate post war period. The 11th Amoured Division also spent a lot of time up here prior to their move to France.
kind regards
nick
yorkshire

I knew you were Bright ;)
 

Hi Nick,

That sounds promising :) my Dad was in the RCA and Mum in the ATS, she was stationed at Catterick, I have her war records, now just waiting to hear from Canada about my Fathers, it will be interesting to find out, but I have been told there is a bit of a wait ...

So lets hope Yorkshire pops up, or else how did those two meet? tiz a puzzel :D but I hope one day to find the answer...

Thanks Nick!.

Canadian Service Records
 

Unlike the UK, where birth, marriage and death certificates seem to be considered public record and freely available, my experience trying to track my grandfather's service and death records in Canada was somewhat trying. Given his date and place of birth I was able to call and get a copy of his birth certificate from Northern Ireland without any trouble, the same for his marriage certificate from England. I haven't yet found his immigration records to Canada for pre WW1. Getting his death certificate in Canada was a whole different situation. They wanted me to prove that he had been dead for over 20 years or to have his (and/or my mother's, as next of kin) permission. Luckily the PPCLI museum could provide enough information (service # for WW1 & WW2 ) that I could then consult Veterans Affairs who could provide a date and place of death as a result of his pension stopping which lead to the death certificate. Similar restictions to those on Canadian Vital Statistics certificates apply to the release of WW2 service records from the Canadian National Archives. Have you looked at http://www.collectionscanada.ca/gene...909.007-e.html for WW2 service records? That said, it was amazing how much information (130 pages...) the Veterans Affairs people had available for a $5.00 access fee which was less than the postage for them to send it to me.
Long story short, Canadian WW1 records are open as the veterans are presumed dead, WW2 can be trickier. It makes a world of difference if the person you contact is in a co-operative mood when interpreting the rules.
Good luck with your search.

Re: I knew you were Bright ;)
 

Lucy, your way of expressing yourself plus some other things made me think that ... "Are we MLU-ers actually talking with Hilary aka Maria now aka Lucy?"

AMAZING!
 

I am amazed that you think I am Hilary or Maria?? lol..

Why? she is my half sister. Just one, Maria is also Hilary :)

Goodness do we sound so alike? I guess there has to be a family trait...

Re: AMAZING!
 

Yes, you certainly do sound alike in many ways and are both searching for the same information, and from the same IP address, therefore your half'sister Hilary/Maria lives with you and shares your computer.

Check your PM's for an incoming from me "Lucy". Thanks ;)

Karmen

Lucy,

Your forum and posting priveleges have deen disabled while this is being sorted out. Meanwhile, I've closed the other two memberships you have going for Hilary and Maria, at Geoff's request.

Your Lucy account has yet to be sorted out. It's just currently disabled until a decision is made about whether to close the account or reactivate it.

You will be notified by email ;) You also can still reach Geoff by email, and myself if you still have my email address in your email accounts.

Karmen