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Minard Hill

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1914 and 1918]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard; 8.5 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard is a portrait of Minard Hill.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1914 and 1918]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w postcard; 8.5 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-135
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard is a portrait of Minard Hill.
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Names
Hill, Minard Gerald "Gerry"
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph and note accompanying photograph
Stamp on verso reads: "Gepruft / Chemnitz ..."
Note on verso in black pen reads: "M Hill / ... 7 / No 1541 / Chemnitz Germany / ... Miss K Hill / Burnaby Lake / Vancouver, BC / Canada"
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Remembrance Day in Confederation Park

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of a close-up of the North Burnaby cenotaph in Confederation Park, with two veterans in uniform standing in the background as part of a Remembrance Day ceremony.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-1667
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a close-up of the North Burnaby cenotaph in Confederation Park, with two veterans in uniform standing in the background as part of a Remembrance Day ceremony.
Subjects
Ceremonies
Persons - Veterans
Monuments - War Memorials
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a November 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Brian Simpson, who served in the engine room of the HMCS Sioux during the Korean War, and Reg O'Dell, a driving and drill instructor for the occupation forces in Germany in WWII, pause to reflect on fallen comrades, at the cenotaph in Confederation Park."
Geographic Access
Confederation Park
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
250 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
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Snipers firing over Glory Hole

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1914 and 1918]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 4 x 6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three soldiers in a trench. Two of them are holding guns.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1914 and 1918]
Collection/Fonds
Hill family and Vidal family fonds
Series
Hill family and Vidal family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 4 x 6 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
550-127
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2013-03
Scope and Content
Photograph shows three soldiers in a trench. Two of them are holding guns.
Subjects
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on note accompanying photograph ; Note in black pen on verso reads: "Snipers firing over 'Glory Hole' at about 1/2 mile / Sgt. Platt facing camera ..." ; Newspaper clipping on page photograph is mounted on reads: "Burnaby / Is Taken Prisoner - Mrs B R Hill of Burnaby Lake has received a cable from Mr Claude Hill, his brother, in England, stating that Minard Hill, who was reported as missing, is a prisoner of war in Germany and uninjured"
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