Research on two Canadian soldiers

[deltacvt]

Good morning, everyone.

Recently, I had the opportunity to acquire two items that belonged to Canadian soldiers. I tried to do some research on my own, but given the limited information I found, I am turning to your knowledge to help me trace these men.

The first concerns a complete webbing set. I think it is a reconstruction, but both cartridge belts are registered and personalized. They belong to Sergeant Joseph Wilfried BLINN. He belonged to the West Nova Scotia Regiment and later to the Princess Louise Dragoon Guard. He died on February 9, 19883. Apart from this information, I have not been able to find out anything else, either about his origins or his family. I am completely stuck. I am attaching a photo of the cartridge belts at the end of this post. They are dated 1940. Here is the important information I have:
Surname: BLINN
First name: Joseph Wilfried
Service number: F.40660
Regiment: West Nova Scotia & Princess Louise Dragoon Guard

The second concerns a Soldier Pay Book. The search base is simpler, given the number of elements already present on it, but the task remains no less difficult... Indeed, it is simply his pay book, without any information about his training. As a result, I don't know how long he has been fighting in the field, the theaters of operation he has seen, or even his regiment. Based on his rank, I assume he was a member of the RCA, but I'm stuck on the rest. However, I do have his parents' names and I know he was single during the war. I would also like to know more about the ticket that was included with it. Is it the ticket given to him when he enlisted, which had to be stamped when he was demobilized, or is it a completely different document? I also have a document relating to the wearing of the uniform, which I am attaching. Here is the important information I have:
Surname: PARKER
First name: Richard Charles
Service number: B.98118
Father: Richard PARKER, 551 A Perth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mother: Grace PARKER, 551 A Perth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Grade: A/BDR















As with the rest of my research, this is entirely altruistic. I use these objects for presentations in schools or exhibitions, which allows me to pay greater tribute to these men by telling their stories and putting faces to their names, where possible.

Thank you in advance for your responses and your help.

Sincerely, Doryann

[Temujin]

The first concerns a complete webbing set. I think it is a reconstruction, but both cartridge belts are registered and personalized. They belong to Sergeant Joseph Wilfried BLINN. He belonged to the West Nova Scotia Regiment and later to the Princess Louise Dragoon Guard. He died on February 9, 19883. Apart from this information, I have not been able to find out anything else, either about his origins or his family. I am completely stuck. I am attaching a photo of the cartridge belts at the end of this post. They are dated 1940. Here is the important information I have:
Surname: BLINN
First name: Joseph Wilfried
Service number: F.40660
Regiment: West Nova Scotia & Princess Louise Dragoon Guard

Note finding much on the first man ……. Still looking

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[deltacvt]

Thank you for your feedback and these two documents! It is possible that the first one will be easier to find, thanks to its passage through two units and its age.

Attached is a photo of him and his brother, which I found this morning. I think it is definitely the same person.



Doryann

[Temujin]

The second concerns a Soldier Pay Book. The search base is simpler, given the number of elements already present on it, but the task remains no less difficult... Indeed, it is simply his pay book, without any information about his training. As a result, I don't know how long he has been fighting in the field, the theaters of operation he has seen, or even his regiment. Based on his rank, I assume he was a member of the RCA, but I'm stuck on the rest. However, I do have his parents' names and I know he was single during the war. I would also like to know more about the ticket that was included with it. Is it the ticket given to him when he enlisted, which had to be stamped when he was demobilized, or is it a completely different document? I also have a document relating to the wearing of the uniform, which I am attaching. Here is the important information I have:
Surname: PARKER
First name: Richard Charles
Service number: B.98118
Father: Richard PARKER, 551 A Perth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mother: Grace PARKER, 551 A Perth Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Grade: A/BDR

So far only one piece of info. He was “slightly wounded”

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[klambie]

Hi Doryann,

WNSR diaries are not online at LAC. The 'daily narrative' portion of the diaries are available on a regimental website but contain few names (as is typical)
https://wnsr.ca/wardiary

PLDG diaries are partially online at LAC (1945 only) and seem to include some Regimental Orders (though many months seem to be only partially complete) that have some names, mostly for internal postings. They don't seem to include Strength Increase/Descrease sections listing men arriving/leaving the unit.

The May 1945 diary includes an automated list of all casualties of the unit as generated by Cdn Military HQ.
F40660 Sgt Blinn Joseph W is shown as wounded 2 Sept 44
https://recherche-collection-search.bac ... e011396156

That's at least a data point prior to which he moved from WNSR to PLDG. Such a transfer from Infantry Corps to Armoured Corps seemed unlikely to me in 1944-45 (people were primarily moving in the other direction), so maybe a hint it happened significantly earlier.