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Military records identify people who served in the military or who were eligible for service. They may be very useful for genealogical research, especially the detailed service records of the 20th century. The Family History Library has few records of the regular Canadian military establishment, which began in 1870 when British troops were withdrawn. Before that, French or British forces provided national defense. | Military records identify people who served in the military or who were eligible for service. They may be very useful for genealogical research of the families of [[Portal:Canada|Canada]], especially the detailed service records of the 20th century. The Family History Library has few records of the regular Canadian military establishment, which began in 1870 when British troops were withdrawn. Before that, French or British forces provided national defense. | ||
=== Military History === | === Military History === | ||
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* [http://www.censol.ca/research/greatwar/nicholson/index.htm Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War: Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919] | * [http://www.censol.ca/research/greatwar/nicholson/index.htm Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War: Canadian Expeditionary Force 1914-1919] | ||
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'''''1939–1945''''' | '''''1939–1945''''' | ||
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Summaries of portions of the Audit Office 13 series are in: | Summaries of portions of the Audit Office 13 series are in: | ||
Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''American Loyalist Claims, Volume I''<nowiki>: Abstracted from the Public Record Office Audit Office Series 13, Bundles 1–35 &amp; 37. Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1980. (Family History Library Call No.973 R2cp v.1; Microfilm 1035626 item 1; two Microfiche 6051361. Other volumes have not been published.) It includes about 2,000 entries and an index to every name.</nowiki> | Coldham, Peter Wilson. ''American Loyalist Claims, Volume I''<nowiki>: Abstracted from the Public Record Office Audit Office Series 13, Bundles 1–35 &amp;amp; 37. Washington, D.C.: National Genealogical Society, 1980. (Family History Library Call No.973 R2cp v.1; Microfilm 1035626 item 1; two Microfiche 6051361. Other volumes have not been published.) It includes about 2,000 entries and an index to every name.</nowiki> | ||
Another version of information from the Audit Office 12 and 13 series is: | Another version of information from the Audit Office 12 and 13 series is: | ||
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police<br>1200 Promenade de Vanier<br>Ottawa, ON K1A 0R2<br>Canada<br>Fax: 613-993-0260 | Royal Canadian Mounted Police<br>1200 Promenade de Vanier<br>Ottawa, ON K1A 0R2<br>Canada<br>Fax: 613-993-0260 | ||
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[[Category:Canada]] | [[Category:Canada]] | ||