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Fonds consists of one small photo album with handwritten notes and fifteen small black and white photos taken during the Second World War. Includes two small newspaper clippings. These photos were collected by Iris Birtwistle and other female volunteers at the Catholic Soldiers Club in Aldershot, United Kingdom. Also includes five mounted photographs, some duplicates, of members of 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Coy., Canadian Active Service Force (C.A.S.F.) and Headquarters 1st Canadian Infantry Brigade.

Series consists of an edited transcript of an interview with Rear Admiral Walter Hose by Bill Herbert at some time during the 1950’s, regarding his service in the Royal Canadian Navy.

Fonds consists of material documenting Robert A. Logan's activities with the Canadian Arctic Expedition of 1922 to investigate conditions effecting aircraft in the Arctic Islands. Includes correspondence re Logan's aerial photography training and aerial navigation training, the early history of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the First World War operations, arctic flying and sovereignty questions in 1922. There is are various documents about the RCAF Ground Instructional Section and Photographic Section during the early 1920s.

Fonds consists of correspondence between Lloyd S. Breadner and his parents, and documenting his service and activities with the Royal Naval Air Force during the First World War in Great Britain and France. Subjects discussed include his training, flights, life with various squadrons, his receiving the Distinguished Service Cross, and family life. Also includes some post-war correspondence.

Fonds consists of selected correspondence relating to Ferry Command and No. 44 Group during 1942-1943 and to reports of Air Ministry production during 1940-1942 and documents concerning air operations and the analysis of bombing tactics and strategy. There are also British Cabinet and Allied Command papers relating to Operation "Overlord".

Fonds consists of a brief manuscript, entitled "Forty years after". The manuscript contains Ward's recollections of his experiences as a flying control officer in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. There is also a brief newspaper clipping announcing his promotion to Squadron Leader.

Collection consists of research material on Ernest Donat Therrien’s experience as a prisoner of war during the Second World War. Includes emails between Janie and Gary Therrien and Dr. Steve Harris listing the 22nd Armoured Regiment’s movements from mobilization until the end of the war. Also includes emails describing different sources of information that were consulted including Library and Archives Canada, The Red Cross, and The Memories Project. The research material contains an excerpt from the book “A Measure of Protest” written by A.H. LeReverend who was a POW at Stalag XIB with Ernest Therrien. Copies of the 22nd Armoured Regiment’s War Diary for 24 October 1944 to 29 Oct 1944, and Orders for 27 October 1944 are included in the research along with emails exchanged between Jakke Arnouts in Essen, Belgium and Janie and Gary Therrien in relation to the precise location Ernest Therrien was captured and a possible tour of the site.

Collection consists of reproductions of late eighteenth-century documents that belonged to the heirs of Madame DesBoisrenard and related to the lands near the village of Vimy, France and the present-day Canadian National Vimy Memorial. Documents include a surveyor's map of the lands with a report, and legal documents listing the various pieces of land with their limits, names of tenants and rents in money and goods collected from the properties.

Fonds consist of correspondence with the Secretary of War from November 1800- September 4 1863, including the War of 1812. Correspondence covers operations of the army, administration of the War Dept., appropriations, military commissions, military posts and establishments, general courts martial and annual reports, appointments, militia lists, promotions, pay lists, accounts, and rolls. Signed persons include the President of the United States James Madison, Secretaries of War John Armstrong and James Munroe, Chief Clerk Daniel Parker, Adjutant General Charles Nourse and US Marshall to the District of Columbia Tench Ringgold.

Fonds consists of copies of documents dealing with discussions on naval defence matters on the East Coast from 1867 to 1907, mainly during the turning of the century. They were written by or to General Laurie. Includes correspondence, minutes of meetings and new law proposals. The focus was on the creation of a colonial naval reserve in Canada, from among the fishermen in Nova Scotia and possibly Newfoundland.

Fonds consist of a copy of a purchase order issued by the US Army Signal Corps in 1908 to the Wright Brothers for the manufacture and delivery of a heavier-than-air flying machine.

Series consists of miscellaneous naval files pre-dating 1910. Includes more recent photographs of historic ships and sites, as well as modern reproductions of pre-1910 images. Includes sketches, slides and negatives of early British ships, blueprints or plans and details of figureheads, and illustrations of ships and naval sea battles.

Fonds consists of transcriptions of letters and copies of photographs sent home by Lionel Austen-Leigh from his time on HMSC CC-1. The letters date from the beginning of Austen-Leigh’s time on HMSC CC-1 in 1914 to his discharge in 1915. There are two black and white photographs included with the letters. One photograph is of the submarine CC-1. The other photograph is of the submarine’s crew. Finally there is a photocopy of one of the original letters which contains a hand-drawn image of the submarine.

Fonds consists of one pamphlet, published in 1915 by the Department of Militia and Defence, entitled “How to Qualify: A Short Guide for Officers, and Non-Commissioned Officers of the Cavalry and Infantry, Canadian Militia”. Specifically, the pamphlet provides instructions on qualifying courses, held at various Cavalry and Infantry Schools of Instruction in Canada, for officer candidates. Also provides a list of recommended books officers are encouraged to obtain before attending a course, as well as a syllabus of both Infantry and Cavalry courses (Appendix I and II).

Fonds consists of extracts from diaries of Rupert Berger and Sepp Schlager recounting the Battle of Jutland of 1916, translated into English by Ernst Lahner. Also includes a copy of a pencil drawing by Sepp Schalger, and a diagram showing where on the Spitfire the impact occured.

Fonds consists of Fortress Orders for the Military District No. 6 (HQ Halifax) from the period 1908 to 1909 that are catalogued as 95/82 and three original volumes of Fortress Orders for the Military District No. 6 (HQ Halifax) from the period 1914 to 1916 that are catalogued as 2003/42. The Fortress Orders consist of instructions regarding garrison duties, mobilization, gun practice, rations, court martials as well as inspections of CEF units, etc. The three volumes from 1914 to 1916 also include one colour image entitled “Canadian Soldier” from the painting by Lilias Torrance Newton, RCA.

Fonds consist of a First World War typescript diary and two photograph albums by Lieutenant Cyprian Herbert Andrews that documents his service with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). Andrews’ diary spans from the 30 September, 1917 – 6 February, 1918. He records his experiences in the diary with the RFC through the various squadrons: 83 Squadron, 90 C.T.S, 91 C.T.S, and 87 C.T.S. He also documents his cadet training at the School of Military Aeronautics and his flight experiences across different locations. The photographs albums accompany his diary on life in the RFC, and includes pictures of the various camps, classes, locations, planes and fellow RFC members Andrews encounters.

Series consists of photographs of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the First World War. Photographs primarily depict military life in the training camps in Canada. Most of the files include captions that supplement each photograph.

Fonds consists of one oversize ledger entitled “Record of Service OMFC Medical Units”. The document contains information on various medical units during the First World War including unit names, dates and commanding officers. The entries also include a remarks section that makes note of various matters of interest such as notable individuals, transfer of patients, or events such as bombings or the awarding of medals. Certain entries in the ledger are followed by a skeleton history of the unit. There are 89 entries in total. Additionally, there is a two-part photocopied map of the south of England enclosed with No. 2 Advanced Depot Medical Stores. The map includes many of the units mentioned in the ledger but does not appear to be contemporaneous with it.

Series consists of files relating to the proposed Mackenzie River Basin expedition in 1921. Includes correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, expense accounts, lists, maps, and photographs.