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WW1 - CEF service file digitization progress

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mgnv Report 4 Nov 2014 21:12

LAC says:
In January 2014, we announced a project to digitize 640,000 Canadian Expeditionary Force personnel service files as part of the First World War commemoration activities of the Government of Canada. The goal of this project is to provide free access to high-quality digital copies of all service files in PDF format, anytime and anywhere.
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We are happy to inform you that we have started posting the digitized files online. They are accessible via our Soldiers of the First World War: 1914–1918 database. As of today, 76,330 files are available online. Regular uploads of about 5,000 files will take place every two weeks. All digitized files are searchable by name, regimental number and rank. We will inform you as more digitized files are added to the database.

Excerpted from:
http://thediscoverblog.com/2014/10/16/current-status-of-the-digitization-of-the-canadian-expeditionary-force-personnel-service-files/

It's my understanding that the first block to be digitized is surnames A-D, so if you want E-Z you can still order copies or view them in Ottawa.
If you want A-D, my guess is the files will stay withdrawn from general circulation, and there's no way to buy a copy right now, so you're forced to sit at home and wait for the free online copy.

Duplicate of http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1346347