Collection search - File block 6 - First series of CEF personnel files from the Overseas Military Forces of Canada Headquarters [textual record]

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File block 6 - First series of CEF personnel files from the Overseas Military Forces of Canada Headquarters [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Sub-sub-series

Date:

[ca. 1915-1917]

Reference:

R611-438-8-E, RG 9 III-A-1

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

192033

Context of this record:

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Ministry of the Overseas Military Forces of Canada fonds

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File block 6 - First series of CEF personnel files from the Overseas Military Forces of Canada Headquarters
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Sub-sub-series includes:

9630 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

[ca. 1915-1917]

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

13.3 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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This sub-sub-series consists of files on members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The files were opened during the period in which Col. John Carson was the Agent for the Minister of Militia and Defence in England, and they contain documents relating to the service of individual soldiers and nursing sisters. Within the file series there is also the occasional file for employees and other civilians interacting with the office, which later became the Overseas Ministry for the Forces of Canada (OMFC).

Files were only opened for those service personnel who were brought to the attention of Col. Carson's office in London. There are approximately 10,000 files in the series.

Finding aid:

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid's file level descriptions can be accessed through the consists of fields in the MIKAN record. A paper copy is also available in the Reference room. Finding aid 9-53 (parts 1 and 2) is a handwritten file list relating to volumes 108-240. 9-53 (90: Open)

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Source of title:

Title is based on the contents of the sub-sub-series.

Arrangement note:

All records in this file series have a file number beginning with '6' followed by the first letter of the person's name. In addition, each individual was assigned a file number sequentially depending on when their file was opened. An example being 6-B-736 for Corporal B. C. de Boutihillier.

Accruals:

No further accruals are expected.

Related material:

Related records are the Second Series of CEF Personnel files from the Overseas Military Forces of Canada, which are found at MIKAN no. 192036.

Source:

Government

Former archival reference no.:

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RG 9 III-A-1
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG 9 III-A-1] 108--240

[Consultation 90 Open]

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