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Originally posted by servicepub
Anthea,
The Regimental Number you provided (C40252) was issued by the Princess of Wales Own Regiment (Canadian Active Servce Force).
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The only part of the Princess of Wales Own Regiment (M.G.) that was called out and placed on active service in Canada for the purpose of (a) Manning Coastal and Anti-Aircraft Defences; and
(b) providing guards for vulnerable points, as part of the Canadian Active Service Force were the 'details C.A.S.F.' of the regiment that were authorized under Schedule "D" of General Order Number 135 of 1939, effective 1 September 1939, these being:
Serial 307 - The Princess of Wales Own Regiment (M.G.), C.A.S.F. (Details).
This same 'detail' of the regiment had been called out on service in August 1939, when with the threat of war approaching, under the authority of General Order Number 124 of 1939, the Minister of National Defence called out for the purposes of providing guards for Armouries and Military buildings units of the Non-Permanent Active Militia, effective 26th August, 1939, under which, in Military District No. 3, was called out:
The Princess of Wales Own Regiment (M.G.)(Details)
To give you an idea of the strength of these 'details', whether they had been autrhorized under G.O. 124/39, effective 26 Aug 39, or under G.O. 135/39, effective 1 Sep 39, the total overall strength authorized to be 'called out' within Military District No. 3 was not to exceed 208, spread between these 'details':
authorized 26 Aug 39:
The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham)(Details)
The Governor General's Foot Guards (Details)
The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders (Details)
Le Regiment de Hull (Details)
The Princess of Wale's Own Regiment (M.G.)(Details)
and with the formation of the Canadian Active Service Force, the above mentioned details were 'placed on active service' within Canada, as part of the C.A.S.F., within Military District No. 3 ...
authorized 1 Sep 39:
Serial 303 - The Midland Regiment (Northumberland and Durham), C.A.S.F. (Details)
Serial 304 - The Governor General's Foot Guards, C.A.S.F. (Details)
Serial 305 - The Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, C.A.S.F. (Details)
Serial 306 - Le Regiment de Hull, C.A.S.F. (Details)
Serial 307 - The Princess of Wales Own Regiment (M.G.), C.A.S.F. (Details)
Serial 308 - 1st Corps Troops R.C.A.S.C., C.A.S.F. (Details)
This detail of the regiment
Serial 307 - The Princess of Wales Own Regiment (M.G.), C.A.S.F. (Details) was disbanded effective 30 December 1940.
The regiment as a whole was not called out and placed on active service as an 'Active Unit' of the Canadian Army until May 1942, when: -
Serial 1081 - The Princess of Wales Own Regiment (M.G.)
was authorized under General Order Number 309 of 1942, effective 12 May 1942, and served only in Canada until disbanded in October 1943, first under command of Headquarters, Military District No. 4 (defence of the St. Lawrence), being based at Sherbrooke, Quebec and later under command of Atlantic Command (East Coast defences), being based at Camp Debert, Nova Scotia.
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Originally posted by servicepub
... although it is possible that your grandfather was re-mustered to the Service Corps due to his age.
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... with the formation of the Canadian Active Service Force in September 1939, the following units of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps within Military District No. 3 were authorized under G.O. 135/39, effective 1 Sep 39:
Serial 109 - Headquarters of 1st Corps Troops, R.C.A.S.C., C.A.S.F. (Ottawa, Ontario)
Serial 110 - 1st Corps Troops Ammunition Company, R.C.A.S.C., C.A.S.F. (Ottawa, Ontario)
Serial 111 - 1st Corps Petrol Park, R.C.A.S.C., C.A.S.F. (Ottawa, Ontario)
Serial 112 - 1st Corps Troops Supply Column, R.C.A.S.C., C.A.S.F. (Ottawa, Ontario)
I guess so far, we can assume that he was probably a pre-war member of the Non-Permanent Active Militia - Princess of Wales Own Regiment (M.G.) and was 'called out on service' with the regimental 'detail' that was authorized on 26 Aug 39 and 'placed on active service' with the regimental 'detail C.A.S.F.', that was authorized on 1 Sep 39. Where he went from there ...