Category Archives: Military

Findmypast adds more than 500,000 British and British Empire military records

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Gail Dever

This past week, there were 512,275 additions on Findmypast from Britain and the British Empire, including promotions, medals and service records. British Empire Awards & Medals 1917-2023Stretching back to the First World War, this new set contains the names of … Continue reading →

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Findmypast Friday updates — Military records

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Gail Dever

This week, Findmypast updated four military record sets. The biggest update is in the Prisoners of War 1715-1945 collection, to which they’ve added 200,000 records. They’ve also bolstered the British Army Soldiers’ Medical Records and added more than 6,000 records … Continue reading →

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Additional resources for researching ancestors who served in the Canadian military

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Gail Dever

If your Canadian ancestor served in the military, there are a couple of free resources you may want to explore. Plus there are three virtual presentations on Saturday that may interest you. The Canadian Military Photos Lost and Found – … Continue reading →

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Remains identified of WWI soldier Cpl William Benjamin Cunningham who was killed during Battle of Passchendaele

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Gail Dever

The Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces have confirmed that the grave of a previously unknown soldier is that of Corporal William Benjamin Cunningham, a Canadian soldier of the First World War. Cpl Cunningham was buried as … Continue reading →

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New book, ‘Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Soldiers of Canada’s First World War, awarded prize

Posted on September 13, 2024 by Gail Dever

Greg M.W. Kennedy’s Lost in the Crowd: Acadian Soldiers of Canada’s First World War recently won the New Brunswick scholarly book prize. Published in February 2024 by McGill-Queen’s University Press, the book will especially interest those with Acadian ancestry and … Continue reading →

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Canada invests in five projects commemorating No. 2 Construction Battalion in Nova Scotia

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Gail Dever

On Friday, at the annual No. 2 Construction Battalion Remembrance Ceremony in Nova Scotia, Minister Sean Fraser, on behalf of Ministers Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Bill Blair, announced an investment for five new projects based in Nova Scotia, totalling over $124,000 to support education, remembrance … Continue reading →

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WWI soldier’s remains identified as Lieutenant Francis Hemsley

Posted on March 15, 2024 by Gail Dever

After eleven-and-a-half years, a Canadian First World War soldier has been “found.” In 2012, human remains were found in Vendin-le-Vieil, France. It has been confirmed that these remains are those of Lieutenant Francis Henry Hemsley. Dr. Sarah Lockyer, forensic anthropologist … Continue reading →

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Findmypast adds two Canadian military collections

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Gail Dever

This week Findmypast has added two Canadian military collections, containing about 120,000 records. These sets mark the beginning of Findmypast’s partnership with Library and Archives Canada that will allow them to add more Canadian records to Findmypast in the coming … Continue reading →

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Millions of new military records available on Findmypast

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Gail Dever

When taking advantage of Findmypast’s free access until early Monday to almost all of its records and newspapers, you may also want to explore the following new records. Britain, First World War Campaign Medals More than 6.5 million new records have … Continue reading →

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Canadian government program needs genealogical researcher to help identify remains of war dead

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Gail Dever

The National Defence’s Casualty Identification Program, that works to identify newly found skeletal remains and pre-existing unknown graves of Canadian service members from both World Wars and the Korean War, wants to hire a research historian whose work will be … Continue reading →

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