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By Jakealoo on January 25, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Canadian WW2 Service Files Part 2: Died (1948-present)

Part 1 of my two-part series on obtaining Canadian Second World War service files dealt with records belonging to those who died in service between 1939 and 1947. Part 2 […]

By Jakealoo on January 15, 2019 • ( 5 Comments )

Canadian WW2 Service Files: Part 1 – War Dead (1939-1947)

*Updated January 21, 2019* Over the past year I’ve received an increasing number of requests for information on Canadians who served during the Second World War. Obtaining their service file […]

By Jakealoo on December 23, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

Merry Christmas and Best Wishes to Everyone in 2019

I’d like to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I look forward to sharing more information with you in 2019, including articles on […]

By Jakealoo on November 12, 2018 • ( 2 Comments )

My Family’s Deadly Encounter with ‘The Spanish Lady’ in 1918

Just over 60,000 Canadian servicemen and women died during four years of fighting in the First World War however the death toll from the Spanish Flu pandemic that spread across […]

By Jakealoo on October 26, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Update: 1st Canadian Sanitary Section Photograph

I’m pleased to report that a soldier in a photograph I published nearly five years ago has recently been identified by his granddaughter. Private John Hamilton Byrne is sitting on […]

By Jakealoo on October 22, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

Brantford Ontario Honours Private Thomas S. Shearman

Brantford, Ontario is marking the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice with street-pole banners remembering twenty soldiers who served their country in the First World War. I’m very pleased to report […]

By Jakealoo on September 6, 2018 • ( 1 Comment )

Unpublished Memoir Sheds Light on P.O.W Experience

I’ve written several articles on Sgt. Thomas Diplock over the past few years but who better to tell his story than the man himself. I would like to thank Sharon […]

By Jakealoo on August 25, 2018 • ( 3 Comments )

Reunited! Another Diplock P.O.W. Postcard Returns Home

In April 2016 I wrote an article describing how a 1915 Christmas card posted by Sgt. Thomas Diplock from Giessen P.O.W. camp was reunited with his family. That happy outcome […]

By Jakealoo on June 13, 2018 • ( 7 Comments )

Utilizing Trench Maps: Part 2 – Map References & Case Studies

This is the second of two articles on using trench maps in your research. Part 1 provided an overview of digitized trench map resources. This article includes tips on finding and […]

By Jakealoo on June 5, 2018 • ( 4 Comments )

Utilizing Trench Maps: Part 1 – Digitized and offline Resources

This is the first of two articles on using trench maps in your research. Part 1 provides an overview of digitized trench map resources while Part 2 will include tips […]

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