Archival records and resources from the Second World War
Archival resources from Canada’s participation in the Second World War. Records include photos, honours, service files and death records.
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Services and information
Second World War - War dead service files (1939 - 1947)
Search the war dead service files from the Second World War.
Internment Camps in Canada during the World Wars
Records about the internment camps Canada used during the First and Second World War.
Military medals, honours and awards from 1812 to 1969
Search medal registers, citation cards and records of military awards given to Canadian soldiers from 1812 to 1969.
Navy service files from 1910 to 1941
Search ledger sheets of Royal Canadian Navy personnel who served from 1910 to 1941.
Molly Lamb Bobak's diary
Scanned pages of notes and images from the diary of Canada’s first female war artist.
Faces of the Second World War
Photos of Canadian men and women who served in the Second World War.
Features
Democracy at War
Browse this collection of more than 140,000 Canadian news stories and editorials, documenting every aspect of the war.