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Pte Elwood Rooney

Post by dakuda » Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:34 pm

Looking for info on Elwood Rooney M 17174.

thanks, Rory

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Re: pte edward rooney

Post by Temujin » Wed Jun 27, 2018 2:29 pm

dakuda wrote:
Wed Jun 27, 2018 12:34 pm
Looking for info on Elwood Rooney M 17174.

thanks, Rory
M 17174 - enlistment In MD 13, Alberta in the Edmonton Regiment

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Re: pte edward rooney

Post by Temujin » Wed Jun 27, 2018 7:43 pm

Rory, I’m still looking. I have found his name is the Loyal Edmonton Regiments magazine (The 49’ers)......Just trying to find more

http://www.albertagenealogy-research.ca ... 0No073.pdf

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Re: pte edward rooney

Post by Temujin » Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:11 pm

South Peace has information in their Archives on him
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Re: pte edward rooney

Post by Temujin » Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:16 pm

Not finding, so far, a lot of info on his Military service, but lots on him “after” the war
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Re: pte edward rooney

Post by Temujin » Wed Jun 27, 2018 8:57 pm

From the Loyal Edmonton Regiment magazine.....Link to Magazine is below article

NOTE: the person who was reporting this information, has a Regimental Number just a few from Elwood Rooney’s.....so they could have “joined” at the same time
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http://www.albertagenealogy-research.ca ... 5No059.pdf

And he’s in this one also

http://www.albertagenealogy-research.ca ... 3No057.pdf

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Re: Pte Elwood Rooney

Post by Temujin » Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:16 pm

Found an article when he enlisted
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Re: Pte Elwood Rooney

Post by Temujin » Wed Jun 27, 2018 9:20 pm

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Re: Pte Elwood Rooney

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