How To Find Your Service Number Military

How to discover military service records and testament papers

Electric current armed services service records are institute at the Department of National Defence (DND) and and so are transferred to Library and Archives Canada (LAC) for condom keeping.

In that location are two ways to obtain these records:

You can search LAC'due south online databases.
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Yous tin send an Access to Data and Privacy (ATIP) online asking to either LAC or DND depending on when the member served.

Demand help? Phone LAC at one-866-578-7777 or send an electronic mail to daiprp-atipd@bac-lac.gc.ca.

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When did the member serve?

Choose one of the post-obit:

Online Database

Second Globe War (1939-1947)

Search the records of Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947

Search records of those who died in service between 1939 and 1947, including those killed in action, those who subsequently died of injuries related to service, and those who died as a issue of accident or illness while in service.

ATIP Request

Between 1919-1997 (1919-2007 for reserves)

Send an ATIP Online Request to LAC.

Library and Archives Canada keeps records for those who were in:

the regular forces between 1919 and 1997, including Permanent Force, Second World State of war (those who did not die during the war) and Korea;
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the reserves between 1919 and 2007 (not all files were retained) ;
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the Newfoundland Militia who served in the 2nd Earth State of war (note that not all files were retained).

Service records from this time are protected because they comprise personal information.

ATIP Request

Between 1998 to present (2008-present for reserves)

Send an ATIP Online Request to DND.

DND keeps records for those who were in:

the regular Canadian Forces between i January 1998 and today AND is either:
- currently serving,
- released from service or
- died in service
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the reserve Canadian Forces between 1 March 2008 and today AND is either:
- currently serving,
- released from service or
- died in service

Service records from this fourth dimension are protected considering they contain personal information.

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