1942 - 17 May - Record of D-26941 Sgt Edmund James Seeney (1905-1981) - 22nd Canadian Armoured Regiment (CGG) CASF who one of three documented CGG members as part of the Canadian Military Litigation in Washington, DC. Sgt Seeney was attached to No 9 Detachment CMSC (Contract Management Supply Command - US Army Air Force) in May 1942

Name/Title

Scope and Content

1942 - 17 May - Record of D-26941 Sgt Edmund James Seeney (1905-1981) - 22nd Canadian Armoured Regiment (CGG) CASF who one of three documented CGG members as part of the Canadian Military Litigation in Washington, DC. Sgt Seeney was attached to No 9 Detachment CMSC (Canadian Military School of Coordination) in May 1942. No. 9 Detachment of the Canadian Military School of Co‑ordination (CMSC) was part of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s training and coordination structure during World War II. The CMSC was responsible for training aircrew, ground crew, and support personnel in coordination, navigation, and operational procedures, often in collaboration with Allied air forces. CGG'S WW2 USA LITIGATION CONTINGENT INCLUDED: Colonel Guy Vincent Gurney, OBE, MC - Washington DC 1945 Sergeant Edmund James Seeney - Washington DC 1942 Corporal (Late Sgt) Clarence Aubrey Davies - Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA 1942 ABOUT THE CGG SOLDIER SEENEY, EDMUND JAMES, Sergeant D26941 (1905/06–1981) — Canadian Grenadier Guards, CASF / 22nd Canadian Armoured Regiment Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England / Montréal, Québec Sergeant Edmund James Seeney was born at Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England, in approximately 1905–06. He was the son of William John Seeney and Cecilia Mary Walshe Seeney. The family subsequently settled in Montréal. His siblings included Kathleen Cecilia Seeney Findlay, Sister Dorothy Seeney, Mary Josephine Seeney Cambridge and Agnes Theresa Seeney Cleary. During the Second World War, Seeney served in the Canadian Army under regimental number D26941. The prefix “D” identified enlistment through Military District No. 4—Western Québec and Montréal—while the number range D26000–D30999 was allotted to the 22nd Armoured Regiment (The Canadian Grenadier Guards). This establishes that Seeney was enrolled with the CGG’s mobilized Active Service battalion rather than simply the home-station Reserve battalion. Canadian Army regimental-number system. On 17 May 1942, he along with Corporal (Late Sgt) Davies were assigned to the US for advanced training and support of the Canadian Litigation in Washington DC. (Davies was posted to Fort Knox Kentucky as part of an advanced Tank Maintenance Training Program). Sgt Seeney would later transfer to the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC). The Canadian Grenadier Guards mobilized for active service on 24 May 1940 and became the 1st Battalion, The Canadian Grenadier Guards, CASF, on 7 November 1940. It converted from infantry to armour on 26 January 1942 as the 22nd Armoured Regiment (The Canadian Grenadier Guards), Canadian Armoured Corps, CASF. The regiment embarked for Britain on 25 September 1942 and landed in France on 26 July 1944, serving with the 4th Canadian Armoured Brigade of the 4th Canadian Armoured Division through France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.

Created By

Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Create Date

September 5, 2026

Updated By