My canadian grandad

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I have been pondering about whether anything exists on paper in the National Archives in Kew about his escape...wasn't it MI8 that handled such matters or was it MI9? My immediate reaction is whether he was a member of the Royal British Legion, in which case if any records exist they may have his service number on file which would be helpful, if not already known.

It seems that birth registration is by Province, which I did not appreciate before, so any evidence of his birth has to be done by search in each Provincial Registry. Interesting!