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'''Second World War'''. Of the 1,086,000 Canadians who served, 49,000 were women. War dead were 41,992. Following the Second World War, many women and children relocated to Canada. They were known as Canadian War Brides. For more details, click [[Canadian War Brides in World War II|here]].<br>
'''Second World War'''. Of the 1,086,000 Canadians who served, 49,000 were women. War dead were 41,992. Following the Second World War, many women and children relocated to Canada. They were known as Canadian War Brides. For more details, click [[Canadian War Brides in World War II|here]].<br>


[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/war-dead/index-e.html Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead].&nbsp; Over 1,159,000 men and women served in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War (1939-1945) and 44,093 people lost their lives.&nbsp; Through this online database, researchers can access references to the service files in the Department of National Defence Fonds (RG 24) for the members of the Canadian Armed Forces who lost their lives during this conflict.  
[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/war-dead/index-e.html Second World War Service Files: Canadian Armed Forces War Dead].&nbsp; Over 1,159,000 men and women served in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War (1939-1945) and 44,093 people lost their lives.&nbsp; Through this online database, researchers can access references to the service files in the Department of National Defense Fonds (RG 24) for the members of the Canadian Armed Forces who lost their lives during this conflict.  


The [http://www.cwgc.org/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission] has an online register&nbsp;which can be searched for details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action in the Second World War.  
The [http://www.cwgc.org/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission] has an online register&nbsp;which can be searched for details of the 67,000 Commonwealth civilians who died as a result of enemy action in the Second World War.  
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A bibliography of published military histories is:  
A bibliography of published military histories is:  


Cooke, Owen A. ''The Canadian Military Experience, 1867–1983: A Bibliography''. 2d ed. Ottawa: Directorate of History, 1984. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|729573|title-id|disp=971 M23c}} 1984; .)  
Cooke, Owen A. ''The Canadian Military Experience, 1867–1983: A Bibliography''. 2d ed. Ottawa: Directorate of History, 1984. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|729573|title-id|disp=971 M23c}} 1984)  


Find military histories in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
Find military histories in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
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The National Archives of Canada has the records of the British military and naval forces stationed in British North America. These records are in Record Group 8. The Family History Library has some of these records and their indexes. See:  
The National Archives of Canada has the records of the British military and naval forces stationed in British North America. These records are in Record Group 8. The Family History Library has some of these records and their indexes. See:  


National Archives of Canada. RG 8, Series I ("C" series). British Military Records, "C" Series, 1757–1899, Located at the National Archives of Canada. Ottawa: Central Microfilm Unit, Public Archives of Canada, 1966–91. (On 571 Family History Library&nbsp; Microfilms beginning with film {{FHL|397529|title-id|disp=1683760}}; .) This collection of records includes correspondence of the Military Secretary of the Office of the Commander of the Forces in British North America, records of the Canadian Command from 1785 to 1883, records of the Nova Scotia Command from 1762 to 1899, and miscellaneous records from 1757 to 1896. The miscellaneous records include some American Loyalist regiment muster rolls from 1777 to 1783 and muster rolls of some Canadian militia units for the War of 1812 and the Rebellions of 1837 to 1838. Muster rolls may show each soldier’s name, regiment, and the dates and places he served. The index includes about 500,000 entries to subjects as well as to military members’ names. It covers only correspondence of the Military Secretary and the miscellaneous records series.  
National Archives of Canada. RG 8, Series I ("C" series). British Military Records, "C" Series, 1757–1899, Located at the National Archives of Canada. Ottawa: Central Microfilm Unit, Public Archives of Canada, 1966–91. (On 571 Family History Library&nbsp;Microfilms beginning with film {{FHL|397529|title-id|disp=1683760}}; .) This collection of records includes correspondence of the Military Secretary of the Office of the Commander of the Forces in British North America, records of the Canadian Command from 1785 to 1883, records of the Nova Scotia Command from 1762 to 1899, and miscellaneous records from 1757 to 1896. The miscellaneous records include some American Loyalist regiment muster rolls from 1777 to 1783 and muster rolls of some Canadian militia units for the War of 1812 and the Rebellions of 1837 to 1838. Muster rolls may show each soldier’s name, regiment, and the dates and places he served. The index includes about 500,000 entries to subjects as well as to military members’ names. It covers only correspondence of the Military Secretary and the miscellaneous records series.  


