Telegraph sent to Marie Steele in Winnipeg from SBS in Folkestone, England.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter from Flora in France to her parents in Folkestone, England. Flora sends New Year's greetings, and writes about the activities that are taking place where she is, and speaks of her desire to go to Brittany. 4 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter with envelope from Flora in France to her mother in Folkestone, England. Flora talks about a ship that has sunk and caused the closing of the port; discusses news of family friends; and talks generally about her work in a hospital in France. 4 pp.
Steele, FloraHandwriiten letter from Harwood at Headquarters, 188th Infantry Batallion in France to his family where he describes the war as "hell"; 2 pp and envelope.
Steele, HarwoodHandwritten letter from Harwood Steele in France to his family in Folkestone, England; 8 pp and envelope.
Steele, FloraHandwritten letter to Marie requesting a photograph of Harwood and commenting on Harwood joining the Armed Forces; the letter is dated August 28th, 1914.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter to Marie from Harry Edwards writing from Valcariter Camp.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten note from Laura Howe offering congratulations to Marie and SBS on Sam's promotion.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten note from Mary Crawford offering congratulations to Marie and SBS on Sam's promotion.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter to Marie from Edward Hilliam writing from Salisbury and sharing general news and congratulating SBS on his promotion.
Hilliam, Edward, Brigadier-General, 1865-1949Typewritten note to Marie about membership dues.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Telegram notifying Marie of Sam's fall from a horse.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter to Marie from cousin Esther thanking her for her sympathy and talking about SBS and Harwood's active roles in WW1; the letter is dated March 20th, 1915.
MacGregor, Esther Miller (Marian Keith)Handwritten letter to Marie from Elmes Henderson, asking about SBS's condition after his accident, and sharing general news.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter to Marie from her brother, inquiring about SBS after his accident and sahring general news; the letter is dated March 25th, 1915.
Harwood, C.A.Typewritten note to accompany snapshots (not with letter); dated May 12th, 1915.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Telegram to Marie from her brother saying he had just seen Sam and all is well.
Harwood, C.A.Letters to Marie from her brothers Frank and Gus; mailed together to Marie in Winnipeg.
Harwood, C.A.Handwritten letter from [Jean] Hughes, thanking Marie for her support at a meeting; the letter is postmarked June 7th, 1915 at Winnipeg.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Typewritten copy of a poem about SBS recited at a Patriotic Concert by Spencer Wiggin and written by Fred Yates; the poem was sent to Marie from Mr. Wiggin.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Telegram from M.W. Parsons asking for details about Marie's upcoming trip to England.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter (drafts) from Marie to Lady Northcote, thanking her for her gift.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter to Marie from her friend, Margaret Johnston, of Winnipeg; the letter is dated January 25th, 1916.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Typewritten letter inviting Marie to attend a special event (a presentation from Princess Louise to the Canadian Forces in England);the letter is dated July 3, 1916.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter to Marie from Lady A.S. Northcote inviting her and Sam for lunch; enclosed is a brochure for 'The War Horticultural Relief Fund" of which Lady Northcote is the Ladies' Committee president.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter; printed information related to the K.K. Empire Association; the letter is dated December 21st, 1916.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter to Marie from her brother Reggie telling her of his happiness that she and Sam are able to be together, and sharing other family news; the letter is dated March 6th, 1917.
Harwood, Reginald de LotbinièreTypewritten letter acknowledging report and work done by the Folkestone club; the letter is dated March 19th, 1917.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Handwritten letter from Millie Snow wondering whether she might visit the Steeles; the letter is dated June 28th, 1917.
Steele, Marie (de Lotbinière Harwood), 1859-1951Hand-written letter in which SBS discusses what will happen if he is not allowed to serve with the Canadian Forces in France.
Steele, FloraFlora Steele's chevrons (Joint women's Voluntary Aid Detachment Department) with accompanying information sheet and envelope.
Steele, Flora4 p. Details Marie Steele's reasons for forbidding Harwood Steele from enlisting in the military.
Steele, HarwoodHandwritten letter to Harwood from Flora Steele in France; 4 pp, 1 sheet.
