The fonds consists of a panorama photograph of the 3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles, ‘C’ Squadron from Edmonton.
The 3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles was organized in December 1914 under the command of Lieut.-Col. F.O. Sissons and mobilized at Edmonton and Medicine Hat. The troops left Montreal in June 1914 aboard The Megantic and arrived in England in June 1915. By September the troops were in France. In January 1916 the troops were absorbed by the 1st and 2nd Battalions, Canadian Mounted Rifles. They were disbanded in December 1917.
There are no Dale’s listed in the 3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles Nominal Roll. However, ‘Cruikshank’ is written on the back of the photo and Charles Cruikshank is listed in the nominal roll as the next of kin for Private David Ritchie Richardson of Edmonton, AB.
The fonds consists of a panorama photograph of the 202 Overseas Battalion taken at Sarcee Camp on 14 Oct 1916.
Mair, WilliamThe fonds consists of a panorama photograph of the 138th ‘O’ Battalion, C.E.F. Sarcee Camp, taken on 11 Aug 1916.
O.C. Lt. Col. Belcher is seated in the front row, centre.
The fonds consists of three scrapbooks relating to HMCS Nonsuch activities from 1956 to 1962. Additional materials include 2 copies of a brief history of the unit written by the Rev. J.E. McGrane (Chaplain) in 1962 and the programme from the commissioning of the HMCS Nonsuch in September 1975.
HMCS NonsuchThis fonds consists of a proclamation, “A la population de Mons”, marking the end of World War I on 11 Nov 1918. It was given to Frank William Wiggins by Jean Lescarts, Burgomaster of Mons, Belgium, on that day in appreciation of the ending of WWI, paying tribute to the soldiers of the Commonwealth.
Wiggins, Frank WilliamThe collection consists of records accumulated by Alfred Bramley-Moore including a Northern Alberta Land Registration District Duplicate Certificate of Title belonging to Jonathan Hoffman, 1898, the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Divisional Cavalry - 19th Alberta Dragoons Roll of Officers, 1915 and an obituary of John J. Thompson, 1959.
Bramley-Moore, AlfredThis collection consists of a menu poster for the 19th Alberta Dragoons Sergeants’ Mess Annual Dinner, April 20, 1922.
19th Alberta Dragoons
The series consist of correspondence between Municipal Airport officials and City employees, other levels of government, clients, and private individuals relating to the operation of the Municipal Airport.
The fonds consists of records of James Taylor’s military career:
- a notice of parade for the Winnipeg Rifles, 90th Regiment, “A” Company, 1900;
- a Certificate of Discharge from the Winnipeg 90th Rifles, March 2, 1901;
- a one-page hand written personal account of James W. Taylor's time in South Africa, 1901-1902 (includes place, date and notes).
- 7 pages of typewritten accounts from James W. Taylor's diary in South Africa from February 24, 1902 to June 1, 1902; Certificate of Discharge from the South African Constabulary, February 21, 1903;
- a pass from the South African Constabulary, 1903;
The photographs are also from James Taylor’s military carrier and include Canadian troops in South Africa.
The fonds consists of military photographs including the Officers of the 66th Overseas Battalion in 1915 and the 49th Battalion’s return to Edmonton in 1919.
Ellinger, John D.