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Here you can search for a Canadian who was killed in WWI and find the night and time their name will appear. The names include those killed in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, the Canadian Merchant Navy and the Canadian Army Medical Corps.

To begin, enter a Surname in the box above and click ‘Search’. If you have more information, such as First Name, Initial or Service number, enter it above to help narrow the search result. A successful search will display the individual’s name, Service Number, Rank, Regiment, Death date and the date and time their name will appear.

The time displayed will be accurate for each time zone. For example, if the time is November 5th, 8:55 PM the name will appear at 8:55 PM local Ottawa time, local Halifax time, local London time and so on. The name will also appear at 8:55 PM local time for each virtual vigil on this website.

The names projected in the vigil are taken from Canada’s Virtual War Memorial data base at www.vac-acc.gc.ca and include Canadian war deaths up to and including 1922. For more information about each of the 68,000, including their place of burial, you can explore the following sites; www.cwgc.org or www.warmuseum.ca.