Canadian Expeditionary Force
World War 1
Resources related to presentation to accentuate your efforts in researching Canadian military personnel in the First World War.
Welcome to this site. It is primarily designed to help those interested in researching Canadian personnel who served in World War 1. Take time to check all the links and find resources that will help you discover that person's service experience.
Use the First World War Personnel Records database to find your soldier.
Use this site for a partial name search. This site is to be retired.
Select the PDF file and download it. Open PDF.
This LAC site reviews the service file and the information inside it.
The Regimental Rouge gives a virtuoso tour on how to read service records.
Print out the PDF (10 to 150 pages) and sort by type of form and date of creation.
Create a form in a word processor or spreadsheet and enumerate the information.
The War Diary Viewer at The Canadian Great War site is an amazing resource allowing you to access your person's unit's activity during the war.
There will be other links to sources on the page called X.
Contact ebd.edwards [at] gmail.com to get more information on the project