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Last Post on the Web is reserved for these groups:
1) Canadian citizens and Commonwealth subjects who were ordinary members of The Royal Canadian Legion at time of death;
2) RCL life members who were previously ordinary members; and
3) Canadian war veterans (WW I, WW II, Korean War, Gulf War) who were not RCL members at time of death.

Currently the Last Post Section appears in print twice a year, in the spring and fall. Notices must be submitted to Legion Magazine by RCL branches on forms available from the RCL national headquarters. To be timely and respectful, we only publish in our print magazine those notices received at our Ottawa office within one year of the person's death. We do not publish notices that lack a date of death.

This computer database has created the new dimension of a historical archive. To make that archive more meaningful, and to honour the deceased, we began in November 2003 to enter in the database those Last Post notices received from Legion branches more than one year after the date of death. These late notices will NOT appear in the print magazine.

Copyright: Reproduction or re-creation of the Legion Magazine Site Last Post database, in whole or in part in any form or media, is strictly forbidden and is a violation of copyright, which resides with Canvet Publications Ltd., the magazine's publisher.


Since 1928, Legion Magazine has honoured those Canadians who have served their country by publishing in print short death notices for Royal Canadian Legion members with military backgrounds, Canadian war veterans and Legion members with police service. With the advent of the Internet, we have created as a historical archive for your free use a Last Post database that goes back to February 1990. It contains over 115,000 names, but this number will rise as further entries are published in print and added to the collection twice a year. We will gradually go back further in time as our resources permit.
Sample Results
Last Name Rank First Name Unit Period of Service Location Year of
Death
A’HEARN    Hubert J.   6th Anti-Tank Regiment, LSH  World War 2, Korean War  Ontario  2005  
AADLAND  Private  Peter  Army  World War 2  Saskatchewan  2003  
AALDERS  Lance-Corporal  Roy L.  Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps  World War 2  KennetCook, Nova Scotia  1996  
AALTEN  Sergeant  R.H.  Canadian Forestry Corps  World War 2  Nakusp, British Columbia  1994  
AARON  Private  Alex    World War 2  Toronto, Ontario  2001  
AARON  Private  Irving  Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps  World War 2  Toronto, Ontario  1993  

 

Legion Magazine owes a special thank you to our volunteers Del McCreight, Ralph Schultz, William Gagne, Maj. Steven Blake and Sheila Johnston who are helping us process entries for this database.

The text box on the left side of this page explains our Last Post publishing policy in detail.

To browse, you can choose from the file of recent additions above or the main database below. You can also conduct a search by using a variety of criteria, including the deceased's military unit, theatre of service and the issue of publication.

Option A: Browse the database for last names starting with:

Option B: Conduct an individual search for:

Step 1: Fill in at least one field.

Personal Information
Hint: Use full or partial name.

Last Name:

First Name:
Year of Death:
Age Deceased:
Service Information
Hint: Supplying additional criteria will help to narrow your search results.
Rank:
 
(e.g. Captain, Corporal, Able Seaman)
Unit:
(e.g. Canadian Field Artillery not CFA) 
Period of Service:
Legion Branch Information
Hint: Supplying additional criteria will help to narrow your search results.  
Branch:
City:
Province:
Step 2: