Looking for Bernard William Smeed

[Lottie1987]

Hello,

I am based in the UK and need help finding an ancestor who may have died in Canada please.

Bernard William Smeed was born 3 Oct 1895 in Sussex, England but travelled from Liverpool to St John, New Brunswick in 1912, arriving on 2nd March and intending to be a farmer. His parents were John William Smeed and Clarissa Amy Burchett.

However, I cannot find any records after he arrived.

Bernard travelled with his brother John Lancelot Smeed who later joined the army and I believe Bernard may have done the same. However, I can find a death record of John Lancelot but Bernard seems to have disappeared.

Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Charlotte

[*Sandra*]

Attestation papers for Bernard Smeed

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=234573

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=234573

Sandra

[Lottie1987]

Thank you Sandra :-) I really appreciate your help.

[lilybell]

Hello Lottie

There is a passenger record on An***try showing Bernard returning home in 1919 indicating he is returning to Toronto. This record is for  military returning from the war.

Will take another look around and see if I can find any more info for him.


Cheers
Lilybell

[Lottie1987]

Thank you Lilybell- unfortunately I don't have worldwide membership on ancestry and it is holding me back quite a bit!

[*Sandra*]

I don't think you would gain anything if you did have worldwide - unfortunately Canada has very strict privacy laws which is perhaps why there are a lack of records showing him 

Sandra

[Christine53]

It doesn't help but here is that 1919 return to Canada :

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6Y28-V2?mode=g&i=2&wc=36TT-R96%3A981999201%2C982157401%2C982152601%3Fcc%3D1823240&cc=1823240

[Lottie1987]

Thank you :-)

[polarbear]

Sadly, I see that John didn't survive the war. Here are his Attestation papers.

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=234575

Library and Archives Canada is digitizing the complete service records of WW1 soldiers and they will be available for free through their website. They are currently up to H, I believe, so you will have a bit of a wait yet.

PB

Added: in case you haven't seen it, John is memorialized here.....

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Sussex/EastGrinstead.html