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whistle

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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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