For those who attended my presentation on Second World War: Research the Canadian Fallen that I gave to the Lambton Branch of Ontario Ancestors on November 12, 2020 here is the list of just some of the resources I use in my own research of those that served Canada in the Second World War.
Library and Archives Canada Pages
- Military Heritage: Second World War
- War Diaries, Ships Logs, Operation Record Books
- Military medals, honours and awards, 1912-1969
- Requests for Military Service Files
- Guide to Sources Relating to Canadian Naval Vessels
- Merchant Marines
- The Canada Gazette Archive
Ancestry Collections
- Canada, Military Honours and Awards Citation Cards, 1900-1961
- Canada, Selected Service Records of War Dead, 1939-1945
- Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948
- Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947
- UK, Army Roll of Honour, 1939-1945
- UK, Merchant Seamen Deaths, 1939 -1953
- UK, Navy Lists, 1888-1970
- UK, Victoria Cross Medals, 1857-2007
- UK, World War II Allied Prisoners of War, 1939-1945
Maps
Photographs
- Findmypast - World War Two Canadian Photograph Collection
- For Posterity’s Sake
- Royal Canadian Legion “Military Service Recognition Books” - See John D. Reid's Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections blog post "Find Family in Royal Canadian Legion Military Service Recognition Books"
Other Sites
- Canada Books of Remembrance
- Canadian Army Overseas Honours and Awards (1939-45)
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
- Canadiana Héritage
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Legion Magazine Last Post
- Merchant Navy War Dead Registry
- Military Heritage Research Centre
- RCAF Association Search Awards
- The Gazette (London)
- The National Archives (Kew)