I use a variety of search terms and ways to try and find soldiers ... up to and including just checking numbers "scrolling through the numbers" ... meaning if a number is say 1111 through 2222 I'll search by changing the last digit then the last two and so forth, working from 1110 through 1119, to see who all attested in that block, where from, etc.

I play around in archivianet sometimes, wondering who enlisted in certain areas (example Selkirk Manitoba) or enlisted the same day etc as say, my Grandpa or Great Uncles, hoping to come across other relatives or people connected to back home areas.

The attestation papers can get really interesting. And I'm amazed at how many attested here in Canada that were from other countries like Scotland and England and most showed prior military service from wherever they hailed from. I find this really curious why soldiers from other countries would be here in Canada and attest here???

I don't have a life so must fill it with little things like this