Steele, FloraIncludes card announcing death of Major E.J. Brooks
Steele, HarwoodPhotograph of R.A.F. soldier standing by a motorcycle in front of the orderly house during the First World War. Writing on reverse reads "R.A.F. Chapter (crossed out) ; Eagles and Penguins Chapter ; The Dispatch Rider".
Photograph of R.A.F. officer and soldier standing over his shoulder during First World War. Writing on reverse reads "Eagles and Penguins Chapter ; His Faithful Adjutant".
Photograph of several unidentified soldiers and officers of the R.A.F. Writing on reverse reads "Eagles & Penguins Chapter; Other Ranks".
Photograph of four unidentified men, two of which are in uniform, standing in a R.A.F. cookhouse during the First World War. Writing on reverse reads "Eagles and Penguins Chapter ; Cut at side ; The Cookhouse".
Photograph of soldiers on horseback, lined up in formation on a field in Edmonton, Alberta.
Materials relating to D. Lamont of Maidstone, SK's personal involvement in WWI as a Corporal in the 9th Canadian Mounted Rifles Regiment (C.M.R.R.) and Sergeant in the 9th Regiment of the Canadian infantry Brigade.
Sheet music for a "Military March-Song dedicated to our Canadian Boys by The Khaki Girls of Winnipeg". Words and music by Loreley Mills and priced at 25 cents. "Also arranged for Milttary [Military] Band".
One photograph postcard showing the Winnipeg Women's Volunteer Reserve standing in uniform and holding flowers on Decoration Day, 1916, stamped in green ink on verso by Lyall Commercial Photo Co. Limited.
Mills, LoreleyA letter signed by "Mac" addressed to "Brownie," dated April 27th and posted from Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England. In the midst of the letter he explains how his battalion, the 244th or "Kitchener's Own" from Montreal, Quebec, was absorbed into the 23rd Reserve Battalion, causing a change in both stationary and writing implement half-way through, and which would date it to 1917. He also discusses his "three stripes" which indicate his rank to be Sgt., and his experience under the command of "Captain McBean," possibly Russel Hamilton McBean of the Royal British Navy.
A printed letter notifying the recipient of the sender’s pilgrimage to the unveiling of Canada’s Memorial on Vimy Ridge and to the Battlefields of France and Belgium. The pilgrimage notification was signed by W. E. Marley. The letter was mailed from the Canadian Pacific Steamship, the S.S. Montrose, to Mr P.L. James in Victoria, British Columbia on July 16, 1936. The letter was also stamped in Quebec on July 18, 1936. The printed letter provides details about the war memorial structure and its significance and symbolism of Vimy Ridge. Many of the regiments that participated in the Battle of Vimy Ridge were Prairie Regiments.
Marley, W.E.Two copies of a farewell letter addressed to Alfred Dufresne, D.V.S., from the people of the town of Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan. The first copy of the letter is written in English and the second copy of the letter is written in French. The letters were written on August 27, 1918. From the contents of the letters, the citizens of the town gathered together to honour Alfred Dufresne as a citizen and friend and wish him farewell before he departed the town for service on the battlefield during World War I. Each letter has a copper seal laid over a multicoloured ribbon in the bottom left corners and also has blank brown leaflets of the same size attached to the back of the letters.
Your Friends of GravelbourgPeriodical published in support of the Edmonton Veterans' Amputation Association. Contains a collection of articles, stories, poems, photographs and illustrations generally relating to Canadian military activity and to Canada more broadly, during and shortly after World War I. Also includes several pages of print advertisements for Edmonton and other Alberta-based businesses and services.
