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If someone in Canada wanted to join in on World War 2 what was the process, requirements, and associated records for each step?
For example, did they have to do informal training first or do an oath first etc. ? What was the full process and associated records?
This would be for a non-officer who has no previous military experience. I'm interested in both voluntary and conscription paths although I think my ancestor did it voluntarily.
There are several paths of research that come to mind:
1939-1945 Canadian newspapers with enlistment advertisments and articles explaining the process to potential recruits
biographies, memoirs, and war diaries of Canadian soldiers
military history websites, such as the Canadian War Museum or Regimental sites
The Canadian War Museum has a section titled Democracy at War: Canadian Newspapers and the Second World War "A searchable archive of more than 144,000 newspaper articles and editorials documenting every aspect of the war."
Libraries and Archives Canada includes sample documents in their Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947
A list of Canadian infantry regiments has links to pages with more detail
