It's usually quite easy to find basic information on the Canadians who served overseas. Don't be satisfied, though, with just the basics. There is much more available, including information that will help to put the soldier's story into its proper context.
These links will help to make your work easier:
Soldiers of the First World War -- Attestation Papers
How to order full files
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission -- for those who were killed
First World War exhibition -- on Archives site
War diaries -- on Archives site
Selected war diaries
Veterans Affairs Canada -- First World War
Warmuseum.ca
First World War .com
Canadian Great War Project -- Designed to promote interest in the First World War.
History of the Canadian Expeditionary Force -- downloadable
Canadian Letters and Images Project -- by Malaspina University College
Posters from the First World War
Varlet Farm, on the Passchendaele battlefield
If they served in a British unit...
Updates? Corrections? Better examples? Send an e-mail to Dave
Updated March 3, 2009
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