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Use this tool to search records and publications across most of the collections held by Library and Archives Canada.
For other records, try using Census search or one of our other search tools.

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Service files contain personal information

If someone survived the war, you'll need to make an ATIP request for their files.

Item ID number:

First name:

Last name:

Date of death:

Set range

Service number:

Rank:

Unit:

Birth country:

Birth province:

Birth city:

Enlistment country:

Enlistment province/state:

Enlistment city:

Available online Your search results will include all LAC descriptions by default, whether they are available in digital format or not. You can also show only digital material or exclude digital material from your search.:

Co-Lab contributions Co-Lab is LAC’s crowdsourcing tool. We include results based on both crowdsourced and LAC-created metadata by default. You can also show only Co-Lab-related results or exclude them from your search.:

Collection search

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