WWII Resources

The following is a list of resources available on this site (and our Flickr site) related to the Second World War.

General

D-Day (6 June 1944) and Normandy Campaign:

War Diaries and Standing Orders:

Thanks to Warrant Officer Graham Humphrey for all his hard work transcribing these diaries and orders and adding photographs and routine orders in the appropriate places!

Scans of source documents complete War Diaries

Northwest Europe 1944-45 1st Bn QOR of C soldier search documents:

Over 16000 lines of information taken from Battalion Administrative Orders.  Including; personnel taken on strength, (TOS), struck of strength, (SOS), absent without leave, (AWL), attached, (ATT), promoted, demoted, tried by Courts Martial, punished, awarded medals and badges, married, embarked, disembarked, granted leave, and killed in action from 23 May 1944 – 25 Nov 1945. To look up a particular soldier, once you’ve downloaded the PDF file click “Control F” and type in the last name of the soldier, also you can use Serial Number.

Abbreviations Meaning

X-1 Prisoners of war (verified)

X-1 POW (D) Prisoners of War (Dieppe)

X-2 All ranks under sentence of detention, imprisonment or penal servitude

X-3 All ranks evacuated on medical grounds behind Regimental Aid Posts

X-4 Unposted reinforcements in the theatre of war belonging to the unit or corps

X-5 All ranks on courses of twenty-one days or over in the theatre of war

X-6 All ranks posted as missing

X-7 All ranks seconded from the Canadian Army to other Allied Forces in the theatre of war

X-8 All non-effective held at Base Reinforcement Units whose return to the UK has been authorized

X-9 All personnel held at Base Reinforcement Units, who, for one reason or another, are not available as reinforcements and whose disposition is still to be decided

X-10 All reinforcement personnel attached away from reinforcement units under appropriate authority

X-11 All Red Cross and Auxiliary services personnel

X-12 At depot awaiting discharge

Museum’s Flickr Photo Site (# of images)

"In Pace Paratus – In Peace Prepared"