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poppies

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact21495
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV976.61.26
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV976.61.26
Description
Two original pressed poppy flowers in frame; Handwritten inscription in black ink reads: "Poppies from Battlefield of Givenchy. Gathered in 1916. Presented by Mr. Randle Taylor, 102 C.E.F." Two poppies are mounted on beige coloured paper beneath a piece of glass, within a wooden frame, painted black.
Object History
The poppies were gathered on the battlefield of Givenchy in 1916 and presented by Mr. Randle Taylor, 102nd Battalion C.E.F. Randle Taylor (1881-1963) was a Canadian citizen and resident of Vancouver. Randle Taylor volunteered for service on February 15, 1916. The Battle of Givenchy took place between December 18 and December 22 in 1914. The 102nd Battalion CEF was authorized on December 22, 1915, originating from Northern British Columbia. The Battalion embarked for Britain on June 18, 1916 and disembarked in France on August 12, 1916 where it fought as part of the 11th infantry Brigade, 4th Canadian Division in France and Flanders until the end of the war. Red field or corn poppies grew wild in clusters on and around the battle zones in the regions around Belgium and France. In May 1915, these vibrant red flowers caught the attention of a Canadian soldier by the name of Major John McCrae and inspired his poem "In Flanders Fields". During and after the war the poppy and its connection with the memory of those who died in that war was expanded to help the military and civilian survivors of that war.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Ceremonial Artifacts
Object Term
Flora, Pressed
Colour
Beige
Black
Measurements
10.5 cm x 14 cm x 1 cm
Country Made
France
Province Made
Hauts-de-France
Site/City Made
Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée
Subjects
Wars
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Plants - Flowers
Images
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booklet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39858
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.17.33
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.17.33
Description
Air Raid Precautions for Animals - Booklet -- [1942]. Booklet 5, part of the Air Raid Precautions House Hold Series; 23 p.; stapled spine. The booklet provides information on what to expect if an air raid occurs and how to care for both urban and agricultural animals during an attack. The booklet was published by the authority of Hon. J.A. MacKenzie, Minister of Pensions and National Health in accordance with the Civil Air Raid Precautions. The booklet issued under the direction of Hon. R. J. Manion, Director of Civil Air Raid Precaustions and was printed in Ottawa by Edmond Cloutier "Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty" in 1942.
Object History
Item was referred to by Harry Cutress who was a volunteer with the Burnaby Air Raid Precautions in South Burnaby during the 1940s.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Documentary Artifacts - - Instructional Documents
Object Term
Book, Instruction
Measurements
11.5cm x 15.5cm.
Maker
Edmond Cloutier
Country Made
Canada
Province Made
Ontario
Site/City Made
Ottawa
Publication Date
1942
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts
Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
Animals
Wars
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Emergency Measures - Civil Defence
Names
Cutress, Harry Charles
Air Raid Precautions (A.R.P.)
Images
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