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Basic training for A. R. P. workers
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5106
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- BV988.47.15
- Call Number
- 358.3 SUN
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- Sun Pub. Co.
- Vancouver Sun
- Publication Date
- 1940
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada--Civil defense
- World War, 1939-1945--Canada
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Wars
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
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Embroidery stitches, part 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5006
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.6.20
- Call Number
- 746.5 PIC
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pa.
- Publisher
- Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Publication Date
- 1921
- c1916
- Physical Description
- 44 p. : ill. : 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Embroidery--Study and teaching
- Stitches (Sewing)
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Object History
- Home sewing course used by Burnaby residents in the 1920's
- Notes
- Part 1 of 2
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Tight linings and boning
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4996
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.6.10
- Call Number
- 646 WOM
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pa.
- Publisher
- Education Corp. General
- Publication Date
- 1923
- c1915
- Physical Description
- 43 p. : ill. : 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "This instruction book is not included in your course of study, but is sent to show you just how to prepare your dress form for use. You will not be asked to report on this book." [Typed in purple ink and pasted to first page]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Dressmaking
- Sewing
- Linings (Sewing)
- Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Object History
- Home sewing course used by Burnaby residents in the 1920's
- Notes
- "Department of sewing" -- cover
- "Instruction paper with examination questions ; 5-2" -- Cover
- "This lesson is optional. You are not required to report on it unless you so desire. However, you are urged to study it diligently, to apply the instruction contained in it, and to answer the Examination Questions for your own satisfaction." -- Cover
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Tissue-paper patterns, part 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4994
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.6.8
- Call Number
- 646 WOM pt. 1
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pa.
- Publisher
- Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Publication Date
- 1923
- c1916
- Physical Description
- 32 p. : ill. : 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Dressmaking
- Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Object History
- Home sewing course used by Burnaby residents in the 1920's
- Notes
- Part 1 of 2
- "Department of dressmaking" -- coverXXX
- "Instruction paper with examination questions; 32A-2" -- Cover
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Tissue-paper patterns, part 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4995
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.6.9
- Call Number
- 746.9 WOM pt. 2
- Place of Publication
- Scranton, Pa.
- Publisher
- Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Publication Date
- c1916
- 1923
- Physical Description
- 24 p. : ill. : 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Answered" [Handwritten and underlined in pencil on front cover] "Netting Needle" [Handwritten, starred, and underlined in pencil on front cover] Some notes throughout.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Dressmaking
- Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Object History
- Home sewing course used by Burnaby residents in the 1920's
- Notes
- Part 2 of 2
- "Department of dressmaking" -- cover
- "Instruction paper with examination questions" -- Cover
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Better homes and gardens cook book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5420
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Edition
- Rev. ed., de luxe ed.
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Call Number
- 641.5 MER
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV012.14.168
- Call Number
- 641.5 MER
- Edition
- Rev. ed., de luxe ed.
- Place of Publication
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Publisher
- Meredith Pub. Co.
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cooking
- Cookbooks--United States
- Cookbooks--1940-1949
- Notes
- "Every recipe tested in Better Homes & Gardens' tasting-test kitchen" -- cover.
A real boys' book
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5042
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV010.12.5
- Call Number
- 823.08 BLA
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Blackie & Son Limited
- Publication Date
- 1945
- Printer
- Blackie & Son, Limited
- Physical Description
- 1 vol. (unpaged) : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Juvenile fiction
The Canadian mother and child
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6861
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Couture, Ernest, 1891-1970
- Publication Date
- 1941
- Call Number
- 618 COU
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV008.40.5
- Call Number
- 618 COU
- Author
- Couture, Ernest, 1891-1970
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- The Hon. Ian A. Mackenzie, Minster of Pensions and National Health
- Publication Date
- 1941
- Printer
- Edmond Cloutier
- Physical Description
- 231 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Inscription
- "Miss. Bricher" [ hand writen in pencil at top of front cover. The "h" may be a "k".]
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada. Department of National Health and Welfare
- Obstetrics
- Infants--Health and hygiene
- Notes
- Published by authority of the Hon. Paul Martin, Minister of Health and Welfare"
Edith Adams' sixth annual prize cookbook
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4903
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.18.7
- Call Number
- 641.5 ADA
- Author
- Adams, Edith
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- The Vancouver Sun
- Publication Date
- 1948
- Physical Description
- 64 p. : ill. : 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Cooking
- Baking
- Food
- Formulas, recipes, etc.
