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Title: Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Post by: Hydes on Tuesday 05 March 24 13:17 GMT (UK)

Can anyone assist me with locating any kind of war service records for my grandfather? I don't even know where to start to find these kinds of records.

I don't know much on this apart from on his marriage certificate in 1945 his occupation was listed as Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps

Alexander Cecil Bell (B) 1902 (D)1998
From what I have found he lived in Ottawa, Onterio Canada for almost all of his life apart from short while where he was in Glasgow Scotland where he married my grandmother in 1945.

Title: Re: Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Post by: *Sandra* on Tuesday 05 March 24 13:29 GMT (UK)

Only the Canadian WW2 War Dead records are available, you would need to apply -

Email:  daiprp-atipd@bac-lac.gc.ca

Library and Archives Canada
Access to Information and Privacy Branch
550 de la Cité boulevard
Gatineau (Quebec) J8T 0A7
Canada

Sandra

I also added the decree nisi and other information on the other thread

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=860022.9

Title: Re: Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Post by: Hydes on Tuesday 05 March 24 13:33 GMT (UK)

Thanks again Sandra
 Just wondering by WW2 war dead certificates do you mean they are only available if they passed during the war ?

Title: Re: Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Post by: *Sandra* on Tuesday 05 March 24 13:38 GMT (UK)

Quote from: Hydes on Tuesday 05 March 24 13:33 GMT (UK)

Thanks again Sandra
 Just wondering by WW2 war dead certificates do you mean they are only available if they passed during the war ?

Sadly, yes - that is what was meant.  :'(

Sandra

Title: Re: Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Post by: Hydes on Tuesday 05 March 24 13:41 GMT (UK)

 :'( thats sad.

Is there any other way to locate any info if they lived on?

Title: Re: Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Post by: *Sandra* on Tuesday 05 March 24 14:17 GMT (UK)

Try email or snail mail letter  - reply 1  :-\

Unless of course someone can offer you a better method.

Sandra

Title: Re: Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Post by: polarbear on Tuesday 05 March 24 16:53 GMT (UK)

You will need to jump through some hoops but given the year of death you should be able to obtain your grandfather’s records. It’s not that only WW2 records are available, it’s that they are the only records available on line (as I understand it).

Info can be found here…

https://library-archives.canada.ca/eng/services/public/access-information-privacy/pages/make-atip-request.aspx#2

This thread is related to your topic and should have useful info…

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=880923.msg7534197

I expect the email provided by Sandra above could also be used for help with the process.

PB