Mount Sorrel 1916

[Terry]

As I did for Vimy Ridge and 2nd Ypres, I want to take a moment now to remember the men of the CEF who took part in the fighting at Mont Sorel, 2-13 June,1916.

The following men whose medals now reside in my collection were casualties during the battle:

- A-4203 L.Cpl.C.Smith,3rd Bn (Died of Wounds)

- 69638 Pte.W.McAusland,26th Bn (Wounded)

- 424452 Pte.W.E.Carr,28th Bn (Prisoner of War)

- 436507 Pte.A.Kerr,49th Bn (Killed)

- 452372 Pte.J.H.Aldcroft,58th Bn (Injured)

- 106266 Pte.E.A.Hancox,1st CMR (Wounded & Prisoner of War)

- 108204 Cpl.T.E.Eardley,1st CMR (Prisoner of War)

- 18407 Pte.H.Wilton,CMMGBde (Wounded)

- 45187 Spr.T.W.Parsons,3rd Fd Coy,CE (Wounded)

[Borden Battery]

Most likely you are familiar with the Attestation Papers of the CEF soldiers which can be down-loaded from the Canadian Archives. If note, then here is the location of the first page of the Attestation Papers .... http://data2.archives.ca/cef/gpc018/684159a.gif

The complete URL address is as follows:

Library and Archives Canada - Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)

Over 600,000 Canadians enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War (1914-1918). The CEF database is an index to those personnel files, which are held by the National Archives. To date, over 800,000 images of Attestation papers have been scanned and are being made available on-line.

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02010602_e.html

If you already know about this ... then disregard this email.

Regards

- Dwight Mercer / Borden Battery

Regina, Canada

[Chris_Baker]

...and for anyone who does not know about the Battle of Mount Sorrel and would like to know more, a summary is here: http://www.1914-1918.net/bat14_5.htm

[Terry]

To the above list I now add the following additions to my collection of Mont Sorel casualties:

- 451048 Pte.A.E.Bower,58th Bn (Killed)

- 114132 Cpl.W.R.Hulme,1st Cdn.Mtd.Rifles (Prisoner of War)