LAC's Soldiers of the First World War: 1914-1918 Database Online

As of Thursday, January 14, 2015, 110,260 of 640,000 files of the Soldiers of the First World War: 1914-1918 database are now online at the Library and Archives Canada website at http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef/Pages/canadian-expeditionary-force.aspx.

These are service files which can consist of pay records, injury reports, discharge certificate, the names of the places where the person served, and of course, the enlistments papers.

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