Europeana Collections 1914-1918 - Soldiers of the First World War - CEF Enlist! New Names in Canadian History.Source Introduction Over 600,000 men and women enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War (1914-1918) as soldiers, nurses and chaplains. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has undertaken the digitization of all service files of CEF members. The Records Records of the Canadian Expeditionary Force - First World War The First World War, fought between 1914 and 1918, was the first of the great world-wide conflicts of the twentieth century, pitting the 'Central Powers' of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and smaller allies against the 'Entente', notably the British Empire, France, Russia, Italy, Japan, the United States, and their allies. Shortly after the British declaration of war in August 1914, Canada offered an initial contingent of 25,000 for service overseas. Attestation Papers and Enlistment Forms This series consists of approximately 620,000 individual Attestation papers and Military Service Act Enlistment forms.
Canadian Genealogy Digitised Manuscripts Almost 900 Greek manuscripts and some of the most important papyri, ranging in date from the first to the 18th centuries, are now included in the Digitised Manuscripts site. The first two phases of the Greek Manuscripts Digitisation Project were generously funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the third phase was funded by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the A. G. Leventis Foundation, Sam Fogg, the Sylvia Ioannou Foundation, the Thriplow Charitable Trust, and the Friends of the British Library. A guide to the Greek Manuscripts collections, including articles, videos and collection highlights, is available here. Over fifty Thai manuscripts and the Chakrabongse Archive of Royal Letters have been digitised with the generous support of the Royal Thai Government, in celebration of the occasion of the eightieth birthday anniversary of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand on 5 December 2007.
Canadian Great War Project - Canadians in the First World War Ship Registration Index Ship Registration is a title system for the ownership of vessels. It was implemented in the late XVIIIth Century to ensure that ships used for the transportation of goods inside the British Empire were built and managed by British citizens, including those from colonies. This system remains in place at present, but with different objectives. The Ship Registration Index Database (SRI) contains more than 78,000 entries of ships registered in ports of Canada between 1787 and 1966. Links of interest Vessel Registration Query System - Transport Canada [ Bienvenue à la Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire de Strasbourg
www.canadiansoldiers.com The Canadian Expeditionary Force was raised as an entity separate from the Canadian Militia, as Canada's Army was then known. Regiments of Cavalry and Mounted Rifles, and Battalions of Infantry, were formed and raised in response to the initial call for men from the United Kingdom, assembled at Valcartier in Quebec, and sent to England in the largest maritime convoy to that date in history. The Regiments of the Canadian Army were not mobilized as such, and instead, these Regiments instead recruited for the overseas units. Many of the initial units were formed from one or two Militia units, and despite the official desire of the Minister of Defence to keep these CEF units separate, some adopted regimental insignia from their parent regiments. Other CEF units drew recruits from several separate Militia Regiments, either selecting the identity of one of them, or simply adopting their new numbered identity without question. Regional and Regimental Affiliations - CEF Cavalry Regiments
À propos du recensement de 1911 le recensement a été réalisé Le Recensement de 1911 constitue la cinquième collecte régulière de statistiques nationales. Il a débuté officiellement le 1er juin 1911. Au total, 264 commissaires chargés de coordonner le recensement ont été nommés. Les recenseurs ont parcouru 218 districts de recensement, divisés en plusieurs sous-districts qui comprenaient des cités, des villes, des cantons, des réserves indiennes et d'autres zones moins bien définies. Les recenseurs ont rassemblé des renseignements sur 7 204 838 personnes selon la répartition suivante : Alberta (374 663)Colombie-Britannique (392 480)Île-du-Prince-Édouard (93 728)Manitoba (455 614)Nouveau-Brunswick (351 889)Nouvelle-Écosse (492 338)Ontario (2 523 274)Québec (2 002 712)Saskatchewan (492 432)Territoires du Nord-Ouest (17 196)Yukon (8 512) Ces renseignements ont été compilés en utilisant 13 documents sous forme de tableaux qui comprenaient un total de 549 questions. Du papier au microfilm l’année du recensement (c. Colonne 1.
Untold Stories of the First World War Photos, letters and other memorabilia It was the war that tore Europe apart – a struggle between the central powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria, against the allied powers of Britain, France, Belgium, Russia, Italy and the USA. No European nation was left untouched – even neutral states felt the impact of the war. But it was the ordinary men and women who were affected the most. This exhibition gives those personal accounts from across Europe for the first time, based on stories and items contributed by the public. Renowned historian and WW1 author Peter Englund said: “This important and imaginative project tells the other side of the story, from the point of view of a young soldier who signed up seeking adventure, to the family devastated by news that he was one of millions who would never return.
THE CANADIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE