They say that “In honour of Remembrance Day, Ancestry.ca, Canada’s leading family history website, is giving Canadians the chance to discover the military hero in their family by providing free access from November 7 to 12 to more than 4.4 million online military records from some of its most popular collections, some of which are available free for the first time.
Our Canadian Military records include details such as rank, home address, salary and more, and can connect your family to the front lines of Canada’s most historic wartime battles. With these records that date back to as early as 1710, you may follow an ancestor’s journey from enlistment, to their post overseas, to awards received and, in some cases, to their final resting place".
The records are
Canada, Military Honours and Award Citation Cards, 1900-1961, containing almost 70,000 records
Canada, Nominal Rolls and Paylists for the Volunteer Militia, 1857-1922, contains more than 1.6 million records
Canada, War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Casualty, 1914-1948, contains almost 30,000 records
Canada, CEF Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1919, contains over 56,000 records.
Canadians looking for information about their ancestors, or for those who want to start their family tree for free can visit www.ancestry.ca.
Those who want to explore the military heroes in their family tree can do so by visiting www.ancestry.ca/honouryourheros.
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