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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Search the war dead service files from the Second World War.

Records about the internment camps Canada used during the First and Second World War.

Search medal registers, citation cards and records of military awards given to Canadian soldiers from 1812 to 1969.

Search ledger sheets of Royal Canadian Navy personnel who served from 1910 to 1941.

Scanned pages of notes and images from the diary of Canada’s first female war artist.

Photos of Canadian men and women who served in the Second World War.

Browse this collection of more than 140,000 Canadian news stories and editorials, documenting every aspect of the war.