Soldier Information Cards

 

In Remembrance: Soldiers of Waterloo County


In honour of the contribution of Waterloo County men and women to Canada’s war efforts, the Grace Schmidt Room is pleased to present the "Soldiers Of Waterloo County" digital exhibit on KPL’s OurOntario.ca website.

 

Click here to view the Soldiers Of Waterloo County exhibit.


To browse the entire Grace Schmidt Room Digital Collection, click here.

 

 

 

Waterloo County Soldier Information Card Collection


In an attempt to document the many courageous men and women of Waterloo County who served Canada in the First and Second World Wars, Kitchener Public Library staff created soldier information cards.

 

These cards created during and shortly after each war, were compiled using newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs, and information contributed by soldiers and their families. Examples of the cards are shown below. Please click on the thumbnail to see an enlarged version.

 


 

 

The quantity of information on each card varies and a photograph may or may not be included on the card.

 

 

 

Soldier Information Card Index

 

In order to make the information in the soldier information cards more accessible to researchers, genealogists and family historians, staff of the Grace Schmidt Room have indexed the collection by surname:

 

Index for the World War I soldier information cards (pdf).


Index for the World War II soldier information cards (pdf).

 

The soldier information cards are available for viewing upon request at the Main Library. Simply let library staff know which names you wish to see and the cards will be retrieved for you.

 

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Digital Collection

 

We have also started to digitize the soldier information cards and are pleased to announce that solider information cards for World War I soldiers with the surname beginning with the letter "A" have been uploaded and are available to view online. 

 

To view the cards online, open the Soldier Information Card Index (above). If the soldier's surname is hyperlinked, you may click on it to see a digital copy of the card. 

 

Please note that the digitization of the soldier information cards will be a long-term project.  Cards will be uploaded as each letter of the surname index is scanned and prepared for viewing.  Check back often to see what’s new.

 

Many thanks go to our volunteers who have generously donated their time and effort to make this project possible.

 

 

 

Requesting Copies

 

For more information about this collection, or to obtain a copy of a soldier information card or cards, please email the Local History Librarian or call 519-743-0271, ext. 252.