For more information on British military records, see [[England Military Records]].  
For more information on British military records, see [[England Military Records]].  
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The Family History Library has only a few records of military units during the French regime, pre-1763. One famous regiment from France, the Régiment de Carignan, came to Canada in 1665. Of the 1,300 soldiers in this unit, 412 remained in Quebec to become the ancestors of many French Canadians. The names of some of the officers and soldiers are in:  
The Family History Library has only a few records of military units during the French regime, pre-1763. One famous regiment from France, the Régiment de Carignan, came to Canada in 1665. Of the 1,300 soldiers in this unit, 412 remained in Quebec to become the ancestors of many French Canadians. The names of some of the officers and soldiers are in:  


Roy, Régis, and Gérard Malchélosse. Le Régiment de Carignan: Son organisation et son expédition au Canada. (The Carignan Regiment: Its Organization and Its Expedition to Canada) Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1925. (Family History Library Call No.{{FHL|71774|title-id|disp=971 A1 no. 14; film 1320669 item 19}}; .)  
Roy, Régis, and Gérard Malchélosse. Le Régiment de Carignan: Son organization et son expédition au Canada. (The Carignan Regiment: Its Organization and Its Expedition to Canada) Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1925. (Family History Library Call No.{{FHL|71774|title-id|disp=971 A1 no. 14; film 1320669 item 19}}; .)  


'''Members of the Carignan Regiment''' are listed in:  
'''Members of the Carignan Regiment''' are listed in:  


''Lost in Canada? vols. 8–10''(August 1982 to May 1984). (Family History Library Call No.{{FHL|275201|title-id|disp=971 B2Lc; 41 Microfiche 6048073}}; )  
''Lost in Canada? vols. 8–10 ''(August 1982 to May 1984). (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|275201|title-id|disp=971 B2Lc; 41 Microfiche 6048073}})  


For more about records of French military in Quebec, see [[Quebec Military Records]].  
For more about records of French military in Quebec, see [[Quebec Military Records]].  


There are some records of the regular British units and their officers (but not enlisted men) who fought against the French before 1763 and against the American revolutionaries between 1774 and 1783. The Family History Library has copies of some of these records, which were originally kept by the War Office in Great Britain. See the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
There are some records of the regular British units and their officers (but not enlisted men) that fought against the French before 1763 and against the American revolutionaries between 1774 and 1783. The Family History Library has copies of some of these records, which were originally kept by the War Office in Great Britain. See the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  


=== GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS  ===
=== GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS  ===
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Many lists of names of Loyalists and their families have been reconstructed from a variety of sources, including military muster rolls and pay and provisioning lists. Some muster rolls have been abstracted, indexed, and printed in the following books:  
Many lists of names of Loyalists and their families have been reconstructed from a variety of sources, including military muster rolls and pay and provisioning lists. Some muster rolls have been abstracted, indexed, and printed in the following books:  


Clark, Murtie June, comp. ''Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War. 3 vols''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|358874|title-id|disp=975 F2cm}}; .) Each volume has more than 9,000 names. Volume 1 lists Loyalists from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Volume 2 gives members of units from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia who served in the South. Volume 3 includes muster rolls of Loyalist regiments from mainly New York and New Jersey, some of whom served in the North during the early part of the war and were then transported to Georgia or the Carolinas to serve there. Many Loyalist soldiers who served in southern campaigns were later evacuated with their families to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Many of them eventually found their way to Quebec and Ontario.  
Clark, Murtie June, comp. ''Loyalists in the Southern Campaign of the Revolutionary War. 3 vols''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1981. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|358874|title-id|disp=975 F2cm}}) Each volume has more than 9,000 names. Volume 1 lists Loyalists from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi. Volume 2 gives members of units from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia who served in the South. Volume 3 includes muster rolls of Loyalist regiments from mainly New York and New Jersey, some of whom served in the North during the early part of the war and were then transported to Georgia or the Carolinas to serve there. Many Loyalist soldiers who served in southern campaigns were later evacuated with their families to Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Many of them eventually found their way to Quebec and Ontario.  


Fryer, Mary Beacock, and William A. Smy. ''Rolls of the Provincial (Loyalist) Corps, Canadian Command, American Revolutionary Period. Toronto''<nowiki>: Dundurn Press, 1981. (Family History Library Call No. 971 M2f.) This book lists more than 1,100 names. Entries may include each soldier’s age, height, country of origin, and length of service. The men who served in these corps from New York and other northern areas often settled with their families in Upper Canada (Ontario) after the war. An index to this book is:</nowiki>  
Fryer, Mary Beacock, and William A. Smy. ''Rolls of the Provincial (Loyalist) Corps, Canadian Command, American Revolutionary Period. Toronto''<nowiki>: Dundurn Press, 1981. (Family History Library Call No. 971 M2f.) This book lists more than 1,100 names. Entries may include each soldier’s age, height, country of origin, and length of service. The men who served in these corps from New York and other northern areas often settled with their families in Upper Canada (Ontario) after the war. An index to this book is:</nowiki>  
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'''Regimental histories and muster lists'''have been published for some individual units. An excellent example is:  
'''Regimental histories and muster lists '''have been published for some individual units. An excellent example is:  


