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suitcase

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV014.33.1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV014.33.1
Description
Regimental suitcase from RCAF during the Second World War. The lid of the case has white text painted on it "VICTORIA / R197821 / MARK T.C. / CANADA / RCAF AFM". The case has a leather handle and two metal locking clasps on the top. The inside of the case is lined with blue fabric and has two small pockets at the back.
Object History
Thomas "Tom" Charles Mark was born in 1923 and grew up in New Westminster where his father operated a Shell gas station at 402 6th St. He went to High School at Oak Bay in Victoria. Mr. Mark joined the Canadian Air Force in World War Two and was a Corpral - Air Frame Mechanic. He met his wife Joan Patricia (Dunne) Mark (1924-1987) in England and married her in 1945 before they returned to Canada. Their son was born in 1947. Mark was an active community volunteer and awarded the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the Year in 1995.
Category
03. Personal Artifacts
Classification
Personal Gear - - Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Object Term
Case, Traveling
Measurements
w: 50.5 cm h: 35 cm d:15 cm
Subjects
Personal Gear
Wars
Wars - World War, 1939-1945
Names
Royal Canadian Air Force
Mark, Thomas "Tom"
Images
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