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Thanks guys for making me a little less clueless.

Thanks a lot Michael.

One more question if I may. In 1943 Sept 1 he was appointed L/Cpl then he relinquished this rank of relocation to Vernon 6 weeks later. In 1945 July 20 he was again L/Cpl. Then in 1945 Sept 6 A/Cpl.  I wonder why he would relinquish rank? Which is higher L/Cpl or A/Cpl?

Thank you very much for translating those abbrevations. I notice one more; "Qualified M.T. driver Class III (Wheeled). I wonder what M.T. would be and why would they say wheeled.

I am looking at an Uncle'service record and there are some abbrevations that aren't explained. Can someone please help explain them? Att fap to NRMA. What is Att? Attached? It is used many times. I know the rest. Appointed L/Cpl, appointed A/Cpl Qualified driver  M/C Att fap to Records Acton...

What is the connection between the batallion I am talking about and the two divisions you are talking about?

I don't understand what you mean about 2 divisions. How do you know there were two divisions? He was in the army in BC for about 3 1/2 years before he was sent to the UK so I assumed he must have been doing something useful besides training. He wasn't a conscript and was willing to go O/S...

When my uncle was on Vancouver Island that is probably what he was doing-watching for any signs of Japanese. I had never heard of the Terrace Mutiny before. My uncle was in Terrace but it was over a year before the Mutiny. I'm still wondering what the Intelligence section he was with was doing...

An uncle served in WWII. From 1941 August he was in the 2nd Batallion of the Canadian Scottish Regiment. In 1943 November he was transferred to the Alberta Reconnaissance Regiment where he was in the Intelligence section. With both regiments he was a driver and was stationed in various small BC...