Canadian Overseas expeditionary force ?

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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9 985 Send Message	Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)	Report	20 Mar 2008 13:09
	I ordered my OH's CEF papers last year. I cannot remember the exact cost - and you pay for postage too - but it was not that expensive considering the amount of info I obtained. I considered it very well worth it. Jill
	Researching: London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 91 Send Message	Chris from salop	Report	20 Mar 2008 10:10
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 91 Send Message	Thankyou Margaret very much for taking the time to look at this for me. Felt rather sad that he died age 35 i was hoping there might have been some descendants for me to find! What an interesting website you have given me, and no i haven't come across john wyborn tart before but will look into it. Thankyou so much for your help Christine
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23 482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	20 Mar 2008 01:44
	I noticed a marriage in Winnipeg of William John Wyborn Tart in 1907. Could he be a relative of your Bertram?
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23 482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	19 Mar 2008 21:55
	Oh sorry, Chris, just found his death in Canada at the tender age of 35. Bertram R. Tart died 05/06/1920 age 35, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Here's the site. I believe you can order certificates here: http://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23 482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	19 Mar 2008 21:45
	Oh yes, he would have been included even if he wasn't Canadian, simply because he fought in the Canadian forces.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 91 Send Message	Chris from salop	Report	19 Mar 2008 20:09
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 91 Send Message	Thankyou very much margaret i will have a look at the website. Would he have been included on the war memorial as he was English not canadian? chris
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23 482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	19 Mar 2008 19:22
	His name is not on the Canadian Virtual War Memorial so you can assume that he survived the war.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23 482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	19 Mar 2008 19:19
	His attestation papers are here: http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/archivianet/cef/index-e.html From this same site you can order his complete file. I have never done so. I believe they charge per page but can't tell you beforehand how many pages there are. I understand though that the cost isn't prohibitive.
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 91 Send Message	Chris from salop	Report	19 Mar 2008 19:10
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 91 Send Message	Yes thanks Mike this is him. i would love to find out if he survived the war and whether he came back to england or stayed in canada.Or why he even went to canada in the first place! oh so many questions!!
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 91 Send Message	Chris from salop	Report	19 Mar 2008 18:55
Member Since: January 2006 Posts: 91 Send Message	I have discovered that one of my ancesters a Bertram richard Tart born in cressage shropshire 10/04/1885 was in the above force in ww1. I have found his details on ancestry , his attestation paper dated august 1915 and also details of his arrival in canada in april 1912. I am curious to find out more about him and wondered if anyone could tell me if its would be possible to get his service record. i have his regiment number.Thankyou chris

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