Lest We Forget Project– Created by: Marlo Wales
As you research your fallen soldier, please complete the following forms to aid in inputting the information into the fallen soldiers database.
ATTESTATION PAPERS
Surname ______
Christian Names ______
Present Address (if stated – street, town, province)
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Place of Birth (town, province, country)
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Date of Birth (month, day, year) ______
Next of Kin (name, address, relationship)
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Trade/Occupation/Calling ______
Marital status ______
Willing to be vaccinated ______
Previous military service (militia or active force) – date, details
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Understanding of Nature and Terms of Service (did he sign the attestation papers?)
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Number of dependents (wife, children, widowed mother)
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Date of Enlistment ______
Place of Attestation ______
Apparent Age (years, months) ______
Religion ______
Height (feet, inches) ______
Weight (lbs) ______
Eye color ______
Hair color ______
Complexion ______
Ethnic origin (if stated or take a guess) ______
Chest measurement (fully expanded, range of expansion)
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Identifying marks
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MEDICAL HISTORY
Date examined ______
Place examined ______
Gender ______
Age (years, months) ______
Trade/occupation ______
Height (feet, inches) ______
Weight (lbs) ______
Chest measurement
Minimum ______
Maximum expansion ______
Physical development ______
Vaccination marks (number, location)
Slight defects ______
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Considered fit for duty or not
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MEDICAL CARDS – there may be more than one
Hospital or Medical Station ______
Date of admission ______
Date of discharge ______
Disease/injury ______
Number of days in hospital ______
Remarks (summarized) ______
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Battalion/unit/division ______
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Diagnosis/treatment ______
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Hospital or Medical Station ______
Date of admission ______
Date of discharge ______
Disease/injury ______
Number of days in hospital ______
Remarks (summarized) ______
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Battalion/unit/division ______
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Diagnosis/treatment ______
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Hospital or Medical Station ______
Date of admission ______
Date of discharge ______
Disease/injury ______
Number of days in hospital ______
Remarks (summarized) ______
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Battalion/unit/division ______
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Diagnosis/treatment ______
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Hospital or Medical Station ______
Date of admission ______
Date of discharge ______
Disease/injury ______
Number of days in hospital ______
Remarks (summarized) ______
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Battalion/unit/division ______
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Diagnosis/treatment ______
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Hospital or Medical Station ______
Date of admission ______
Date of discharge ______
Disease/injury ______
Number of days in hospital ______
Remarks (summarized) ______
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Battalion/unit/division ______
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Diagnosis/treatment ______
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Hospital or Medical Station ______
Date of admission ______
Date of discharge ______
Disease/injury ______
Number of days in hospital ______
Remarks (summarized) ______
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Battalion/unit/division ______
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Diagnosis/treatment ______
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SIGNIFICANT LOCATIONS
Place of birth ______
Place of enlistment ______
Place of training (Canada) ______
Place of embarkation (Canada) ______
Place of disembarkation (UK) ______
Place of embarkation (overseas) ______
Place of disembarkation (overseas) ______
Place of death ______
Place of burial (initial) ______
Place of burial (final) ______
REGIMENTAL, DISCHARGE, DEATH INFORMATION
Nature of enlistment (voluntary, conscripted) ______
Soldier’s qualifications ______
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Rank upon enlistment ______
Highest rank achieved ______
Battalion/unit at time of enlistment ______
Military Force (army, navy, airforce, medic, other)______
Unit attached (at time of death) ______
Company (at time of death) ______
Theatre of War (Europe, Middle East, Atlantic, Mediterranean, etc)
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Prisoner of War (location) ______
Killed in Action (yes/no) ______
Survived war (yes/no) ______
Date of Death (month, day, year) ______
Age at time of death ______
Location death occurred ______
Name on headstone ______
Cause of death ______
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Original burial location ______
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Reburial location ______
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Final resting place (country, city, cemetery, plot, row, grave #)
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File Research Completed by ______
Verified by ______
Date ______