Step Two: Researching a Canadian lost during the campaign for the
Liberation of the Netherlands
You will be assigned a soldier and you will learn as much as you can about him. These websites will assist you in learning about your soldier.
Veterans Affairs Canada: Canadian Virtual War Memorial -
http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial
Commonwealth Graves Commission http://www.cwgc.org
To check whether they have any citations (which are awards and medals)
Go to Canadian Data Base for ARMY 1939-1969
Go to this website if your soldier is from the Air Force click here
If you want to understand or see what the medals are about
click here
To check whether they have any citations (which are awards and medals)
Go to Canadian Data Base for ARMY 1939-1969
Go to this website if your soldier is from the Air Force click here
If you want to understand or see what the medals are about
click here
Name (full
name)
|
Date of
birth
|
Military
rank and fill in service #
|
Military
unit
|
Date died
|
Family
information
|
List
information about life before going into the military.
|
Which war
(or wars) did they participate in?
|
Which
cemetery can you find their gravestone?
Describe the location of the cemetery? |
What is
written on his gravestone?
|
List any
citations (awards/medals)
|
Find a
picture of them and add it to your worksheet.
|
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