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Consists of a 127 page typescript transcription of a WWI diary titled "The Day by Day Diary of a Machine Gunner". Holograph corrections and annotations appear throughout, possibly made by the diarist's son or daughter.
A detailed summary of diary can be found in the document attached to this AtoM record as: item: "Summary"
Consists of material created and accumulated by Walter Rippin during his service in the Boer War and WWI. Includes original photography, glass plate negatives, maps, serials, ephemera, and some small amount of correspondence.
Rippin, Walter WilliamConsists predominantly of research and draft material towards Humphrey Carver's 1945 publication, "Personnel Selection in the Canadian Army: A descriptive study".
Carver, Humphrey M.C.Consists predominantly of records pertaining to the military career of Ronald Reed Lilley. There is also scant records pertaining to Lilley's father, Charles W. Lilley, and his brother, C. J. Lilley. Both brother and father were also involved with the Canadian military.
The collection is divided into 6 series:
- Biographical Information
- Material Relating to service in WW II
- Material Relating to his military career from 1954 - 1963
- Material Relating to his career in the Canadian School of Infantry
- Photographs
- Books and Journals
Consists of photographs, textual records and military medals predominately related the military career and death in combat of James McNamara during WWII.
McNamara, James RichardConsists of 14 WWI era postcards. Only one contains correspondence. Many of the postcards appear to have been purchased as souvenirs at Eaton's Bookstall in Whitley Camp, UK.
Morris, JamesConsists of 29 loose pages of typescript poetry with holograph annotations. Poetry is autobiographical and relates to Strong's WWI experiences. Date of creation is presumed to be during the war; written on first sheet of collected poems: "written in France 1917"
Strong, Condren MauriceConsists of textual and photographic material attesting to the naval careers of Einar Olsen and his son Stuart. Of particular note are original photographs related to Royal Canadian Navy deployment in Korean during the Korean War. Includes images of the ships that took part as well as action shots from land and sea.
Fonds is divided into three series: Correspondence, Photographs, Miscellaneous.
Olsen, Einar T.Consists of one photograph album containing official World War One photographs. Item was produced by the studio of F. Wade Moses, Montreal PQ, and likely sold as a set during and after the war.
Notable images include: aerial view of the first Vimy memorial at Thelus Corner ; aerial view of an advance during battle of the Somme ; Ypres Cloth Hall in stages of ruin ; views of German trench works.
Babineau, Roger