63 records – page 2 of 2.

Pilot's flying log book

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1939-1940
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force, Pilot's Flying Log Book belonging to Elmer Wilson Martin (Can. C522). Book contains entries between June 29 and December 23, 1939 and January 13 and July 31, 1940 and Sept. 1940. Pilot training took place at Camp Borden where training for pilots, navigat…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force, Pilot's Flying Log Book belonging to Elmer Wilson Martin (Can. C522). Book contains entries between June 29 and December 23, 1939 and January 13 and July 31, 1940 and Sept. 1940. Pilot training took place at Camp Borden where training for pilots, navigators, air gunners, air bombers and flight engineers for the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces. According to the log book, Elmer Martin was trained on various aircraft at this location. Canadian Forces Base Borden is located in Ontario.
Subjects
Transportation - Air
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV019.37.10
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1939-1940
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 4, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
Documents
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R.C.A.F. train berthing card

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15101
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1940 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a "R.C.A.F. (Royal Canadian Air Force) Train Berthing Card issued to Wing Commander Martin, E.W.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a "R.C.A.F. (Royal Canadian Air Force) Train Berthing Card issued to Wing Commander Martin, E.W.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV019.40.25
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1940 and 1945]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
Less detail

Royal Canadian Air Force certificate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20313
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Sep. 1945
Collection/Fonds
Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force Certificate of Service issued to Flying Officer Joseph (Joe) Hardcastle Corsbie on September 8th, 1945.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
Series
Joseph H.C. Corsbie RCAF records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force Certificate of Service issued to Flying Officer Joseph (Joe) Hardcastle Corsbie on September 8th, 1945.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Corsbie, Joseph Hardcastle-Cumberland "Joe"
Royal Canadian Air Force
Accession Code
BV020.31.36
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Sep. 1945
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
19-09-2023
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
Less detail

Royal Canadian Air Force identity card

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15081
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
24 Oct. 1944
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card (folded) with 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force identification card for Elmer Wilson Martin and includes a photograph of E.W. Martin in military uniform.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card (folded) with 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm
Material Details
pink coloured card stock
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force identification card for Elmer Wilson Martin and includes a photograph of E.W. Martin in military uniform.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV019.40.16
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
24 Oct. 1944
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
Less detail

Royal Canadian Air Force identity card

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15082
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1944]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card (folded) with 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force identification card for Elmer Wilson Martin and includes a photograph of E.W. Martin in military uniform.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card (folded) with 1 photograph : b&w ; 4 x 4 cm
Material Details
blue coloured card stock
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force identification card for Elmer Wilson Martin and includes a photograph of E.W. Martin in military uniform.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV019.40.17
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1944]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
Less detail

Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot's Flying Log Book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20356
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1943-1945
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book ; blue cardstock cover ; 22.5 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot's Flying Log Book issued to Flight Officer Robert Leonard Love and used between April 19, 1943 and June 22, 1945. Log book includes authorization documents pasted within.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Robert Leonard Love fonds
Series
Robert Leonard Love RCAF records series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 book ; blue cardstock cover ; 22.5 x 19 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of a Royal Canadian Air Force Pilot's Flying Log Book issued to Flight Officer Robert Leonard Love and used between April 19, 1943 and June 22, 1945. Log book includes authorization documents pasted within.
Creator
Royal Canadian Air Force
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Transportation - Air
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Responsibility
Love, Robert Leonard "Bob"
Accession Code
BV023.24.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1943-1945
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-11-30
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
Less detail

Secrecy order

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15100
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1940 and 1945]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card (double sided)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a "Secrecy Order" published by the R.C.A.F. (Royal Canadian Air Force) with terms and prohibitions for all military during World War II. This card was issued to E.W. Martin.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card (double sided)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a "Secrecy Order" published by the R.C.A.F. (Royal Canadian Air Force) with terms and prohibitions for all military during World War II. This card was issued to E.W. Martin.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV019.40.24
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1940 and 1945]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Images
Less detail

Solider's pay book

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18843
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1943
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 booklet : 16 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of "CANADIAN ARMY / Soldier's Pay Book"; assigned to “Thomas Ramsay Hunter Shankie / 15th FIELD REGIMENT, R.C.A.", regimental number :K.15366" and dated Feb 1 1943 to July 31 1943.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Esther Love Stanley fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 booklet : 16 p.
Material Details
L: 12.4 cm W: 9.1 cm
Scope and Content
Item consists of "CANADIAN ARMY / Soldier's Pay Book"; assigned to “Thomas Ramsay Hunter Shankie / 15th FIELD REGIMENT, R.C.A.", regimental number :K.15366" and dated Feb 1 1943 to July 31 1943.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Shankie, Thomas Ramsay Hunter, 1920-1996
Accession Code
BV016.43.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1943
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Digital image created from orginal photograph by donor
Images
Less detail

