The Frontiersmen Collection is organized by country—Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, and India—and includes correspondence, financial and legal records, meeting minutes, newsletters, and a variety of military forms, as well as photographs, maps, banners, and medals. It is home to the official Charter Certificate for the founding of the Legion of Frontiersmen Canadian Division, whose headquarters are located in Edmonton. The highlight of the collection is a group of nine field diaries penned by Roger Pocock dated 1905-1917. This collection is closely related to several others housed in Bruce Peel Special Collections, specifically the Sir Samuel Benfield Steele Family Archive and the Roger Pocock Archive. It continues to grow thanks to ongoing donations.
Legion of FrontiersmenCorrespondence to and from Stephen "Sticks" Gallard relating to Legion and personal matters.
Correspondence to, from, and relating to "A" Squad from 1949.
Correspondence to, from, and relating to "A" Squad from 1950.
Correspondence to, from, and relating to "A" Squad from 1951.
Correspondence to, from, and relating to "A" Squad, 1952-1959.
Correspondence relating to the swearing in of Frontiersmen as supplementary police officers with the Vancouver Police Department.
Correspondence to, from, and relating to "D" Squad.
Correspondence to, from, and relating to "E" Squad.
Correspondence to, from, and relating to "H" Squad.
Correspondence regarding various issues relating to British Columbia Command.
Correspondence to and from Maj. HT Guest of British Columbia Command.
x16 envelopes relating to the Dunn family.
Letter from Ellis Dunn to his mother.
Correspondence to and from Harwood Steele and CP Burns.
Letter from Colin Wilson to Donald [?] regarding a theory about the identity of Jack the Ripper.
Greetings from various dignitaries regarding the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Legion of Frontiersmen.
Emailed correspondence to and from Geoff Pocock.
Correspondence primarily regarding various membership stats relating to the divisions in Canadian Command.
Correspondence relating to various issues regarding Canada Command.
Emailed correspondence, "Canadians Killed at Bukota, East Africa."
Correspondence from Garnet [English] to family.
Correspondence to, from, and regarding Gen. Shoormuth regarding issues with the command hierarchy and various personal matters.
Correspondence to and from Fred Aylott regarding the 210th Battalion.
Well wishes sent to Frontiersman "Sticks" Gallard following the shooting death of a colleague.
Correspondence regarding various issues relating to Canada Command.
Photocopied documents relating to Dunn family military service.
History of the search for the Roger Pocock papers, written by Geoffrey Pocock. Signed by author and dated 2012.
Appendix to a petition presented to the King of the United Kingdom in 1920.
"Certified true copy" of charter document issued to the Legion of Frontiersmen (Canadian Division) in 1937 by the Secretary of State of Canada. Identifies the "head office" of the corporation as the "City of Edmonton in the Province of Alberta".
Digitised files labelled "Closed until 2049."
Order Forms.
Various documents relating to "A" Squad, including invoices, handwritten notes, membership lists, inventories, etc.
Promotion recommendations ranging from 1955 to 1960 (x9 copies).
Casualty Return forms relating to "A" Squad based out of British Columbia.
"A" Squad Unit Commander's recommendation for efficient service medal form.
"A" Squad application for enrollment (x8); oaths of allegiance.
Notepad with handwritten meeting minutes.
An historical diary relating to "A" Squad's activities in 1948, written by Captain FA Curtis.
Draft typed article, on the Legion of Frontiersmen marked "for publication" along with associated papers.
General documents relating to "A" Squad, including ledgers, membership lists, invoices, etc.
Various ledgers, reports, handwritten notes, etc relating to "A" Squad.
Various documents and forms relating to Canada Command, including supply lists, blank enrollment forms, and duty hours record forms. Also contains related correspondence.
Blank Vancouver Island Command letterhead.
A number of loose training syllabi, primarily aimed at officers.
x2 Official Legion Rules and Orders handbooks: one from 1952, the other from 1962.
Letter to all units from the new Liaison Officer for Canada Division.
Booklet on Police procedures.
Enrollment records (x3).
Correspondence relating to the Legion from 1933.
Correspondence, documentation, and ephemera relating to the Legion from 1942.
Correspondence, documentation, and ephemera relating to the Legion from 1943.
Correspondence, documentation, and ephemera relating to the Legion from 1944.
Correspondence, documentation, and ephemera relating to the Legion from 1945.
Correspondence, documentation, and ephemera relating to the Legion from 1946.
Correspondence, documentation, and ephemera relating to the Legion from 1949 - 1950.
Correspondence, documentation, and ephemera relating to the Legion's activities in British Columbia from 1944 - 1950.
Correspondence and documentation relating to the Legion from 1934.
Correspondence and documentation relating to the Legion from 1935.
Correspondence and documentation relating to the Legion from 1936.
Correspondence and documentation relating to the Legion from 1937.
Correspondence, documentation, and ephemera relating to the Legion from 1938.
Correspondence, documentation, and ephemera relating to the Legion from 1939.
Correspondence, documentation, and ephemera relating to the Legion from 1940.
Correspondence, documentation, and ephemera relating to the Legion from 1941.
Certificate from Executive Council of the Legion of Frontiersmen, Canada appointing Thomas Arthur King Turner from rank of Legion Lieutenant to Officer, February 28, 1916.
Brochures advertising various Annual Dinners (x4).
Images and text relating to past Security and Policing activities of the Legion.
Digitised files on CD-R titled:
"Legion of Frontiersmen Air Command: Images from album donated by Chris Knowles-Fitton;"
"Legion of Frontiersmen Canada papers: Affiliation with RCMP. Disputes between and splits - Canadian Division Edmonton and Eastern Canada Command, Formation of Corps of Imperial Frontiersmen 1933-1950 documents, letters, cables, also assorted documents c1914 to c1991;"
"Legion of Frontiersmen Northern Command magazines 1907."
Report resulting from the annual advising council, September 1-3, 1967.
Program from the 2nd Annual General Meeting of the Quebec Corps of Imperial Frontiersmen.
CD-R x2 titled:
"Legion of Frontiersmen History and Archives Canada Documents Feb 2012."
An incomplete run of Legion training leaflets dating from the [1950s] through 1991.
Several dozen flyers/New Years and Christmas greetings cards from various divisions.
Seventh Brigade, Vancouver, B.C. "The following photographs are small reproductions of a greeting folder sent out by the original Vancouver Command in nineteen hundred and ten. The Command after the First Great War became "J" Squadron, paying direct to London, England. On the formation of the Corps of Imperial Frontiersmen, the Squadron became headquarters of the Seventh Brigade."
Stereoscope card: "War of the Nations: Frontiersmen approaching the Ruvu river, German East Africa." Contains envelope.
Brochures regarding various annual Frontiersmen dinners; vintage matchbook with Legion crest.
Full photocopied page of "The Cumberland News" dated Saturday, July 28, 1917; envelope addressed to Dr. Merrill Distad.
Information pamphlets regarding the Legion and Legion activities; various photocopied photographs and documents.
2 photographic postcards depicting the 210th Battalion, Saskatchewan.
Account ledgers, greetings/sympathy cards, post cards, invoice, etc.
Greetings and well wishes regarding the 2014 Prairie Mounted Troop Annual Dinner. Primarily printed out emails.
Various newspaper clippings, envelopes, brochures, lists, etc.
Various clippings, lists, pamphlets, certificates, and a songbook, "March of the Frontiersmen."
Invitation addressed to Capt. CH Dunn and lady from the Officers and Men of the Swift Current 249th Battalion, LOF to an informal Military Ball to be held December 20th, 1916.