Hi to ycasoinspain: Thank you thank you. Yes your view on my Mum sounds correct to me too. I found the other just browsing thru the anc. military records but had my doubts. I knew she was a Lt. but probably did not get to the Col. business. Some of the info you sent is not quite right but you should see all the transcrption errors in the Alberta records so I believe anything now. thanks Marlene