Researching Your Canadian Ancestors in the First World War
Canada would go on to play a prominent role in the First World War. Then a part of the British Empire in 1914. When Great Britain declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914, the war would automatically involve Canada. Records of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces (CEF); including personnel files, Commonwealth war graves, nominal rolls, Americans fighting for Canada, and records of the Royal Canadian Navy will be examined. Additionally, post-war records including soldier’s settlement board, pensions and Canada back home afterward.
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Michael Strauss
Michael L. Strauss, AG is a forensic investigator. He is a recognized national speaker and has a BA in History and is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran. He is a faculty member at SLIG, GRIP and course coordinator at IGHR in the Military Course and featured monthly on Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems podcast.
