the Canadian Archives has steadily improved its site list of the soldiers of WW-I. Most of the enlistment (attestation) papers have been scanned. http://www.archives.ca/02/02010602_e.html I have noticed several things here; one, that men up to the age of 35 signed up. Back then - 35 year-old farm hands were fit enough to go to war. And another thing: some Yanks got impatient and ran north to get in action sooner. As well as some Brits . Some who were refused because of higher standards in their own country, went to Canada, who were eager to show how much cannon fodder we could provide. It was referred to as the "Canadian Expeditionary Force" because Britain provided most of the top brass, and the war planning, and we just sent mostly grunts. Until deaths caused a lot of promotions in the field, and we proved (Ypres, Vimy) what a Canuck could do. So if you have a missing male, twixt 18 and 35 in the WWI years, he might be found on this site. There is no notes here as to whether he came home, but at 20 cents per page, you can order the entire war record (typical: 100 pages) daveT-ibssg