Northman

My wife's late godfather Don Molloy was PPCLI in Korea, later Metro Tornto Police. A great guy. Pity he couldn't have lived to see the centennial.

Thanks again Mike. I will try that email address. Sofar no returns of being undelivered. Hope I can return the favour to you, and others, someday for all your help. Yes in 2012 there should be a big show for the anniversary of the War of 1812. Looking forward to that. In 2014 my former army unit, PPCLI, celebrates it's 100th. I'll be going to that for sure.

Tim

Hello

I am looking for three Russian medals, namely: Order of St. Vladimir 4th Class with swords; Order of St. Stanislas 2nd Class with swords and Order of St. Anne 4th Class on the sword. No repros.

Tim

Hello,

I am looking for three Romanian medals. Namely: Star of Romania both neck and breast badge in Grand Officer grade; Order of the Crown of Romania, Commander; and the Order of Regina Maria. No repros.

Can anyone out there help ?

Tim

Hi Mike

Many thanks for the info. Great stuff. I sent an email to both of those addresses and did get a "returned mail" to the archives email address that has Edmond Charles Troccaz. Could you please check for me to see if this is correct. The message was "address rejected: access denied". The other email address Emile Jean Troccaz, I assume, went through as I received no backlash of an error report.

Tim

PS..... are you interested in the War of 1812 ? There is a big military badge collecting show in Ontario in 2012. Probably some reacting going on too I would suspect.

Assuming that it was a posthumous award it would probably be along the lines of "Brave soldier. Gave his life at (location) (date)." I don't think there is any online source. Best approach is to request his service record (matricule) from the archives of the Departement where he was living when he turned 20 and commenced his military service. No guarantees that there will be a citation entered.

Edmond Charles Troccaz - born 22 janvier 1887 03839 classe 1908 Basses-Alpes email archives@cg04.fr

Emile Jean Baptiste Troccaz - born 20 septembre 1881 13705 classe 1901 Savoie email archedep@cg74.fr

Turnaround time for these requests is usually quite fast. Some archives will email you an electronic copy, and some will send you a photocopy, so best to put a mailing address in your request. I've never been asked for any fee.

Mike and Veteran

Many thanks for all your help in this. Much appreaciated. I do believe that Charles Troccaz was an uncle. On the war memorial is simply the name E. Troccaz. Maybe Charles was still in the Yukon when the memorial was built and the nephew's names was added. A avenue that needs to be checked out.

I have another question if you can still help me out. Is there any way to find out the citation for the MM or the Croix de Guerre ?

Thanks again, Tim

Ok I will do some more research and see if I can get a newspaper account of his death or something. Yes a long shot indeed.

Tim

Tim

I hate to sound discourageaing, but I just cannot imagine how such a vague reference can be successfully put to use through French military papers.

Since he is mentioned on a local war memorial, I would rather suggest that you try and find out as much as you can from his own local Birth/Marriage/Death archives, as currently done by family history researchers. This might lead to the story of his enlistment and possibly his war records.

The French Medaille Militaire was awarded to hundreds of soldiers, both French and Allies, during WW1. Hoping to find something through French archives without more than you have is looking for a needle in a haystack.

But it might prove a very good story indeed. I wish you the very best of luck !

Veteran

How do I research a French MM from the 1st WW that was awarded to a soldier, not necessary a Canadian or Commonwealth but possibly a French or Russian maybe ? All I have is a name, E. TROCCAZ, MM (Fr), from a Canadian war memorial in the Yukon Territory.

I do not know what army this fellow was with let alone by the spelling of his last name, what nationality he was. Nor do I have his date of death. All I know was that he may have been a gold miner living in the Yukon Territory in and around 1914.

Can anyone help me out perhaps or know where to turn to ?

Tim

After collecting material and information on the Yukon Field Force for the past 35 odd years I have decided to put this into a book form. I have been working on this project for sometime and hope to have it completed before the end of the year. ]

This virtually unknown Canadian unit was formed in 1898 to help the North West Mounted Police deal with the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon Territory. Comprised of men and officers from the Royal Canadian Artillery, Royal Canadian Dragoons and the Royal Canadian Regiment, this two hundred man force trekked north through some of the worst bush and swamp of northern B.C. It then navigated the inland waters of the Yukon Territory to reach their final destiny of Fort Selkirk and Dawson City. The unit remained in the Yukon for the better part of two years, at which time it was decided they were no longer required and there was need for troops in the South African Boer War.

The proposed book will have names of all the men and officers that served in this unit and will be cross referenced with the Canadian National Archives lists of those members who served in the Boer War and 1^st World War. I will try to include as many photographs or prints as possible of badges, medals and the troops from sources as well as from my own collection.

This book will be a reference for anyone interested in military and genealogical research or general interest about the Yukon Territory. If anyone has any information on this subject and wishes to share it with me, please contact me as soon as possible.

Nicely done article of the Candian Forces Wound Stripe. I am with the RCMP and am trying, since 2000, to get a similar badge implemented with the Force. Of course there will be modifications to the cirteria for qualification. The Force can implement a band or ident badge but they seem to be stuck on the idea that this wound stripe is too much for our uniform. Typical of the BS that the higher ups shovel. Everyone else, that works in the field, seems to think that it is. I have never been wounded and hope to get though my career unscathed. I will still persue this idea for as long as I am in.