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Military Records - Ontario
Online
World War 1 attestation papers are comprehensive records completed by soldiers registering for service. They contain a wealth of valuable information for family historians. These are searchable by name through Ancestry, available at the Cloverdale Library, and on FamilySearch.org.
- Library and Archives Canada also hold this collection, as well as additional World War 1 records, available to search.
- Library and Archives Canada also has other resources for searching for military records.
- Veterans Affairs Canada
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission: A site that honours the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First and Second World Wars,
- Canadian Military Heritage Project
Microfilm
See Section 9 of the library’s Canadian Family History Resources: A Guide to the Materials Held at Cloverdale ;Library which describes Canadian military records on microfilm available at the library. Our microfilm covers topics such as United Empire Loyalists, the Fenian Raids, the War of 1812 and more.
When searching for military print items use keywords such as “SOLDIERS- CANADA”, “SOLDIERS-CANADA-INDEXES”, or “SOLDIER – ONTARIO-REGISTERS”.
Index to Canadian Service Records of the South African War (1899-1902) held at the National Archives of Canada. Ottawa: British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, 1999. Library call number GEN 929.371 IND 1999
Thornley, Bruce. Index to Overseas Deaths of Ontario Servicemen and Servicewomen, 1937-1947. Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto. 2006 Library call number GEN 940.5467713 THO