This week Ancestry added a database of Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918. This database contains an index to the attestation papers of men enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) of World War I. Information contained in the database includes:
- Name of enlistee
- Address
- Birthplace
- Birth date
- Age
- Name of next of kin
- Relationship to next of kin
- Regimental number
Additional information about the enlistee, such as their occupation, marital status, religion, and/or physical description may be found on the original record. Be sure to view the corresponding image in order to obtain all possible information about the individual.
Note: The Attestation papers were usually comprised of at least two pages. You will need to hit the “Next†image button in order to see all the pages that are part of the record.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918).. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada.
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So, what’s the difference between the Ancestry.ca info and the FREE information available at http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/cef/001042-100.01-e.html?
Cheers,
Elise
I agree with the above post. It is not a new database. It has been free for a number of years on the Canadian site.
However I did discover a few additonal “hits” for my tree by using ancestry com’s wildcard and keyword searches for this database.
Regards,
Tom