As of today, 254,296 of 640,000 files are available online via our Soldiers of the First World War: 1914–1918 database. Please visit the Digitization of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Service Files page for more details on the digitization project.
Library and Archives Canada is digitizing the service files systematically, from box 1 to box 10686, which roughly corresponds to alphabetical order. Please note that over the years, the content of some boxes has had to be moved and, you might find that the file you want, with a surname that is supposed to have been digitized, is now located in another box that has not yet been digitized. So far, we have digitized the following files:
- Latest box digitized: Box 4224 and Hebert.
Please check the database regularly for new additions and if you still have questions after checking the database, you may contact us directly at 1-866-578-7777 for more assistance.
Reblogged this on Roots to the Past.
Pingback: Update: CEF Service File Estimates Still on Target | Doing Our Bit
The service files that you recently added in the box 4200 range do not load, when the link is opened it brings you to a blank page.. Is this an error?
Hello, thank you for your comment. Boxes 4200 to 4203 were not part of the last upload but should be available by next month. While the staff attempt to follow the order, sometimes boxes are not ready in time due to prep work which must occur before the digitisation. Our apologies for this delay!
UPDATE:
the 4200-4203 boxes have now been loaded and should be available now.
Thank you for your patience!
My 95 year old friend will probably die before his father’s record appears.
Hello, We appreciate your patience while these important files are digitized. As noted above, clients may contact us at 1-866-578-7777 (option 8) for more assistance.
Shared with the volunteer co-curators for https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org.
We appreciate your efforts.