Looking for information on Pte.B.Begg

[Begg]

Good Day:

        I'm looking for any and all information on Pte. B. Begg (Bert or Robert) Regimental Number D82276, He was or is my grandfather. I contacted the Black Watch In montreal but all they could provide was a one page document supplying not much information I do know he joined January 6 1940 and was posted to the 1st betallion in Valcartier then sent for remidial training on 6 may 1940 and that is were the trail runs cold ..! any help would be greatly appriciated

      I can provide his service record from the blackwatch regimental archives if needed.

Robert Begg

[Michael OLeary]

Have you contacted Library and Archives Canada to order a copy of his service records?

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogie/022-909.007-e.html

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[Begg]

Mr. OLeary

      First off thank you for the quick reply but unfortunitly it do not have a date of birth .. wich is needed to make the inqury i wanted to know if there was any way to find information online ?? or if anyone may have known him ..

     On his record that was sent to me it also shows that he was sent for training and the assigned category C-1 any idea what that means ??

Robert Begg

[Michael OLeary]

If you provide all the information you do have, with an uncommon name the LAC will likely check their records for his file.

Do you know if his parents were John and Halley Begg? With older siblings named William, John, James, Johan? If that is the right family, it is shown in the 1911 Canadian Census at Maisonneuve, Quebec, and Robert's birth month and year are given as December 1906.

The family listing is split between these two pages:

http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=100939&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page

http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=100940&highlight=4&desc=1911+Census+of+Canada+page+containing+Robert+Begg

[Begg]

Good Morning Mr. OLeary

          Thank you for the help but accordingn to my father Bert was born in ontario i have found him in the 1901 & 1911 cencus but wanted to confirm it was him before entering this information on goverment papers. But thank you  for all your help

Robert Begg