Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5582600

Reference: RG 150, Volume 01 - 1

Title: Canadian Attestation Papers

Description: At the time of their enrollment in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Officer’s completed a Declaration Paper, volunteers a two sided Attestation Paper and conscripts a single sided Enlistment form. They each contain brief details about the individual. Images supplied by Libraries and Archives Canada. This source was connected by Imperial War Museums.

UPP: GBM/CAN-ATT/58772

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

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ID: 8514495

Title: Image of the service record card for Neils Aabels

Description: Has his name, service number and regiment but no other details

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=V0001-S001
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Additional: Provides back up information from the Government of Canada site

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ID: 8514768

Title: NY Passenger Arival list

Description: Good match to name and birth date

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXVD-X4W
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ID: 8514769

Title: Border crossings Canada to US

Description: Crossed at International Falls to Minnesota

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: https://familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3ANeils~%20%2Bsurname%3AAbel~%20%2Bbirth_place%3ADenmark~%20%2Bmarriage_year%3A1860-1870~
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ID: 8514770

Title: IGI birth information

Description: IGI records at Family Search

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: https://familysearch.org/search/tree/results?count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3ANeils~%20%2Bsurname%3AAabel~
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ID: 8514771

Title: Manifest

Description: Describes length of stay in US and Canada

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URL: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3R-8YJJ
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ID: 8514773

Title: US Draft

Description: Registration for US Draft

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-26444-11180-90?cc=1968530
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ID: 9310921

Name: see URL

Title: PDF of service records for C.E.F

Description: The first digitised record LACCEF-0000001 is added to this website Aug 8, 2018. It consists of 30 scanned pages for Neils a young Danish man living in Minnesota who was drafted to the Engineer pool as part of the outreach to men living in the United States in May 1918.

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=V0001-S001
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