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About the Records: Military personnel files include documentation about enlistment, discharge, military units served with, and may also include other documents concerning medical history, medals awarded, personal evaluation reports and dental charts. There is no online database for these...

Tynan Do not know how successful you have been but here is some information that may aid you in your search "About the Records: Military personnel files include documentation about enlistment, discharge, military units served with, and may also include other documents concerning medical...

I got my own Fathers Service file from the archives as George Wallace suggested...it‘s worth it and the right place to start. The more information you give them the better. You might also write to their museum and see if they have any listing for your Grandfather. Queen‘s Own Cameron...

Vern Freakley Surrey, BC V3R1K8 This the only V, Vern, Veron Freakly listed in the white pages in Canada. It‘s a long shot but worth a try. I‘ll send you the phone #

That is a very well done series. Last year I had my taxes done by H&R Block and the lady who processed them was the mother of the Commanding Officer in Afghanistan...small world.

I wonder if the Wal-Mart advertising finally got to our Government.... This actually happened last May. :cdn:

Being a career soldier and being active during WWII he may have stayed in contact with his war buddies through the Legion. They have a magazine if you contact the editing staff they could post the same request you have here. Plus if he was in until 1949 that‘s 30 years of service. If you find...

Do you know what regiment he served in WWII? Did he stay enlisted after the war? Any other information would be helpful. :cdn:

One more time any WWII vet Highlanders out there???

In my work I have to date a lot of documents. Everytime I wrote the date I wrote D-D beside it some people asked what it meant when I told them they said ‘Oh yeah!‘...lest we forget... :cdn:

Try this site seems to be a bit of information and a contact for your questions. http://www.clic.net/~belzjean/Page%201%20en.html :cdn:

lcharlebois...I was kind of wondering about that. I have heard some odd nicknames used in the military but I don‘t think I would want to share a fox hole with some one called ‘Crappie‘ :) :cdn:

Thanks Mike one of my kids side tracked me and I forgot to post the link... :mad:

Nice to see your Dad is still around. Here is a site that is the home page for the RCASC (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps). There are some pics from WWII on this site too. Also check out the ‘Special Messages‘ section you can get a list of members of the RCASC. Also you can re-post your...

Here is a site that might help you. There is a message board and the web master may also be able to hlep...good luck. http://www.naval-museum.mb.ca/index.htm :cdn: