Military MedalsThe Veterans Affairs Canada Web site provides descriptions and illustrations of Canadian Military Medals and Decorations [http://198.103.134.2/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu&CFID=12575938&CFTOKEN=73210420]. Research at Library and Archives CanadaMedal Registers (RG 9 IIA5)Library and Archives Canada holds the registers of medals awarded to individuals who saw active service in the:
A nominal card index is available onsite. The names of the recipients of the Queen's South African Medal are indexed in our South African War database. To request a search of the other medal registers and citations, please use our online Genealogy Inquiry Form. Personnel records for those who served in the First and Second World Wars indicate which medals were awarded. Research in Other InstitutionsFor information about medal entitlements and replacements, contact the appropriate office: Korean, First and Second World Wars: Honours and Awards Section United Nations and Long Service Medals: National Defence Headquarters Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea: The Chancellery Research OnlineFirst World World Campaign Medals (British Army and Royal Flying Corps) [www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=10&searchType;=browserefine&pagenumber;=1&query;=*&queryType;=1] Air Force Honours and Awards [www.airforce.ca/index2.php3?page=honours] Awards to the Royal Canadian Navy [www.rcnvr.com/] Use AVITUS to find other Web sites about military medals, including Victoria Cross winners. |