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coat

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91806
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.31.45
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.31.45
Description
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) blue wool service coat, uniform jacket.
The coat is single breasted with a four brass button closure. The buttons are embossed with the King's crown above an eagle volant affronte the head to the sinister. Below the eagle is "R.C.A.F."
There are two upper breast pockets with button flaps and box pleats, and two lower pockets with button flaps.
There is a "CANADA" shoulder flash on each shoulder. Above the left breast pocket is a badge with a single wing attached to an "O". The badge is the Observer badge also worn by Navigators.
On each cuff there is a rank insignia of a single light blue or white stripe on a black background.
Object History
Item belonged to Joseph “Joe” Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie who served as a Navigator for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) between 1942 and 1945. He went on to be a BC Provincial MLA and later a Burnaby Municipal Council Member along with various other pursuits. See Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds for full biography.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Object Term
Uniform, Military
Subjects
Clothing
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Corsbie, Joseph Hardcastle-Cumberland "Joe"
Royal Canadian Air Force
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coat

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91808
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.31.47
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.31.47
Description
Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) brown or khaki service coat, uniform jacket.
The coat is single breasted with a four brass button closure. The buttons are embossed with the King's crown above an eagle volant affronte the head to the sinister. Below the eagle is "R.C.A.F."
There are two upper breast pockets with button flaps and box pleats, and two lower pockets with button flaps.
There is a "CANADA" shoulder flash on each shoulder. Above the left breast pocket is a badge with a single wing attached to an "O". The badge is the Observer badge also worn by Navigators.
On each cuff there is a rank insignia of a single light blue or white stripe on a black background.
Object History
Item belonged to Joseph “Joe” Hardcastle Cumberland Corsbie who served as a Navigator for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) between 1942 and 1945. He went on to be a BC Provincial MLA and later a Burnaby Municipal Council Member along with various other pursuits. See Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds for full biography.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Personal Symbols - - Status Symbols
Object Term
Uniform, Military
Measurements
Height: 87.5 cm
Width: 53 cm
Subjects
Clothing
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Names
Corsbie, Joseph Hardcastle-Cumberland "Joe"
Royal Canadian Air Force
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military helmet

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact19728
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV977.82.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV977.82.1
Description
Military helmet, English style, issued during World War II. Issued to local Burnaby Police force. It is painted dark blue and the word "Police" is painted in white on the front. The helmet has webbing and chin strap.
Marks/Labels
"POLICE" painted in large block letters in white paint.
Subjects
Public Services
Public Services - Policing
Clothing
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Wars
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
British Columbia Provincial Police
Burnaby Municipal Police
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military kit pouch

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact27480
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV974.113.59
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
HV974.113.59
Description
Military kit pouch, First World War issue. Made of beige fabric. It has loops to retain equipment and is designed to be rolled up and tied.
Object History
Object belonged to donor's father, Allan Rae Currie.
Subjects
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Clothing - Military Uniforms
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whistle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact39911
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.24.21
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV999.24.21
Description
Whistle. Metal, World War 1 military, whistle on cord. Cord is attached to whistle's ring by metal clip.
Object History
Whistle belonged to Frederick Homer Cassels who was a World War I Veterinary Service Army veteran. Frederick immigrated to Burnaby from England in 1919.
Frederick Homer Cassels was born June 25th 1870 or 1872 in Paisley, Ontario. He moved to BC in 1914 and settled in Vancouver. Cassels was a veterinary surgeon in the 103rd Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I.
Prior to that, Cassels worked in Washington State. He married Emily Frances McMullen in England in 1919. They came back to Canada and settled in Burnaby the same year.
He later worked as a marble worker, sticker and polisher at Continental Marble Works until 1932. The family settled in Burnaby's "Skunk Hollow" area, an area off Boundary Road at 13th Avenue and Clydesdale. Their children attended Schou St. School.
He passed away July 31 1948.
Category
06.Tools & Equipment for Communication
Classification
Sound Communication T&E - - Sound Communication Devices
Object Term
Whistle
Marks/Labels
"Patent 57208" "PATENT"
Subjects
Sound Communication Tools and Equipment
Wars
Wars - World War, 1914-1918
Clothing
Clothing - Military Uniforms
Images
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