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Air mail letter from Colin Fox to May Bateman

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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
Series
Bateman family World War II letters series
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.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Documentary Artifacts - Letters and Envelopes
Names
Fox, Colin Rhodes
Bateman, Marianne May
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"
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Glen Boal and Tom Boal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4244
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1935 and 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tom and Glen Boal, sitting in an old tree in the back yard of their home on Norland Avenue. The back of the Boal house and raspberry canes are in the background. 4319 Norland Ave
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print ; 10 x 15 cm
Material Details
Handwritten text in ink on back reads: "Tom & Glen Boal Norland Ave. / late 1930's. They grew raspberries & / shipped them by train back East & / grew bulbs (daffodils) & sold to Forest Lawn / Glen's dad had lost an eye in the 1st WW / & had TB. Spent time in sanitorium of / TRANQUILLE" .
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tom and Glen Boal, sitting in an old tree in the back yard of their home on Norland Avenue. The back of the Boal house and raspberry canes are in the background. 4319 Norland Ave
Names
Boal, Glen
Boal, Thomas "Tom"
Geographic Access
Norland Avenue
Accession Code
BV017.28.41
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1935 and 1939]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06-Mar-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Glen Boal and Tom Boal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4245
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1935 and 1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tom and Glen Boal, sitting on a stone pile on Norland Avenue.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print ; 10 x 15 cm
Material Details
Handwritten text in ink on back reads: "Glen Boal & Tom Boal Norland Ave. / Burnaby late 1930's".
Scope and Content
Photograph of Tom and Glen Boal, sitting on a stone pile on Norland Avenue.
Names
Boal, Glen
Boal, Thomas "Tom"
Geographic Access
Norland Avenue
Accession Code
BV017.28.42
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1935 and 1939]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06-Mar-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail