by brucericketts | Feb 8, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
The RCMP has a proud military heritage. This page discusses the RCMP’s participation in the North-West Rebellion (1885), the South African War (1899-1902), the First World War (1914-1918), the Second World War (1939-1945) and United Nations missions (1989 to...
by brucericketts | Feb 6, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Library and Archives Canada maintains the database of Canadian personnel who died during the WW2 period from 1939-1947. You may ask, why 1947 when the war concluded in 1945. The answer lies in the fact that many personnel died following the war of wounds inflicted...
by brucericketts | Feb 5, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Library and Archives Canada is the refuge of the records of all, or most, of CEF personnel. If you access the LAC website at https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/personnel-records.aspx you can begin your...
by brucericketts | Feb 5, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Many people have been asking how they can go about researching the military history of relatives or former friends of relatives. To answer this question, let’s break the answer into four parts. Part 1 is researching Canadians who died during WW1. Part 2 is Canadians...
by brucericketts | Jan 29, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
by brucericketts | Jan 29, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
