Member of Devil's Brigade: Info Conrad (Ted) Watson Shaddock please

[circa4780]

Hi,

Conrad (Ted) Shaddock was my father, he died in 1969, before I was born, after completing his tour of duty. He was a paratrooper and was a member of the Devil's Brigade. If anyone knew him or has any photos, stories, etc I would really appreciate speaking to them. He would be around 85 years old now were he alive.

Thanks for any help.

 

[George Wallace]

There are several ways to get info.  You will need info to request more.  You will need his full name, his Service Number, the Unit he was in and his Birthdate.

You can try the Public Archives of Canada  http://www.archivescanada.ca/english/index.html

You may find some help from your local Royal Canadian Legion, http://www.legion.ca/asp/docs/home/home_e.asp

Department of Veterans Affairs,  http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/

and Department of History and Heritage at DND.  http://www.forces.ca/hr/dhh/engraph/home_e.asp

The CFB Petawawa Military Museum and Canadain Airborne Forces Museum, in CFB Petawawa, Ontario, has the 1 SSF Collection in it.  You may find info there. 
Name: CFB Petawawa Military Museum

Mailing Address:

CFB Petawawa
PO Box 9999 Stn Main Petawawa ON K8H 2X3

Telephone: 1-613-588-6238

Fax: 1-613-588-7032

Museologist:  [email protected]

There is, I believe, a 1 SSF Museum in the State of Vermont, also.

Another source could be ARAC and a couple of Canadian Airborne sites:

http://www.commando.org/

http://www.airbornerv.homestead.com/

http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/links.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Airborne_Regiment



You may want to try this site, also:    http://www.ogsottawa.on.ca/MilitaryFAQ.php


1 SSF  http://www.worldwar2history.info/Army/elite/Special-Forces.html

 

[circa4780]

Wow. Overwhelming number of research directions. Thanks very much for the reply and letting me know what I need George.

Would still be interested if anyone possibly knows of, for example, a living family member who was also in the Devil's Brigade who may have known him (slim chance I realise, but life has its interesting surprises sometimes).

 

[pshaddock]

Hi,
I am a son of Conrad Watson (Ted) Shaddock. You can contact me.
Philip Shaddock

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

I would try the email thingy as that poster hasn't logged back in since the day he posted that message.

 

[antique]

C.W.Shaddock,Ingersol,ON is listed at page 367 of the 1947 Infantry Journal book on the FSSF.There is no mention of co or Regt with his name.
You may wish to contact the FSSF association in Helena Mt.Or contact Charlie Mann at mankin at hurontel,on.ca.Mr.Mann is a member of FSSF and can certainly help.Good luck
Just an old guy