- Description
- Service provides a database of military service files.
Service offers:
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open records and no access restrictions for all military records before 1914
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service files for those who served in the First World War (1914 to 1918)
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service files for those who died in service during the Second World War or who subsequently died due to wartime injury or illness (1939 to 1947)
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records relating to medals, honours and awards
- applications for requesting restricted service files
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- Eligibility
- No
- Application Process
- Service Access: Application Required, To access service:
- visit website to request records online through a DND Access to Information request
- visit website to request records online through a LAC Access to Information request
- request records by mail from DND or LAC
Referral Process: No
Waiting Period: Yes,Wait time varies for restricted record requests.
- Toll Free
- 1-866-578-7777 (Library and Archives Canada)
- Telephone
- 613-996-5115 (Library and Archives Canada)
- TTY
- 1-866-299-1699 (Library and Archives Canada)
- Web Site
- https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/how-to-find-service-records
- Languages
- English; French
- Fees
- Fee: No
Fee Reduction: No
Membership Fee: No - Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: N/A -
Other disabled access: N/A - - Agency Information
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- Last Verified On
- May 30, 2024
