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The Commonwealth War Graves Commission was established in 1917 by Royal Charter to honour the men and women of the British Commonwealth who died in the World Wars. One way the commission does this is by constructing cemeteries and erecting grave headstones.

This database contains a collection of cemetery and memorial registers from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. It is comprised of 16 printed volumes containing 106 registers and covering approximately 250 cemeteries.

Each book of cemetery records gives a brief history of events in the area leading up to the creation of the burial ground. There are also descriptions of the numbers and nationalities of those buried.

Most records will show Name, Regiment/Service, Rank, Service Number and Data and Place of Death. Many records give further personal information such as Age, Family Relationships etc.

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Ancestry.com.au has an extensive collection of military databases online containing more than 16 million names and thousands of different government records from all over the world.

Some key collections include:

	ANZAC Memorial, 1914-1918 The Anzac Memorial, was a book compiled to commemorate those who served in the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps and died in World War I.
	British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 The Medal Index Cards collection is the most complete listing of individuals who fought in the British Army in WWI, containing approximately 90% of soldiers' names.
	British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 This database contains the surviving service records of non-commissioned officers and other ranks who served in WWI and did not re-enlist in the Army prior to World War II.
	British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920 This database contains service records of non-commissioned officers and other ranks who were discharged from the Army and claimed disability pensions for service in WWI.
	England, The National Roll of the Great War, 1914-1918 A 14 volume series of short biographical sketches of British soldiers who served, in World War I. Information for the entries was submitted by family members or the soldiers themselves.
	US World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 In 1917 and 1918, approximately 24 million men living in the United States completed a World War I draft registration card. These registration cards represent approximately 98% of the men under the age of 46.
	U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 This database contains information on about 8.3 million men and women who enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II.
	Canadian Soldiers of World War I, 1914- 1918 This database contains an index to the Attestation papers of men enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) of World War I.

Irish Emigration Records, Montreal (1823-1849)
This database contains various records and reports of Canadian emigration agents James Allison and A.J. Buchanan. The records come from a variety of sources. Among the various records are a few emigration and orphan lists. These lists have been indexed and searchable by name. The remaining records, such as the memoirs, letters, and correspondences, can be viewed by browsing the images.

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1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
The population of Canada's western half grew significantly in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as the Canadian Pacific Railway was completed and immigrants began to settle in the area. The province of Manitoba, which was originally created in 1870 and was comprised basically of the city of Winnipeg, continued to expand in size over the years. In 1905 its borders were redefined as the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created.

Beginning in 1906 a special census of the Prairie provinces was taken 5 years after every national census from 1906-1956. In 1956 national censuses began being taken every 5 years. These special censuses allowed the government to keep track of the rising population in these regions of the country.

This database is an every name index to individuals enumerated in the 1916 Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta and also includes images of the original census documents

Information listed includes: name of each person in the househould, gender, age, birthplace, relationship to head of household, year of immigration to canada, military service, and religion.

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