Canada General Service Medal Help

[hmsbrinmaric]

Hi Everyone,

I picked up a Canada General Service Medal with a Fenian Raid 1870 bar on it yesterday. It is named to PTE. H.J. KENYON St. HYACINTHE INF COY. The medal was in a box in a basement and has never booen polished and has the original ribbon.

Can anyone tell me where I can research Mr Kenyon? Is there a Roll of Honor online to look him up? I tried searching google and Yahoo but nothing comes up. I can't even find any information on the unit.

Thanks,
Keith

[Adam H]

I have the medal roll.

He is not on the original lists but appears as a late claimant (1915.07.03), the only late claimant for the unit. He was entitled to the FR 1870 bar.

His forenames are given as Henry James.

As it is a late-claim I suspect the naming will be in the style of Canadian LSGC of the era, rather than the usual upper and lower case font of most CGSMs.

The unit was quite small and not many medals to the unit were claimed.

Not very easy to research these medals further I'm afraid. Most militia records of the era were sketchy at best to begin with...and many were destroyed in more recent times. Occasionally you can get lucky and locate the man on a muster roll...but that's really about it.

I'll have a look to see if he qualified for any LSGC medals as well.

[hmsbrinmaric]

Hi Adam,
Thank you for the info. The medal is indeed all upper cased letters.
I was very shocked to find it where I did. It was the only military piece in the house.

Take care,
Keith

[Garth Thompson]

Hi Everyone,

I picked up a Canada General Service Medal with a Fenian Raid 1870 bar on it yesterday. It is named to PTE. H.J. KENYON St. HYACINTHE INF COY. The medal was in a box in a basement and has never booen polished and has the original ribbon.

Can anyone tell me where I can research Mr Kenyon? Is there a Roll of Honor online to look him up? I tried searching google and Yahoo but nothing comes up. I can't even find any information on the unit.

Thanks,
Keith

Kieth,
He is on the roll as a late issue:
Kenyon, Henry James PTE entitled Fenian Raid 1870 medal issued 07.03.1915
The unit was also listed as St. Hyacinthe Volunteer Battalion
Hope this helps,
Garth

[hmsbrinmaric]

Hi Garth,
Thank you very much for the information.

Do you have any idea where I might find some information on the unit?

Keith

[Laurence Strong]

<TABLE height=1 cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width=580 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=535 height=20><!--al64, stewart,jackson,web --></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1866.06.08</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=535 height=20>independent company formed at Saint-Hyacinthe</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1869</TD><TD vAlign=center align=left width=535 height=20>three companies formed at Saint-Pie, Saint-Simon and Sorel</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1871.03.24</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=535 height=20>St. Hyacinthe Provisional Battalion of Infantry
formed with HQ at St. Hyacinthe by regimentation of four independent companies:</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20> </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=535 height=20>

• No. 1 Company at St. Hyacinthe, raised 8 June 1866
• No. 2 Company at St. Pie, raised 1869
• No. 3 Company at St. Simon, raised 1869
• No. 4 Company at Sorel, raised 1869; disbanded 1 Jan. 1898

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1879.12.12</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=535 height=20>84th "St. Hyacinthe" Battalion of Infantry
two new coys raised: </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20> </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=535 height=20>

• No. 5 Company at St. Hyacinthe
• No. 6 Company at Arthabaskaville; moved 16 Nov. 1888 to Acton Vale; disbanded 1 Jan. 1898

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1897.07.01</TD><TD vAlign=center align=left width=535 height=20>all companies consolidated in Saint-Hyacinthe</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1900.05.08</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=535 height=20>84th St. Hyacinthe Regiment</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1914-1918</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=535 height=20>90 members volunteered for service with overseas units and 40 fought in front lines with 13th Battalion CEF, 14th Battalion CEF, 22nd Battalion CEF, and 5th Battalion CEF</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1920.04.01</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=535 height=20>Le Régiment de Saint-Hyacinthe</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1921.03.01</TD><TD vAlign=center align=left width=477 height=20>reorganised without CEF perpetuation:</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20> </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=477 height=20>

• 1st Battalion
• 2nd (Reserve) Battalion

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1939.09.01</TD><TD vAlign=center align=left width=477 height=20>details placed on active service for local protective duty</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1942.01.03</TD><TD vAlign=center align=left width=477 height=20>reorganised for war:</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20> </TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=477 height=20>

• 1st Battalion, mobilised 3 Jan. 1940; disbanded 14 Jan. 1946
• 2nd Battalion, formed 3 Jan. 1940 in Reserve Army, providing reinforcements to active service units

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1944-1945</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=477 height=20>some members served overseas in Le Royal 22e Régiment, Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, Le Régiment de la Chaudière and Le Régiment de Maisonneuve </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1948?</TD><TD vAlign=center align=left width=477 height=20>reconstituted in Militia from Reserve Battalion</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1956.02.02</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=535 height=20>6th Battalion, Le Royal 22e Régiment</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20>1963.11.09</TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=535 height=20>6e bataillon, Le Royal 22e Régiment (Saint-Hyacinthe)</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top align=left width=20 height=20><!--1963-<2004> --></TD><TD vAlign=top align=left width=85 height=20> </TD><TD vAlign=center align=left width=535 height=20>

• Compagnie A at St. Hyacinthe
• Compagnie B at Drummondville, raised 1968

Hope this helps
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[JAMES.M]

I have the medal roll.

Not very easy to research these medals further I'm afraid. Most militia records of the era were sketchy at best to begin with...and many were destroyed in more recent times. Occasionally you can get lucky and locate the man on a muster roll...but that's really about it.

Adam,

Do you have, or know anyone who might have Militia Lists from about 1865 on??

Cheers,

James

[hmsbrinmaric]

Hi Laurence,
That's great. Thanks so much.

Keith

[peter monahan]

Keith

Google "National Archives Canada", go to "Search" then "Archives" and enter
"St. Hyacinthe Infantry Company - No. 1 Company, Third Provisional Battalion
1868/07-1870/05. File. "

Or even just "hyacinthe militia rolls" .

You'll get reference numbers for this file. I think it may not be on-line yet but you can probably order phtocopies if u like. Good luck!

Peter

[Greeves]

Hi Adam,
Thank you for the info. The medal is indeed all upper cased letters.
I was very shocked to find it where I did. It was the only military piece in the house.

Take care,
Keith

If you found it in Mass., Keith, it might not be that surprising. St Hyacinthe is near Montreal and it's not that unusual to find Quebecers (French or English) who moved down to New England in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In fact, I believe there are quite a few descedants of French Canadians living in New Hampshire. Further research might show that your man died in the US having moved there previously.

You can see from this map just how close St Hyacinthe is to the NY and VT borders:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...m=1&iwloc=addr

[Adam H]

Medal now observed for sale on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Beautiful-CANADI...QQcmdZViewItem

[hmsbrinmaric]

Hi Adam,

The medal is on Ebay with the rest of my British Medals. I sold most of my British items over the last month except for pieces related to my family. I decided to downsize my collection a bit and I hadn't done anything with the medals for quite some time. There are some other great pieces Frank will hopefully be listing.

Keith