Alberta Military Records: Difference between revisions

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World War I (1914–1918)[edit | edit source]

Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) service records are available through the Personnel Records Unit of the National Archives of Canada. These service records for Alberta servicemen contain detailed information from enlistment to demobilization (discharge). Information may include each person's date and place of birth, address at the time of enlistment, name and address of next of kin, marital status, occupation, personal description (eye and hair color, height, weight, and distinctive marks or scars), and religion. When requesting information from the Personnel Records Unit, please include the person's name, rank, and regiment (where known).

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-== Online Resources ==
+Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) service records are available through the Personnel Records Unit of the National Archives of Canada. These service records for [[Alberta]] servicemen contain detailed information from enlistment to demobilization (discharge).&nbsp; Information may include each person's date and place of birth, address at the time of enlistment, name and address of next of kin, marital status, occupation, personal description (eye and hair color, height, weight, and distinctive marks or scars), and religion.&nbsp; When requesting information from the Personnel Records Unit, please include the person's name, rank, and regiment (where known).
-*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61084/ Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918] ($)
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1086 Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, 1914-1918] ($); ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10409/canada-soldiers-of-the-first-world-war-1914-1918?s=275764761 MyHertiage] ($)''
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1935 Canada, Nominal Rolls and Paylists for the Volunteer Militia, 1857-1922] ($)
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1916 Canada, Militia and Defense Forces Lists, 1832, 1863-1939] ($)
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1973 Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948] ($)
-*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2471 Canada, Military Honours and Awards Citation Cards, 1900-1961] ($)
-== World War I (1914–1918) ==
+*http://www.collectionscanada.ca/
-Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) service records are available through the Personnel Records Unit of the National Archives of Canada. These service records for [[Alberta Genealogy|Alberta]] servicemen contain detailed information from enlistment to demobilization (discharge).  Information may include each person's date and place of birth, address at the time of enlistment, name and address of next of kin, marital status, occupation, personal description (eye and hair color, height, weight, and distinctive marks or scars), and religion.  When requesting information from the Personnel Records Unit, please include the person's name, rank, and regiment (where known).
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-*[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx Library and Archives Canada]
-Mason, Ceris Schrader. The Boys From the Old Swan.  A description of William Brown's life in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was originally from Wales. Illustrated with photographs of William Brown and friends, Bill Grady, Baron Byng, Privates, Rankin, Bruce, Debeau, Adams-Lambert, Piper, McKay, Grice, and a map showing major locations where William Brown served in France and Flanders.  Article in Hel Achau, #101, June, 2009. pages 26-38, FamilySearch Library Ref. 942.93 D25h
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