Explanation of dates, please.
I am looking at an image from the Canadian Expeditonary Force attestations 1914-1918, which has been used as the "seed" material for including a soldier in the Lives of the First World War project and I am puzzled (easily done these days!)
The attestation was signed in July 1919, this date appearing in four places on the two sided paper. The year has to be correct as the chap (born in 1891) claims to be 28yrs old and also he cites his wife as next of kin - they married in June Qtr 1918 in Guilford Reg Dist.
He emigrated to Canada in February 1912.
The form states he was with the 12th CMR CEF 1 yr England 3 mos 2nd CMR France 22 Mos
Would there have been as earlier attestation?
Was an old form being used ? - it says .... "during the war now existing between Great Britain and Germany should that war last longer than one year, and for six months after the termination of that war provided His Majesty should so longer require my services, or until legally discharged."
Was he in effect signing up as a reserve?
It says Duplicate on the top of the front page.
Jay
I am looking at an image from the Canadian Expeditonary Force attestations 1914-1918, which has been used as the "seed" material for including a soldier in the Lives of the First World War project and I am puzzled (easily done these days!)
The attestation was signed in July 1919, this date appearing in four places on the two sided paper. The year has to be correct as the chap (born in 1891) claims to be 28yrs old and also he cites his wife as next of kin - they married in June Qtr 1918 in Guilford Reg Dist.
He emigrated to Canada in February 1912.
The form states he was with the 12th CMR CEF 1 yr England 3 mos 2nd CMR France 22 Mos
Would there have been as earlier attestation?
Was an old form being used ? - it says .... "during the war now existing between Great Britain and Germany should that war last longer than one year, and for six months after the termination of that war provided His Majesty should so longer require my services, or until legally discharged."
Was he in effect signing up as a reserve?
It says Duplicate on the top of the front page.
Jay
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