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Category: 2017

  • Military Records in Canadian Orders-In-Council

    Military Records in Canadian Orders-In-Council

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    Patricia Greber
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    Reposting this for the 11-day Military Challenge Yesterday I spent some time searching on-line at the Library and Archives Canada’s website focusing on the Orders in Council. The records cover the years 1867-1924, and are further explained on the site as: A federal Order-in-Council is a legal instrument made by the Governor in Council pursuant to a statutory authority…