Cruikshank, Ernest A., ''The King’s Royal Regiment of New York. 1931''. Reprint. Edited and indexed with the addition of a master muster roll by Gavin K. Watt, Toronto: The Ontario Historical Society, 1984. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|33580|title-id|disp=971 M2ce 1984}}.) This work contains information about American Loyalists who were mostly recruited in the Mohawk Valley of upper New York. It contains more than 1,700 names.  
Cruikshank, Ernest A., ''The King’s Royal Regiment of New York. 1931''. Reprint. Edited and indexed with the addition of a master muster roll by Gavin K. Watt, Toronto: The Ontario Historical Society, 1984. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|33580|title-id|disp=971 M2ce 1984}}) This work contains information about American Loyalists who were mostly recruited in the Mohawk Valley of upper New York. It contains more than 1,700 names.  


'''A Loyalist list''', dating from 1783 or 1784, is:  
'''A Loyalist list''', dating from 1783 or 1784, is:  


Fitzgerald, E. Keith. ''Loyalist Lists: Over 2,000 Loyalist Names and Families from the Haldimand Papers''. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1984. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|228467|title-id|disp=971 M2fe; two microfiche 6010886}}; .) The names in this book are from:  
Fitzgerald, E. Keith. ''Loyalist Lists: Over 2,000 Loyalist Names and Families from the Haldimand Papers''. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1984. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|228467|title-id|disp=971 M2fe; two microfiche 6010886}}) The names in this book are from:  


Sir Frederick Haldimand: ''Unpublished Papers and Correspondence, 1758–84. National Archives of Canada, Manuscript Group 21''. (Not available at Famiily History Library.) The papers have additional information that the above list does not, including muster rolls, provision lists, compensation claims, subsistence lists, lists of disbanded troops, and lists of prisoners of war.  
Sir Frederick Haldimand: ''Unpublished Papers and Correspondence, 1758–84. National Archives of Canada, Manuscript Group 21''. (Not available at Family History Library.) The papers have additional information that the above list does not, including muster rolls, provision lists, compensation claims, subsistence lists, lists of disbanded troops, and lists of prisoners of war.  


'''Biographies of some Loyalists'''can be found in:  
'''Biographies of some Loyalists '''can be found in:  


Sabine, Lorenzo. ''Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution, with an Historical Essay''. 2 vols. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1864. (Family History Library Call No.&nbsp;{{FHL|47479|title-id|disp=973 F2sLb . Volume 1 only on film 928084 item 2}}.)  
Sabine, Lorenzo. ''Biographical Sketches of Loyalists of the American Revolution, with an Historical Essay''. 2 vols. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1864. (Family History Library Call No.&nbsp;{{FHL|47479|title-id|disp=973 F2sLb . Volume 1 only on film 928084 item 2}})  


For additional lists, see the Wiki articles of the provinces.  
For additional lists, see the Wiki articles of the provinces.  
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The names of German soldiers ("Hessians") who came to Canada after the American Revolution, at the same time as the Loyalists, are listed in:  
The names of German soldiers ("Hessians") who came to Canada after the American Revolution, at the same time as the Loyalists, are listed in:  


DeMarce, Virginia Easley. T''he Settlement of Former German Auxiliary Troops in Canada after the American Revolution''. Sparta, Wisc.: Joy Reisinger, 1984. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|125910|title-id|disp=971 W2dv; microfiche 6101456}}.) This book contains about 1,300 brief biographies. They may include each soldier’s former regiment, age at enlistment or discharge, place of settlement in Canada, wife’s name, and date and place of marriage.  
DeMarce, Virginia Easley. T''he Settlement of Former German Auxiliary Troops in Canada after the American Revolution''. Sparta, Wisc.: Joy Reisinger, 1984. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|125910|title-id|disp=971 W2dv; microfiche 6101456}}) This book contains about 1,300 brief biographies. They may include each soldier’s former regiment, age at enlistment or discharge, place of settlement in Canada, wife’s name, and date and place of marriage.  