- Edith Adams
- Cookbooks--1940-1949
- Object History
- This item was purchased from the St.James United Church.
- Notes
- "Sun prize winners 6th annual cook book" -- Cover
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The gold stripe no. 2 : a tribute to the British Columbia men who have been killed, crippled and wounded in the Great War
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary4910
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- HV972.136.6
- Call Number
- 940.46771 GOL
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- [s.n.]
- Publication Date
- 1919
- Printer
- Pacific Printers
- Physical Description
- 160, xxviii : ill. ; 30 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- World War, 1914-1918--Literary collections
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian
- World War, 1914-1918--Registers of dead--British Columbia
- Veterans, Disabled--British Columbia
- World War, 1914-1918--Canada--Registers
- Notes
- "A book of war, peace, and reconstruction" -- Title page
- "Published for the benefit of The Amputation Club of B.C. in May 1919, the centenary of 'Victoria the Good'" -- Title page
- "A souvenir of the centenary of 'Victoria the Good' 1819-1919" -- Cover
- "The net profits of this publication will go to the Amputation Club of B.C., Vancouver for men who have been maimed and wounded in the Great War" -- Cover
- Includes index.
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New instructions on how to fight fire bombs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5109
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV988.47.20
- Call Number
- 358.3 CAN v.2
- Place of Publication
- Ottawa
- Publisher
- Edmond Cloutier
- Publication Date
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 4 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Canada--Civil defense
- Incendiary bombs
- Fire extinction
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Leaflets
- Wars
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
- Notes
- Version 2 of 2
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Personal material
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82732
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1978]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlai…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1910-1978]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hazel Simnett collection
- Physical Description
- 9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- MSS167-008
- Accession Number
- 2013-22
- Scope and Content
- File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlain from Liverpool and a letter from the Office of the Mayor addressed to Mary Ann Simnett for her ninetieth birthday. Also included is a photograph (see item 559-001). Also included are newsclippings regarding Robert Burnaby and the "Bygones of Burnaby" book, a programme of the Robert Burnaby Commemorative Dinner, a photocopy of "The Argus" (Burnaby South High School's newspaper) from 1938, a programme from Madys Pridmore Brown's Variety Programme, "The Buzzer" Volume 40 Issue 16 advertising Vancouver street cars, New Vista Society certificate addressed to Hazel Simnett, an envelope of Fenwick Lansdowne bird prints from 1957 and a print of the Royal Family found in a cardboard envelope postmarked 1972.
- Subjects
- Arts - Paintings
- Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
- Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
- Performances - Concerts
- Organizations - Societies and Clubs
- Personal Symbols - Certificates
- Transportation
- Persons - Royalty
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Graphic Material
- Notes
- Title based on note accompanying file on folder ; The Argue was stapled together
- Simnett personal papers series
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
Affidavit re proof of age for Elmer Wilson Martin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15105
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 16 May 1946
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an Affidavit in the Matter of Proof of Age for Elmer Wilson Martin. The Affidavit is signed on May 16, 1946 by Elmer Wilson Martin's mother, Bethia Martin and is signed proof of his date of birth in Saskatchewan and is signed by a Notary Public, Alexander J. Gordon.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an Affidavit in the Matter of Proof of Age for Elmer Wilson Martin. The Affidavit is signed on May 16, 1946 by Elmer Wilson Martin's mother, Bethia Martin and is signed proof of his date of birth in Saskatchewan and is signed by a Notary Public, Alexander J. Gordon.
- Accession Code
- BV019.40.43
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 16 May 1946
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- February 8, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
Ailsa Paige
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5063
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV007.21.18
- Call Number
- 813.5 CHA
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Publisher
- McLeod & Allen Publishers
- Publication Date
- 1910
- Physical Description
- 501 p. : ill.
- Inscription
- "150", in pencil at top of front endpaper "K. Grayson"?, handwritten in brown ink on front endpaper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Fiction--20th century
- Subjects
- Documentary Artifacts - Books
Air mail letter from Brigadeer Colin Fox to May Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15128
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 18 Jun. 1943
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an air mail letter written by Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin tells of how…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an air mail letter written by Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter, Colin tells of how he's happy to be back with his regiment after finishing his stay in hospital; thanks May for the chocolates that she sent and how he expects to receive his third stripe which means a raise on top of his Sergeant's pay.
