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
2 records from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
James McPartland
Regimental number 44022, 69703
Battalion Number 26th |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Edward McPartland
Regimental number 343276
Battalion Number -- |
1 record from
Canadian Archives Attestation Papers
Frederick McPartland
Regimental number 2082170
Battalion Number -- |
Through Ancestry.ca you can access the most comprehensive collection of military records available anywhere online. On this Remembrance Day, honour your military heroes and discover your story.