Fonds 2012/17 - Iris Birtwistle fonds

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Iris Birtwistle fonds

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CA ON00093 2012/17

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  • [194-] (Creation)
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    Birtwistle, Iris

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1 photograph album (15 photographs: b&w; 9 x 14 cm or smaller)
5 photographs: b&w; 38.5 x 30.2 cm or smaller

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(fl.1939-1940)

Biographical history

Iris Birtwistle was a volunteer at the Catholic Soldiers Club in Aldershot, United Kingdom in late 1939 and early 1940. At the time, the club served as a base for the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Iris Birtwistle later became an ambulance driver during the Battle of Britain. She was commissioned and served the remainder of the war in the Women’s Royal Naval Service.

Custodial history

Photo album and oversized photos were received by the Army Section of the Canadian Defence Liaison Staff (London) in the United Kingdom in the spring of 2012, from Pip Astley Birtwistle, son of the fonds creator. They were passed to the Directorate of History and Heritage by LCol D.J.M. Janelle, Assistant Army Adviser, and received on 15 June 2012.

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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.

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Fonds received 15 June 2012 from LCol D.J.M. Janelle, Assistant Army Adviser.

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    No further accruals are expected.

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    One folder is stored in the oversized section.

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