Cape Bretoners in World War Two
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The following sites were found helpful while creating my database. I
will be adding to this list as time goes on and hopefully all links
will remain active. I encourage anyone who views my website to submit any sites they have found of interest as well:
Canadian
World War Two Service Records are available from Library and Archives
Canada with certain restrictions and conditions as outlined at
the following site: Canadian Forces after 1918 (including Second World War) - Canadian Genealogy Centre - Library and Archives Canada
Cape Breton Related:
The Cape Breton Highlanders Home Page http://faculty.uccb.ns.ca/highlanders/
Historic Fort Petrie Home Page http://www.cbv.ns.ca/nwcomndx/fortptri/fpetrie.htm
Glace Bay Remembers - Enlisted Members http://www.johnbernardcroakvc.com/memorialenl.php?section=memorial
Inverness Academy Veterans Memorial Website http://www.ia.ednet.ns.ca/veteransmemorialwall/index.htm
Regiments (Cape Bretoners were part of all the following units) :
The Cape Breton Highlanders http://faculty.uccb.ns.ca/highlanders/
The North Nova Scotia Highlanders http://www.parl.ns.ca/highlanders/
The Nova Scotia Highlanders Regimental Museum http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/nshighregmuseum/
The West Nova Scotia Regiment http://army.ca/wiki/index.php/The_West_Nova_Scotia_Regiment
First Canadian Parachute Battalion http://www.1stcanpara.org/
First Special Service Force (aka The Devil's Brigade) http://www.execulink.com/~kiska/FSSFHomepage.index.html
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry http://www.rhli.ca/home.html
Lincoln & Welland Regiment http://www.iaw.on.ca/~awoolley/lincweld.html
Hastings & Prince Edward Regiment http://www.theregiment.ca/hastypee.html
Sherbrooke Hussars http://www.army.dnd.ca/sherbrooke_hussars/history_e.htm
Royal Canadian Air Force:
RCAF.com The History and Heritage http://www.rcaf.com/
Air Force Honours and Award http://www.airforce.ca/index.php3?page=wwii
Nova Scotia Fatalities http://www.parl.ns.ca/airforce/RCAF.htm
The Dambusters http://www.dambusters.org.uk/
Angels Eight - Normandy Air War Diary http://www3.sympatico.ca/angels_eight/
Bomber Command http://www.bomberhistory.co.uk/
RAF Bomber Command http://www.rafbombercommand.com/master_welcome.html
Royal Canadian Navy:
RCN Awards http://www.rcnvr.com/
History of the Royal Canadian Navy - Canadian Merchant Ship Losses, 1939-1945 http://www.familyheritage.ca/Articles/merchant1.html#N_29_
The Wrens of Nova Scotia http://thewrens.com/canada/novascotia/
WRCNS http://www.navalandmilitarymuseum.org/resource_pages/pavingtheway/wrcns_registry.html
Canadian Merchant Navy:
Ships in Atlantic Convoys http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/index.html
Billy McGee's List of Canadian Seamen Lost in WWII http://casualtylist.tripod.com/
Merchant Navy War Dead Database
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=history/secondwar/atlantic/merchant_search
Canadian Merchant Marine - Navy - Seaman http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/sailorjail/
American Merchant Marine at War http://www.usmm.org/ww2.html
Merchant Navy in World War 2 http://www.mikekemble.com/ww2/merchantnavy.html
A Tribute to the Merchant Seaman of WWII http://members.tripod.com/~merchantships/merchantseamentribute.html
Maritime Command Museum http://www.pspmembers.com/marcommuseum/index.html
Ships in Atlantic Convoys http://www.warsailors.com/convoys/index.html
Convoy Web http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/index.html?home1.htm~convoymain
OS and KOS Convoys http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/oskms/index.html
U-boat.net - The U-boat War 1939-1945 http://uboat.net/
General:
Canuck Home Page http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/
Veterans Affairs Canada Sites:
Canadian Virtual War Memorial http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem
War Medals (1939-1991) http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group04
Index of Medals and Decorations http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/list
Commonwealth War Graves Commission http://www.cwgc.org/
Canadian War Graves in Nova Scotia http://mapleleaflegacy.ca/mllpoct2000website/nova%20scotia.html
Remembrances Canada and the Second World War http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Militaris/
Forces.gc Director of History and Heritage http://www.forces.gc.ca/dhh/engraph/home_e.asp
Canadian War Museum http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/cwme.asp
Guysborough Vets http://www.angelfire.com/folk/guysboroughvets/Opening.html
US National War Memorial http://www.wwiimemorial.com/default.asp?page=registry.asp&subpage=intro
US Government Archives http://aad.archives.gov/aad/index.jsp
Royal Canadian Legion:
Legion Magazine Home http://www.legionmagazine.com/
Nova Scotia/Nunavut Command http://www.ns.legion.ca/
Branch #003 John Bernard Croak VC Branch, Glace Bay
http://www.johnbernardcroakvc.com/memorialenl.php?section=memorial
Branch #008 Breton Branch, Sydney Mines http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/syd/
Branch #053 Baddeck http://www.baddecklegion.com/cms/
Branch #055 Port Morien http://www.portmorienvmcs.ca/legion.htm
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