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 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 1982. It currently contains over 200,000 names but this number will rise as further entries are published in print and updated with the newest entries throughout the year. We will gradually go back further in time as our resources permit.
All Canadian veterans are eligible for inclusion in the Last Post. Last Post is published as a free service in recognition of those who served their country and to allow readers to learn of the passing of comrades with whom they have served. The database, found at legionmagazine.com, is reserved for these groups: 1) Canadian citizens and Commonwealth subjects who were ordinary members of The Royal Canadian Legion at the time of death; 2) life members who were previously ordinary members; 3) Canadian veterans who were not Legion members at the time of death.
The database has historical value and can be searched by name, date of death, unit or period of service.
Forms for filling in the information are available at Legion branches. Those submitting notices are urged to be thorough and accurate. Type or print to ensure legibility. Submit notices promptly to ensure timely publication.
As long as the date of death is within the time period of entries on the website (1982 to present), the notice will be added to the database and appear in the printed edition. Notices within a year of the date of death can be submitted by family members, but entries that are more than a year old must come from a Royal Canadian Legion branch.
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.
Legion Magazine owes a special thank you to our volunteers Heather Meikle, Terry Prill and Robyn Zettler who are helping us process entries for this database.
Last Name | Rank | First Name | Unit | Theatre of Operations | Location | Date Deceased | Published |
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AADLAND | Private | Peter | Canadian Army | World War II | Saskatchewan, Canada | February 11th, 2003 | November/December 2003 |
AALDERS | Lance-Corporal | Roy L. | Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps | World War II | Kennetcook, Nova Scotia, Canada | April 27th, 1996 | August 1996 |
AALDERS | Private | Ray G. | World War II | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | September/October 2009 | ||
AALDERS | Brenton | World War II | Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada | October 5th, 2013 | March/April 2014 | ||
AALTEN | Sergeant | R.H. | Canadian Forestry Corps | World War II | Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada | November 24th, 1994 | March 1995 |
AALTO | Martin | Canadian Army | British Columbia, Canada | February 11th, 2007 | May/June 2007 | ||
AALTONEN | Private | Lauri | 48th Highlanders of Canada | World War II | British Columbia, Canada | January 14th, 2010 | September/October 2010 |
AARON | Private | Alex | World War II | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | March 23rd, 2001 | March/April 2002 | |
AARON | Private | Irving | Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps | World War II | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | March 3rd, 1993 | June 1993 |
AASEN | Private | Gordon S. (Pat) | South Saskatchewan Regiment | World War II | Marengo, Saskatchewan, Canada | December 8th, 1996 | September/October 1997 |
AASEN | Norman R. | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | September 13th, 2001 | March/April 2002 | |||
AASEN | Daisy | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | December 28th, 1983 | March 1983 | |||
AASLAND | Norman | World War II | Alberta, Canada | February 12th, 2008 | November/December 2008 | ||
AASTON | Private | Melvin | Canadian Army | World War II | Saskatchewan, Canada | February 8th, 2007 | November/December 2007 |
ABAR | Leading Aircraftman | Allan B. | Royal Canadian Air Force | World War II | British Columbia, Canada | February 12th, 2007 | November/December 2007 |
ABASS | Staff Sergeant | Lewis | North Nova Scotia Regiment | World War II | Stellarton, Nova Scotia, Canada | July 26th, 1999 | March/April 2000 |
ABBASS | Craftsman | Thomas | Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps | World War II | Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada | April 5th, 1995 | August 1995 |
ABBASS (SCOTT) | Delma E. | Royal Canadian Air Force | World War II | Nova Scotia, Canada | October 24th, 2003 | March/April 2004 | |
ABBEY | Calvin | United States Navy | World War II | Windsor, Ontario, Canada | December 22nd, 1991 | April 1992 | |
