Searching+for+Soldiers

If you are interested in searching for Canadian Soldiers who served in Canada's Military you can use their database at: Library and Archives Canada: [| http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/military-peace/index-e.html]

Under Military and Peacekeeping, you can look up soldiers from various wars:

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Use the Search function on the side of the page to look up a soldier by name. If you search:


 * Jeremiah Jerry Jones,** you will find the Attestation Papers for a Negro soldier. This is a great way for students to follow the life of a soldier during World War I. If your students have the names of family members who have served, they could also look them up. You can also connect this to a news article about the same soldier (Jeremiah Jones) in Some Missing Pages when he was recognized for his service.

Perhaps if you have the names of other Black soldiers in the Wars we could begin a list here for students to find out more about them.