Contents:
Foreword [Lieutenant-Governor R. G. Brett]; Message from the Prince of Wales; "At the Block" (illustration); The Edmonton Veterans' Amputation Association [W. E. Davies]; The Romance of Quebec [Canon F. Scott]; Canada's Last Hope [Robt. T. Anderson]; Amputation Men [Brigadier-General W. A. Griesbach]; A Provident Woman [J. George Rush]; Some Personalities of the War [Brigadier-General H. F. McDonald]; How Many Canadians Are There In Canada? [Harold R. Peat]; "A" Squadron Canadian Corps Cavalry [Robt. T. Anderson]; Souvenirs of the War [Robt. T. Anderson]; Workers in Bondage ["Toby"]; Our Heroes [John D. Hunt]; How British Prisoners Escaped the the Hun Prison Camp [Captain R. F. Henry]; The Song of a "C.M.R." [Captain J. M. Comyn-Ching]; First Canadian Officer to Escape from Germany [Colonel Pete Anderson]; The Graves of Our Dead [E. L. Chicanot]; A Land in the Making [Hon. Chas. Stewart]; The Great North-West [Agnes C. Laut]; The Seance [H. B. Marriott Watson]; Our Fallen Heroes [Mrs. Arthur Murphy]; "Old Mac" [Trooper A. K. MacKinven]; Who Leads the Bay Mare Home Tonight? [Trooper A. K. MacKinven]; Story of a Flying Man Who Brought Down One of the First Zeppelins in Flight ["an Observer"]; Farewell to Canada [Trooper R. T. Anderson]; Christmas With the Stardust Artillery [A. W. De H. Smith]; At Ypres, April 1915 [Trooper R. T. Anderson]; The Birches [S. Jean Walker]; A French-Canadian's First Experience at the Front ["Gleblack"]; The Machine Gunner Who Failed to Hear [Patrick MacGill]; The Silent Toast [Frederick G. Scott]; Hun Bombed Operating Room at Doullens as Surgeons Were on Last Case; The "River Clyde" - How the Navy Won Six V.C.'s in a Day; Horse Sense ["Gleblack"]; Just a Little Tow-Haired Kid [Nellie L. McClung]; "Lest We Forget" [J. P. Gerrie]; The Alberta Returned Soldiers' Commission [William T. Webb]; The Passchendaele Rose [J. P. Gerrie]; A Reminiscence of the Early Days [Right Reverend H. Allen Gray]; Flanders' Mud (illustration); Some Notes on the Old Forts of the North Saskatchewan River [John Blue]; Militia Training and the C.E.F. [Colonel F. C. Jamieson]; The Edmonton Exhibition; The Junior Red Cross [Mrs. M. E. Waagen]; In Memory of Brave Men [Bishop Crossley]; Motherland [Robt. T. Anderson]; Bivvies in France [Robt. T. Anderson]; On the "Duck-Walks" East of Ypres [Robt. T. Anderson]; Somewhere [Robt. T. Anderson]; The Unbroken Line [Canon Scott]; The Super-Nelson; Cool Cracksmen; On Active Service ["Cobber"]; The Coal Resources of Alberta [Howard Stutchbury].
A collection of correspondence from 1917 addressed to Private Alf E. Price during his military service in World War I, consisting of six letters and three additional empty envelopes. In addition, one collection of incomplete correspondence in a single envelope from 1944 that may be unrelated.
A group photograph of soldiers in uniform. Names and battalions listed on the back. Most of the names have been cut off.
A WWI-era photograph of Private Hugh Edward Brownlee in uniform, former member of the Northwest Mounted Police in Macleod, Alberta and Regina, Saskatchewan. Volunteered for service in 1914, assigned to the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, shipped out with the 1st Contingent. Killed in France, November, 1916, either by sniper or minenwerfer (mortar shell).
A collection of documents relating to Alex J. Swan, a medical professional who lived in Binscarth, Manitoba who served as a Major in World War I. Includes certificates both medical and military, telegraphs, a letter to Mrs. Swan from her brother George who was also serving in WWI, and newspaper clippings from 1940 describing the wedding of other Swan family members.
A handwritten letter from a wife and sons to Sgt. Trumpeter [Private] Arthur F. Burton of the First Canadian Mounted Rifles while he was a prisoner in Camp III, Munster, Germany during World War I. Includes a list of supplies presumably sent as a package accompanying the letters.
Burton, AgnesVol. II No. 32 of Out of the Scramble ("Hot off the Tarmac"), a World War II-era newsletter for the No. 17 Service Flying Training School in Souris, Manitoba. Includes local news, book recommendations, jokes and anecdotes, comics, lists of graduates and transfers, athletics report, a call for submissions, and an apology for the print quality, as they were "really having trouble in getting the good quality mimeo paper."
A program for an event titled "Unveiling of Memorial Tablets to Engineering Graduates and Engineering Students of the University of Manitoba who gave their lives in the Great War." Dated Friday, April 4, 1924. Includes a list of names appearing on the tablets.
University of ManitobaA series of picture postcards depicting life in a World War I era military training camp, previously known as Camp Sewell, in the vicinity of Carberry, Manitoba.