Montreal Black Watch RHR drummer 'Bubsy Earl Young

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally posted by Joyce
Would you figure that information would be sufficient to identify their unit or obtain their regimental number?

Hi Joyce;

If you cannot find their respective service numbers for requesting their Record of Service, the Library and Archives Canada site (here) states that secondary information may be used -

Look under the sub-heading 'How to Send an Inquiry Concerning Your Own or Another Individual's Records' and go to the third point under this heading, which reads:

"If you do not know the date of birth, service number or S.I.N. (social insurance number), secondary information (e.g., the names of next of kin, postings, dates of service, place of enlistment) can assist in identifying the correct individual"

For this 'secondary information', you could -

- If either were married at the time of enlistment, put down their wives names, if not, their mother's (or parent's) name as next of kin
- Montreal for place of enlishment
- the from/to dates that you think they served (from 1939 to 1945/46)

Hope this helps.

Cheers