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.16
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 18 Jun. 1943
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Address on front of air mail letter reads: "Miss M. Bateman / 3896 W. 25th Ave. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"
- Return address on front of air mail letter reads: "K 19022 Bdr. C.R.Fox / 44th Fld. Bty. / 13th Fld. Reg't. R.C.A. A.F. / Cdn Army Over"
- Stamp in blue ink on front of air mail letter reads: "13 FD. RECT. R.C.A. / OUT GOING MAIL"
- Circular post mark on front of air mail letter reads: "FIELDRCST_OFFICE / * JU 19/ 43"
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Air mail letter from Colin Fox to May Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15143
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 5 Dec. 1944
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a typewritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a typewritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter Colin describes his health recovering from his wounds; shares his current experience in Holland near the German border; recalls a visit to Belgium; tells of how other fellows that landed on D-Day will be taking leave in England and that he would like to visit Paris on his next leave.
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.31
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 5 Dec. 1944
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Air mail letter is addressed to: "Miss May Bateman / c/o Miss Ruth Dale / Box 167 , / WEST SUMMERLAND, B.C."
- Circular postmark stamps read: "WEST SD... [sic] / AM / DE 23 / 44/ ..." and "DEC 21 / 6 PM / 1944"
- Stamp on outside of air mail letter reads: "PASSED BY / CENSOR / No. / 11800"
- Return address on outside of air mail letter reads: "K19022 Sgt. / C.R.Fox"
Images
Air mail letter from Colin Fox to May Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15145
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 27 Dec. 1944
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a typewritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a typewritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter Colin reflects on how he spent Christmas day and how he discovered that the camp cook came from the Burnaby Lake area.
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.32
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 27 Dec. 1944
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Air mail letter is addressed to: "Miss M. Bateman / c/o C.P.R. Land Dept. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"
- Circular postmark stamps read: "FIELD POST OFFICE 403 / 8 / DE 29 / 44"
- Stamp on outside of air mail letter reads: "PASSED BY / CENSOR / No. / 11800"
- Return address on outside of air mail letter reads: "K19022 Sgt. / C.R.Fox"
Images
Air mail letter from Colin Fox to May Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15146
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 20 Dec. 1944
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a typewritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a typewritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter Colin thanks May for the Christmas parcel she sent; how he received a backlog of letters addressed to him at the convalescent hospital; how the boys that landed on D-Day are taking leave in England; describes a Christmas party that his regiment put on for twenty kids in a nearby town and says that he looks forward to a good Christmas dinner provided there isn't any unexpected action.
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.33
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 20 Dec. 1944
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Air mail letter is addressed to: "Miss M. Bateman / c/o Miss Ruth Dale / West Summerland / B.C. / Canada / Box 158" (crossed out address reads: "c/o C.P.R. Land Dept. / Vancouver B.C...")
- Circular postmark stamps read: "JAN 4 / 8 PM / 1945" and " SUMMERLAND / AM / JAN 6 / 45"
- Stamp on outside of air mail letter reads: "PASSED BY / CENSOR / No. / 11800"
- Return address on outside of air mail letter reads: "K19022 Sgt. / C.R.Fox"
Images
Air mail letter from Colin Fox to May Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15147
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 8 Feb. 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. In his letter Colin tells of how his regiment is now in Germany and that he is writing to her from a bombed out cellar in a German town; he tells of his current position as Battery Signal Sergeant and of how he and his regiment observed a German soldier being captured.
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.34
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 8 Feb. 1945
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Air mail letter is addressed to: "Miss M. Bateman / c/o C.P.R. Land Dept. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"
- Circular postmark stamps read: FIELD POST OFFICE.../ FE 12 / 45"
- Stamp on outside of air mail letter reads: "PASSED BY / CENSOR / No. / 11800"
- Return address on outside of air mail letter reads: "K19022 Sgt. / C.R.Fox"
Images
Air mail letter from Colin Fox to May Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15148
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 28 Feb. 1945
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. Co…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 p. (double sided and folded)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to his aunt Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment with the 44th and 78th Canadian Field Battery. Colin writes his letter while in Germany; he describes the current state of the war there and how the soldiers are eating much better.
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.35
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 28 Feb. 1945
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Air mail letter is addressed to: "Miss M. Bateman / c/o C.P.R. Land Dept. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"
- Circular postmark stamps read: FIELD POST OFFICE 487 / * / MR 3 / 45"
- Stamp on outside of air mail letter reads: "PASSED BY / CENSOR / No. / 11800"
- Return address on outside of air mail letter reads: "K19022 Sgt. / C.R.Fox"