ABBEY | Lieutenant-Colonel | J.C. | World War II | Kingsville, Ontario, Canada | December 23rd, 1990 | April 1991 | |
ABBEY | General | Grant | Royal Canadian Artillery | World War II | Madison, Saskatchewan, Canada | 1984 | May 1985 |
ABBINETT | Sergeant | Frank J. | Royal Canadian Air Force | World War II | Welland, Ontario, Canada | August 18th, 2000 | March/April 2001 |
ABBINK | Private | Herman | Royal Netherlands Army | World War II | Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada | September 18th, 2002 | March/April 2003 |
ABBIS | Private | Eugene Patrick | Canadian Infantry Corps | World War II | Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada | February 1st, 1985 | May 1985 |
ABBORS | Master Corporal | Roland A. | Royal Canadian Air Force | Southport, Manitoba, Canada | January 1st, 2006 | Web Only | |
ABBORS | Master Corporal | Roland A. | Royal Canadian Air Force | Southport, Manitoba, Canada | January 1st, 2007 | May/June 2007 | |
ABBORS | Master Corporal | Roland A. | Royal Canadian Air Force | Southport, Manitoba, Canada | January 1st, 2007 | May/June 2007 | |
ABBORS | Master Corporal | Roland A. | Royal Canadian Air Force | Southport, Manitoba, Canada | January 1st, 2007 | May/June 2007 | |
ABBOT | Private | L.W. | World War II | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | April 24th, 1991 | July/August 1991 | |
ABBOT | Stoker 1st Class | Stanley Herbert | Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve | World War II | Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada | November 2nd, 1984 | April 1985 |
ABBOT | Stewart | World War II | Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | January 14th, 2012 | September/October 2012 | ||
ABBOTT | Captain | Richard D. | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | August 27th, 1996 | March/April 1997 | ||
ABBOTT | Captain | Thomas | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada | World War II | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | January 23rd, 1996 | May 1996 |
ABBOTT | Edwin | 59th Heavy Regiment Royal Artillery (Newfoundland) | World War II | Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | February 7th, 1996 | June/July 1996 | |
ABBOTT | Fireman | Winston | Merchant Navy | World War II | Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | February 28th, 1996 | June/July 1996 |
ABBOTT | Leading Aircraftman | Dennis A. | Royal Canadian Air Force | Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada | June 24th, 1996 | October 1996 | |
ABBOTT | Leading Aircraftman | William E. | Royal Canadian Air Force | World War II | Nepean, Ontario, Canada | June 21st, 1998 | March/April 1999 |
ABBOTT | Private | Kenneth W. | Canadian Army | Stouffville, Ontario, Canada | April 10th, 1997 | September/October 1997 | |
ABBOTT | Private | Louis E. | West Nova Scotia Regiment | World War II | Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada | January 27th, 1997 | September/October 1997 |
ABBOTT | Robert P. | Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve | World War II | Parksville, British Columbia, Canada | October 3rd, 1996 | March/April 1997 | |
ABBOTT | Sergeant | Douglas H. | Royal Canadian Air Force | World War II | Midland, Ontario, Canada | October 15th, 1996 | March/April 1997 |
ABBOTT | Lloyd K. | Merchant Navy | World War II | Surrey, British Columbia, Canada | June 9th, 2000 | November/December 2000 | |
ABBOTT | Lieutenant | Samuel F. | Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve | World War II | Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada | March 11th, 2000 | November/December 2000 |
ABBOTT | Gunner | George | 19th Canadian Field Artillery | World War II | Coldwater, Ontario, Canada | March 26th, 2001 | November/December 2001 |
ABBOTT | Glenn | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | March 16th, 2000 | November/December 2001 | |||
ABBOTT | Corporal | Donald J. | 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment | Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada | March 20th, 1996 | August 1996 | |
ABBOTT | Sapper | Ernest J. | World War I | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | November 2nd, 1995 | February 1996 | |
ABBOTT | Robert W. | World War II | Woodstock, Ontario, Canada | October 31st, 1995 | February 1996 | ||
ABBOTT | Chief Petty Officer | Victor J. | World War II | Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada | September 11th, 1995 | January 1996 | |
ABBOTT | Private | Frederick | Royal Newfoundland Regiment | World War I | Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada | May 16th, 1995 | October 1995 |