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Air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Fox to May Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15137
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 28 Jun. 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 handwritten air mail letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. Colin is writing from hospit…
- 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 Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. Colin is writing from hospital after being wounded while laying communication cable on the Normandy beachhead on June 8, 1944 (two days after D-Day). Colin thanks May for her letters; tells of how he's been convalescing in bed for twenty days with damage to one of his lungs and how he and others in the ward have been listening to radio shows on a Red Cross radio.
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.25
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 28 Jun. 1944
- 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 / c/o C.P.R. Land Dept. / Vancouver B.C. / Canada"
- Return address on air mail letter reads: "K 19022 / Sgt. C.R.Fox "
- Circular stamp in black ink on outside cover of air mail letter reads: "POST OFFICE 230 FIELD POST / JU 29 / 44"
Images
![Alderman James H. Edwards, [1962] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-120.jpg?width=280)
Alderman James H. Edwards
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45224
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1962]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Citizen's Associaton Alderman James H. Edwards, served on the Burnaby Council from 1959 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1965. He worked as a lawyer and was the Red Cross Campaign Chairman for Burnaby, and ran in the 1956 provincial election as a Liberal Party candidate before …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1962]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-120
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby Citizen's Associaton Alderman James H. Edwards, served on the Burnaby Council from 1959 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1965. He worked as a lawyer and was the Red Cross Campaign Chairman for Burnaby, and ran in the 1956 provincial election as a Liberal Party candidate before joining the Burnaby Council.
- Subjects
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Alderman James H. Edwards, [1962] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-120.jpg)
![James H. Edwards, [1955] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-119.jpg?width=280)
James H. Edwards
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45223
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby lawyer James H. Edwards, who was the Red Cross Campaign Chairman for Burnaby and ran in the 1956 provincial election as a Liberal Party candidate. Later he served on the Burnaby Council from 1959 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1965 as a Burnaby Citizen's Associaton Alderman.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1955]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-119
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby lawyer James H. Edwards, who was the Red Cross Campaign Chairman for Burnaby and ran in the 1956 provincial election as a Liberal Party candidate. Later he served on the Burnaby Council from 1959 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1965 as a Burnaby Citizen's Associaton Alderman.
- Subjects
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![James H. Edwards, [1955] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/480/480-119.jpg)
James H. Edwards
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45225
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of James H. Edwards during his time as Burnaby Citizen's Associaton Aldermanic Candidate. He served on the Burnaby Council from 1959 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1965. He worked as a lawyer and was the Red Cross Campaign Chairman for Burnaby, and ran in the 1956 provincial election as…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1963
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-121
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of James H. Edwards during his time as Burnaby Citizen's Associaton Aldermanic Candidate. He served on the Burnaby Council from 1959 to 1962 and again from 1964 to 1965. He worked as a lawyer and was the Red Cross Campaign Chairman for Burnaby, and ran in the 1956 provincial election as a Liberal Party candidate before joining the Burnaby Council.
- Subjects
- Officials - Alderman and Councillors
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Letter from Sergeant Colin Fox to May Bateman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15139
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 18 Jul. 1944
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a handwritten letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. Colin is writing from hospital after …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- E.W. Bateman family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 p.
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a handwritten letter from Sergeant Colin Rhodes Fox of the Royal Canadian Artillery Service to Marianne "May" Bateman while serving overseas during World War II. Colin Fox served in the 13th Canadian Field Regiment, 44th Canadian Field Battery. Colin is writing from hospital after being wounded while laying communication cable from the Normandy beachhead on June 8, 1944 (two days after D-Day). Colin tells of how he received May's parcels including food which he shared with his ward; how he's convalescing from his wounds; how he's had a few visitors and that he received news that none of his crew had been killed.
- Accession Code
- BV020.27.27
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 18 Jul. 1944
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 10-Feb-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Footer on stationery reads: "THE CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY / (PLEASE USE BOTH SIDES)"