Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 5753324

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8896 - 45

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/229414

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

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ID: 7311235

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

Connected by: Imperial1

URL: http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/618483/
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UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/487811

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Source information

ID: 8538196

Reference: gbm_victoria_cross

Title: Victoria Cross Recipients 1854-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Trevor321

UPP: GBM/VCR/1144

Credit: Courtesy of Findmypast

Source information

ID: 8538197

Title: Victoria Cross

Connected by: Trevor321

Source information

ID: 8562926

Name: see URL

Title: Canadian Virtual Memorial

Description: Details grave site etc and has attached bio and other memorabilia

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/618483?Ellis%20Wellwood%20Sifton
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Additional: Some attachments not found elsewhere.

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ID: 8562930

Name: see URL

Title: Canadian Great War Project CEF Soldier detail

Description: Excellent synopsis of official details and additional research

Connected by: Lizbet72994

URL: http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com/searches/soldierDetail.asp?ID=39765
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Additional: Has attached CEF record etc.

Source information

ID: 8569162

Title: Scanned documents in Elgin County Archives

Description: Letters from Ellis Sifton and from his sister to him. Saved from the website and uploaded for information purposes only.

Connected by: Lizbet72994

Source information

ID: 8571388

Title: Ellis Wellwood Sifton

Description: Official photo

Connected by: Lizbet72994

Source information

ID: 8740856

Name: Ellis Wellwood Sifton VC

Title: Dictionary of Canadian Biography

Description: Profile giving life, background and military experiences of Private Sifton VC

Connected by: Anne1202

URL: http://www.biographi.ca/sifton_ellis_wellwood
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Additional: names, family names and military details match the records of the CWGC and Canadian Attestation Papers.

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