There could be more to your story
There could be more
to your story
There could be more to your story
This Remembrance, discover your family’s wartime experiences with unlimited searches and views of all global military collections.
Free access to global military records until Nov 11*
Free access to global military records until Nov 11*
Free access to global military records until Nov 11*
There could be more
Find your ancestors
Search a family member’s name
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How to get started
How to get started
How to get started
Build your tree
Build your tree
The more people in your tree, the better your chance of finding wartime stories.
The more people in your tree, the better your chance of finding wartime stories.
Search wartime records
Search wartime records
We’ve put all our wartime records in one place to make it easy to search with just a name.
We’ve put all our wartime records in one place to make it easy to search with just a name.
Delve even deeper
Delve even deeper
If you already know details of your ancestor’s service, you can explore our specific collections.
If you already know details of your ancestor’s service, you can explore our specific collections.
Dive into new and updated
wartime collections
Dive into new and updated
wartime collections
Dive into new and updated wartime collections
Search through our latest military records to learn about your family’s wartime story.
Search through our latest military records to learn about your
family’s wartime story.
Explore our vast range of
Canadian record collections
Explore our vast range of
Canadian record collections
Explore our vast
range of Canadian
record collections
Discover fascinating details about your ancestors who served in the Canadian military
forces with the help of personnel lists, honour rolls and pay lists.
Discover fascinating details about your ancestors who served in the Canadian military forces with the help of personnel lists, honour rolls and pay lists.
Uncover wartime stories
with global record
collections
Uncover wartime
stories with global
record collections
Uncover wartime
stories with global record collections
Know of any ancestors who served overseas? Explore our global wartime records and expand the search for your family history worldwide.
Unlimited views
and searches to all
global military
records*
*Access to the records in the featured collections will be free until 11.59 p.m. ET. on 11 Nov 2023. To view these records you will need to register for free with Ancestry.ca with your name and email address. We will then send you a username and password to access the records. After the free access period ends, you will only be able to view the records in the featured collections using an Ancestry.ca paid membership. To see a full list of the records in the featured collections, please click here.