Vaccination card

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15102
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1939 and 1941]
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a vaccination card issued to Wing Commander Martin, E.W. Card is a record of vaccinations received by E.W. Martin during his military service with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Elmer Wilson Martin fonds
Series
E.W. Martin military records and photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 card
Scope and Content
Item consists of a vaccination card issued to Wing Commander Martin, E.W. Card is a record of vaccinations received by E.W. Martin during his military service with the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Cards
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Martin, Elmer Wilson
Accession Code
BV019.40.26
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1939 and 1941]
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
February 8, 2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Less detail

Letter from Murray to May Bateman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15155
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
March 1947
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a handwritten letter to May Bateman from a person named "Murray". Return address at the top of the letter is "Y.M.C.A. Vancouver, B.C.". Murray writes to May expressing his extreme gratitude for her friendship.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
E.W. Bateman family fonds
Series
Bateman family World War II letters series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
2 p.
Scope and Content
Item consists of a handwritten letter to May Bateman from a person named "Murray". Return address at the top of the letter is "Y.M.C.A. Vancouver, B.C.". Murray writes to May expressing his extreme gratitude for her friendship.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Names
Bateman, Marianne May
Accession Code
BV020.27.42
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
March 1947
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
10-Feb-2021
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Less detail

Home nursing certificate

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4644
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1943
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate
Scope and Content
Item consists of a certificate for "Home_Nursing" awarded to Mrs. Flossie M. Parsons July 16, 1943.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 certificate
Scope and Content
Item consists of a certificate for "Home_Nursing" awarded to Mrs. Flossie M. Parsons July 16, 1943.
History
Flossie Maude Parsons (nee Smith) was born to George Henry Smith, a farm labourer, and Harriet Ann Savage on February 13, 1896 in Ealing, England. She immigrated to Canada with some of her family members in the early 1920s. They lived in Winnipeg for a few years as an older brother had settled there in 1912. She married Herbert Russell Parsons on June 23, 1928. They first lived in Vancouver and finally bought a home at 7091 Jubilee Avenue, South Burnaby in the early 1930s. In 1943, Flossie was certified in Home Nursing. Herbert Parsons was active during the Second World War as a volunteer for Civil Defence in Burnaby and worked as a salesman for Woodwards. The couple had no children. Herbert passed away on May 23rd, 1957 (age 84) and Flossie passed away on April 6, 1996 (age 100).
Other Title Information
Title based on content of item
Accession Code
BV017.38.9
Date
1943
Media Type
Textual Record
Less detail

Letter written by Gerald Frank Sanders

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription18832
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
30 Apr. 1945
Collection/Fonds
Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. of textual records
Scope and Content
Item consists of an air mail letter from Gerald Frank Sanders to his mother, Mrs. F (Harriet Agnes) Sanders, 4312 Spruce St., New Westminster, B.C.; written April 30/45. The letter is numbered "No. 32" and contains news of Gerald's time while stationed in Yorkshire, England during World War Two; a …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Gerald F. Sanders and Alice Sparman Sanders fonds
Series
Sanders family personal papers series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 p. of textual records
Scope and Content
Item consists of an air mail letter from Gerald Frank Sanders to his mother, Mrs. F (Harriet Agnes) Sanders, 4312 Spruce St., New Westminster, B.C.; written April 30/45. The letter is numbered "No. 32" and contains news of Gerald's time while stationed in Yorkshire, England during World War Two; a hand-written note on the front in pencil states: "Received / V-E-Day / May 7th / 1945".
Accession Code
BV018.34.6
Access Restriction
Subject to FIPPA
Reproduction Restriction
Reproductions subject to FIPPA
Date
30 Apr. 1945
Media Type
Textual Record
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-07-12
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Less detail

Political records

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription77051
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1955
Collection/Fonds
Brainerd family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Scope and Content
File consists of an election slip naming Lawrence Brainerd as agent for Ernie Winch, a Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) publication entitled "Policy for British Columba", a leaflet created in Vancouver for and about single, unemployed men staging a sit-in in the Post Office and Art Gallery en…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1938-1955
Collection/Fonds
Brainerd family fonds
Physical Description
0.5 cm. of textual records.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
MSS172-002
Accession Number
2013-05
Scope and Content
File consists of an election slip naming Lawrence Brainerd as agent for Ernie Winch, a Canadian Commonwealth Federation (CCF) publication entitled "Policy for British Columba", a leaflet created in Vancouver for and about single, unemployed men staging a sit-in in the Post Office and Art Gallery entitled "Post Office / 'Sitdowner's' / Gazette" and a Korean War propaganda leaflet describing the strength of the United Nations position (written in Chinese).
Media Type
Textual Record
Notes
Title based on contents of file
Less detail

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