24th Battalion (Victoria Rifles Of Canada) CEF

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Some Pictures from Charles Ritchies Collection  https://www.canadianletters.ca/collections/all/collection/20697/doc/223

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In Montreal Before leaving 

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Vimy  Ridge Under 2nd Division 24th 

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The War Diarries are at this link,

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My Great-Uncle served with a 24th from around Christmas of 1916 to his death at the end of the Passchendaele battle on November 6th 1917.

 

Of course any information is sought after.

 

I have a clipping of his death notice saying he was in Scout Section. It has been very hard for me to find information on how a scout section was utilized in this battalion. What could possibly be his daily routine in this military occupation? Would a scout distinction be indicated in this record book?

 

I am also putting together a rememberance shadow box for him, but I have no items. So I am purchasing items that he would have had or rated in this box. Like a service stripe. Or a wound bar as he was wounded at Hill 70.

 

Thanks in advance! Semper Fidelis.

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41 minutes ago, Missileman said:

My Great-Uncle served with a 24th from around Christmas of 1916 to his death at the end of the Passchendaele battle on November 6th 1917.

 

Of course any information is sought after.

 

I have a clipping of his death notice saying he was in Scout Section. It has been very hard for me to find information on how a scout section was utilized in this battalion. What could possibly be his daily routine in this military occupation? Would a scout distinction be indicated in this record book?

 

I am also putting together a rememberance shadow box for him, but I have no items. So I am purchasing items that he would have had or rated in this box. Like a service stripe. Or a wound bar as he was wounded at Hill 70.

 

Thanks in advance! Semper Fidelis.

 

Hi,

 

You don’t say whether you’ve got a copy of his service record or not so here is a link - 

 

http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=B1996-S052

 

Steve

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I do, but thank you. Amazing that they digitized these.