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War Diary Extracts
« on: Friday 14 November 08 14:04 GMT (UK) »
Hi,
 Has anyone please got the following extracts from war diaries?
1st Bn Leicestershire Regt October 1918
6th Bn Leicestershire Regt October 1917
7th Bn Leicestershire Regt March 1918
Also i am researching a 53731 Allen Simmons who served with the 18th Bn Canadian infantry Western Ontario Regiment i would like to find his medal card but can't find it with the British ones??

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Re: War Diary Extracts
« Reply #1 on: Friday 14 November 08 14:07 GMT (UK) »
you could try here:~

http://www.iwm.org.uk/
Holman & Vinton- Cornwall, Wojciechowskyj & Hussak- Bukowiec & Zahutyn, Bentley & Richards- Leicester, Taylor-Kent/Sussex  Punnett-Sussex,  Bear/e- Monkleigh Gazey-Warwicks

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« Reply #2 on: Friday 14 November 08 14:27 GMT (UK) »


Hi Dave !

Canadian medal cards are usually with the soldiers Service Records

Your soldiers attestation papers are here !

http://www.rootschat.com/links/04tf/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/04tg/

This is an excellent guide for what to look for .....  :)

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brett/cef/cefpapertrail.html

If you can't get the answer you're looking for here ... you might try the Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group ... they are very knowledgable and helpful

http://www.cefresearch.com/phpBB2/index.php

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« Reply #3 on: Friday 14 November 08 14:41 GMT (UK) »

Remembered with Honour

ALLEN SIMMONS

Lance Corporal

18th Battalion (Canadian Infantry) Western Ontario Regiment
Killed in action at Courcelette 3rd October 1916 Age 26 Son of John Caleb and Maria Simmons of 7 Granville St Loughborough Leicestershire England
Buried and commemorated in
The Vimy Memorial,
Pas De Calais, France
 
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« Reply #4 on: Friday 14 November 08 14:47 GMT (UK) »


And try here for your war diaries !!

http://www.rootschat.com/links/04th/

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Re: War Diary Extracts
« Reply #5 on: Friday 14 November 08 17:35 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Liverpool Annie and Toni,
   Excellent response  i will look up your suggestions!!
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