Wilhelmy, Jean-Pierre. ''German Mercenaries in Canada''. Translated by Honey Thomas. Beloeil, Qué.: La Maison des Mots, 1985. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|488157|title-id|disp=971 M2w}}.) This book contains a history of the German regiments who fought in the American Revolutionary War. An appendix lists the names of more than 200 officers and their regiments.  
Wilhelmy, Jean-Pierre. ''German Mercenaries in Canada''. Translated by Honey Thomas. Beloeil, Qué.: La Maison des Mots, 1985. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|488157|title-id|disp=971 M2w}}.) This book contains a history of the German regiments who fought in the American Revolutionary War. An appendix lists the names of more than 200 officers and their regiments.  
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The above book has been reprinted as:  
The above book has been reprinted as:  


Fraser, Alexander. ''United Empire Loyalists: Enquiry into the Losses and Service in Consequence of Their Loyalty''. 2 parts. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|688825|title-id|disp=971.3 A5o}} 1904; .)  
Fraser, Alexander. ''United Empire Loyalists: Enquiry into the Losses and Service in Consequence of Their Loyalty''. 2 parts. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|688825|title-id|disp=971.3 A5o}} 1904)  


The differences between the official Audit Office 12 series and the Second Report . . . are described in the introduction to:  
The differences between the official Audit Office 12 series and the Second Report . . . are described in the introduction to:  
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=== GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS  ===
=== GREAT BRITAIN - MILITARY RECORDS  ===


'''Many former British military members received pensions in Canada.'''The following book lists some names:  
'''Many former British military members received pensions in Canada.&nbsp;'''The following book lists some names:  


Crowder, Norman K. ''British Army Pensioners Abroad, 1772–1899''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995. (Family History Library Call No. 942 M2cn.) This book contains about 8,000 names of pensioners, about half of whom were residents of Canada. This work indexes selected British War Office Series 120 records of the Chelsea Hospital Regimental Registers of Pensioners (volume 35 on Family History Library Microfilm {{FHL|315468|title-id|disp=854664}}; volume 69 on film {{FHL|315468|title-id|disp=852021}}; volume 70 on film {{FHL|315468|title-id|disp=852022}}.) The book usually shows only the soldier’s name, regiment, date of pension, place of residence abroad, and sometimes death date. The original records on microfilm may also include age and rank when admitted to pension, place of birth, and years of service.  
Crowder, Norman K. ''British Army Pensioners Abroad, 1772–1899''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995. (Family History Library Call No. 942 M2cn.) This book contains about 8,000 names of pensioners, about half of whom were residents of Canada. This work indexes selected British War Office Series 120 records of the Chelsea Hospital Regimental Registers of Pensioners (volume 35 on Family History Library Microfilm {{FHL|315468|title-id|disp=854664}}; volume 69 on film {{FHL|315468|title-id|disp=852021}}; volume 70 on film {{FHL|315468|title-id|disp=852022}}.) The book usually shows only the soldier’s name, regiment, date of pension, place of residence abroad, and sometimes death date. The original records on microfilm may also include age and rank when admitted to pension, place of birth, and years of service.  
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St-Louis-Harrison, Lorraine, and Mary Munk. ''Tracing Your Ancestors in Canada''.12th ed. Ottawa: National Archives of Canada, 1997. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|659488|title-id|disp=971 D27k}} 1997.)  
St-Louis-Harrison, Lorraine, and Mary Munk. ''Tracing Your Ancestors in Canada''.12th ed. Ottawa: National Archives of Canada, 1997. (Family History Library Call No. {{FHL|659488|title-id|disp=971 D27k}} 1997.)  


Merriman, Brenda Dougall. ''Genealogy in Ontario: Searching the Records''. 3rd ed. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1996. (Family History Library Call No.k {{FHL|1482746|title-id|disp=971.3 D27m}} 1996.)  
Merriman, Brenda Dougall. ''Genealogy in Ontario: Searching the Records''. 3rd ed. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1996. (Family History Library Call No. k {{FHL|1482746|title-id|disp=971.3 D27m}} 1996.)  


More information is in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
More information is in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
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[http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html]&nbsp;May contain military records  
[http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html http://www.ingeneas.com/ingeneas/index.html]&nbsp;May contain military records  


[http://www.mapleleaflegacy.ca/en/index.php http://www.mapleleaflegacy.ca/en/index.php]&nbsp;Project to obtain photocopies of soldiers in remembrance of Canada's War Ded
[http://www.mapleleaflegacy.ca/en/index.php http://www.mapleleaflegacy.ca/en/index.php]&nbsp;Project to obtain photocopies of soldiers in remembrance of Canada's War Dead


[[Category:Canada]] [[Category:American_Loyalists]] [[Category:Hessians]]
[[Category:Canada]] [[Category:American_Loyalists]] [[Category:Hessians]]
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