Ancestry.ca, Canada's leading online family history website, honours those men with the Soldiers of the First World War, 1914 - 1918, which contains the original records, fully searchable, of more than 598,000 Attestation Papers of enlisted soldiers.
An Attestation Paper was the first document a soldier signed before entering the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). In many cases, these may be the only surviving record of the enlistment of many Canadian soldiers who fought in World War One.
Attestation Papers provide a range of details about the enlistee including place of birth, age, physical description and next of kin. Some also include valuable information about their lives before the war, such as their occupation, marital status and residence.
Sample Attestation Paper
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Roy Grieve
Regimental number 645612
Battalion Number 158th |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Arnold Grieve
Regimental number 2137854
Battalion Number -- |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Gavin Grieve
Regimental number 502743
Battalion Number -- |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Robt Grieve
Regimental number 108252
Battalion Number -- |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Herbert Grieve
Regimental number 4946
Battalion Number -- |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Medford Grieve
Regimental number 334845
Battalion Number -- |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Stewart Grieve
Regimental number 529102
Battalion Number -- |
2 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Andrew Grieve
Regimental number 113265, 1752
Battalion Number 8th |
8 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Thomas Grieve
Regimental number 11229, 127494, 260179, 428091, 527715
Battalion Number 181st, 1st, 47th, 4th, 71st |
2 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
David Grieve
Regimental number 102979, 24670
Battalion Number 13th, 67th |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Donald Grieve
Regimental number 464678
Battalion Number 62nd |
9 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
John Grieve
Regimental number 2130382, 2204418, 3040464, 335331, 457918
Battalion Number 101st, 18th, 21st, 60th |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Harvey Grieve
Regimental number 6304
Battalion Number 1st |
3 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Charles Grieve
Regimental number 11184, 3137704, 706799
Battalion Number 103rd, 4th |
2 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Norman Grieve
Regimental number 208270, 75090
Battalion Number 97th |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Frederick Grieve
Regimental number 79137
Battalion Number 31st |
2 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Henry Grieve
Regimental number 1048408, 703036
Battalion Number 102nd, 242nd |
3 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Alfred Grieve
Regimental number 225844, 2273373, 292169
Battalion Number 222nd |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Clarence Grieve
Regimental number 1282588
Battalion Number -- |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Albert Grieve
Regimental number 675773
Battalion Number 168th |
4 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Walter Grieve
Regimental number 1294, 282634, 80091, 805264
Battalion Number 136th, 219th, 31st, 8th |
4 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
George Grieve
Regimental number 30405, 5669, 748010, 802300
Battalion Number 117th, 135th |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Adam Grieve
Regimental number 3136132
Battalion Number -- |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Allen Grieve
Regimental number 18814
Battalion Number 9th |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Annadale Grieve
Regimental number 839135
Battalion Number 147th |
5 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Alexander Grieve
Regimental number 437860, 687337, 788859, 790013, 860038
Battalion Number 130th, 131st, 172nd, 179th, 51st |
2 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Harold Grieve
Regimental number 116858, 2557436
Battalion Number -- |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Roderick Grieve
Regimental number 3136133
Battalion Number -- |
6 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
James Grieve
Regimental number 1288259, 234402, 24141, 3206645, 534219
Battalion Number 13th, 203rd |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Cliver Grieve
Regimental number 3345306
Battalion Number -- |
4 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Robert Grieve
Regimental number 217035, 267302, 3340269, 928594
Battalion Number 100th, 153rd, 214th |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Leonard Grieve
Regimental number 1006655
Battalion Number 228th |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Harry Grieve
Regimental number 3132518
Battalion Number -- |
15 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
William Grieve
Regimental number 102920, 148475, 2260346, 2621996, 2743
Battalion Number 130th, 172nd, 173rd, 179th, 31st |
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