Fonds F2040 - Jack Leslie Summers fonds

Jack Leslie Summers, 1919-1994, was born in Saskatchewan and began a life-long career as a soldier in Wilkie in 1934 when he joined the local cadet corps. During the Second World War he went on active service in 1942 with the Royal Canadian Regiment, later transferring to the South Alberta Regiment. He served throughout the remainder of the war, and received the military cross. Following his return to civilian life he completed a graduate degree in pharmacy and taught at the University of Saskatchewan until 1987. He had a distinguished career and served with many pharmaceutical organizations. He was also an avid student of military history and published two books, Military Uniforms in Canada, 1665-1970. - Ottawa : National Museums, 1981, with Rene Chartrand; and Tangled Web : Canadian Infantry Accroutrements, 1855-1985. - Ottawa : Canadian War Museum, 1992. He toured and charted the battlefields of the 1885 Riel Rebellion (North West Rebellion) in the 1950s. He retired from the militia in 1973 with the rank of Brigadier General. He and his wife, Phyllis, had two children, David and Margaret.