SHEA

[Glenn Baird]

Angela,

Karen ask if I can help with all the abv.
Sorry for taking so long, I haven't been on site in over a month.

MBE

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are

    * Knight or Dame Grand Cross (GBE)
    * Knight or Dame Commander (KBE or DBE)
    * Commander (CBE)
    * Officer (OBE)
    * Member (MBE)

Only the two highest ranks entail admission into knighthood.

S.B.St.J

Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
The Order is divided into the following Classes:

    * Grade I - Bailiffs or Dames Grand Cross (G.C.St.J)
    * Grade II - Knights or Dames of Justice or Grace (K.St.J or D.St.J)
    * Grade III - (a) Chaplains (Ch.St.J) and (b) Commanders (Brothers or Sisters) (C.St.J)
    * Grade IV - Officers (Brothers or Sisters) (O.St.J)
    * Grade V - Serving Brothers or Serving Sisters (S.B.St.J) or (S.S.St.J)
    * Grade VI - Esquires (Esq.St.J)

QMS

Quarter Master Stores.
He would have been in charge of medical supplies at the time.

WO₁₁
Warrant Officer second class (see old picture)
Today, it is the Queens Crown and it's just Warrant Officer. (see new picture)
The rank is third from the top in the non commissioned ranks, just above Sergeant.

Hope this helps.

Glenn Baird
Warrant Officer
Ops WO
Construction Engineering
8 Wing CFB Trenton

[KarenM]

Thanks Glenn, that's great!

Karen

[puggypugs]

Hi Glenn,

Thank you so much.  The gaps are filling in slowly. And Bagdes too. Brilliant. Very grateful for your hard work. I was interested to see Omar in medical stores -  my Canada Sheas are all medicine orientated.  My British/Irish Sheas would have been proud.

best regards
Angela

[Glenn Baird]

Angela

Here is the MBE and the S.B.St.J

Glenn

[puggypugs]

Hi Glenn,

Thanks for the pics. I love the the S.B. St.J  medal. We are only just finding out about our Canadian Sheas and this all helps to 'flesh them out'.

Thanks so much.

best regards

Angela

[Glenn Baird]

Angela,

There are currantly 20 Shea's listed in the Kingston phonebook.
That could be another route.
Someone may have Garnets medals.
The MBE was created in 1918 so he would have been one of the first Canadians to recieve it.
If I come across anything I'll let you know.

Glenn

[puggypugs]

Hi Glenn,

Thanks very much. We hope to find our relatives out there eventually if there are any. Both Garnets sons tragically died in the war.  We do know Garnet had a brother Nelson who died 1930 and a step brother and sister from his fathers first marriage (know nothing about them).  I have a cousin in Canada (who initially told me about the Sheas) but my cousin has not been able as yet to find a way of finding any relatives, as we have so little information about the families.

Thanks again for your help.

best  regards

Angela