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Cpl. William Richard Whittingham fonds

  • CA HIGH high-1351
  • Fonds
  • 1878 - 1960

Consists of Certificate of Identity; Certificate of Discharge - Durham Light Infantry; letter of reference; letter to Dickie (28 Nov 1916); Canadian Expeditionary Force Discharge Certificate; letter to Mrs. Irene de Graff from George Milne (24 June 1993); correspondence between George Milne and Mr. Ron W. Egan (1992 - 1993); and seven diaries (1913, 1915 - 1918).

Whittingham, William Richard Cpl.

Captain William Maxwell fonds

  • CA HIGH high-1341
  • Fonds
  • 1897 - 1981

Consists of biography of Capt. Maxwell and certificate for Military Medal.

Maxwell, William Capt.

Calgary Highlanders fonds

  • CA HIGH high-1187
  • Fonds
  • 1919-1939

Consists of Training information pamphlets (1936-1939), Militia Staff papers (1936-1938), Officer Training papers (1931-1937), School of Infantry Tactics, Standing Orders - Sarcee Military Camp, Summer training daily routine, Operations orders for Military District 13 exercises, School of infantry hand-outs, Officer's kit lists, Army forms, Officer's record of service books, Platoon and Section record handbooks, Training Review (1934), News clippings, Battalion orders (1935-1939), book titled "History of the Calgary Highlanders - 1921-54", and various other documents issued by Military District 13. Also includes Personnel Files for Col. N.D. Dingle, Lt.Col. D.G. MacLauchlan, Lt.Col. R.B. Eaton, Lt.Col. S.F. Bradley, Lt.Col. H.H. Riley, Lt.Col. D. Ritchie, Lt.Col. D.H. Tomlinson, Major E.B. Newcombe, Major J.A. Pink, Capt. R. Newport, Capt. G. Cummings, A.E. Smith, B. Davidson, and Hon. Col. R.B. Bennett.

Calgary Highlanders 1919-1939

The Calgary Highlanders fonds

  • CA HIGH high-1313
  • Fonds
  • 1955 - 1975

Consists of Nominal Rolls for the years 1958, 1964 (as at Part II Orders), and 1965, Part I Orders (12 October 1960), Part II Orders (July 1955 - August 1967), 22 Military Group Standing Orders (2 March 1961), Operational Standing Orders, Young Soldiers Part II Orders (1963-1966), Young Soldiers Training Plan (1963), Inspection reports, Officers Aide Memoire, Tactics Aide Memoire (1959), phonetic alphabet and appointment names, summary of qualification examination dates for 1955, Qualification Examinations - Lt. to Capt. Part I (1960, 1961), Qualification Examinations - Capt. to Major Parts I & II (1954), Militia Staff Course Part I Examination 1965, Lesson Plans (1961-1962), Standard Operative Procedure for National Survival 5 February 1963, Assessment Forms, map of Camp Petawawa (1958), study papers, song book, papers regarding Militia Camp (1965, 1966), Exercise "Sir Vival" July 1960, Exercise "Spear Point" 1966, movement instruction, Operations and Control of the Civil Defence Services July 1951, Civil Defense Training, Civil Emergency Measures Planning Order, training papers for Militia, Infantrymen, and Officers, range courses, Survival Operations, Mobile Command Reserve Training - Phases I & II (1967, 1968), Junior Leaders Manual Volume 1, Basic Officer Training Volume 3, newsreleases, newspaper clippings, The Maple Leaflet, The Greggsville Herald, and Personnel files for Capt. F.L. Scott, Lt.Col. H.O. Wagg, Major M.B. McCumber, R.S.M. Gordon Malcolm, Lt.Col. D.E. Lewis, Lt.Col. A.H. Brackenridge, C.S.M. W. Mossop, M.W.O. Gordon Raffan, Capt. Donald A. Mains, H. Winkel, Lt.Col. S.E. Blakely, Cpl. Gordon Fish, Pte. T.J. Dutton, and Lt.Col. J.L. Moffat.

The Calgary Highlanders 1955 - 1975

Lieut. Edward Wiseman Pirie fonds

  • CA HIGH high-1345
  • Fonds
  • 1915 - 1919

Consists of Certificate of Service; and family notes.

Pirie, Edward Wiseman Lieut.

Major John Hughes Sanders Pearson fonds

  • CA HIGH high-1359
  • Fonds
  • 1922 - 1992

Consists of letters from Sandy Pearson to Don Munro (20 Dec 1991, 23 Oct 1991) and Col. E.J. Williams (1 Oct 1986); interview (17 Feb 1992); and newspaper clippings: "Unit Under Edmonton Man Burned Out Hun Defenders"; "City Officer's Company Wins Terrific Fight"; "Edmonton Officer's Company Routs Nazis in Terrific Fight"; "City Officers Promoted"; "Highlanders, Tanks Coming Back Together"; and "Calgarians Are Proud Of Records In Fiercest Engagements Of War".

Pearson, John Hughes Sanders Major

Major Mark Robert Bell fonds

  • CA HIGH high-1361
  • Fonds
  • 1921 - 1993

Consists of letters to Mark Robert Bell from: Don Munro (9 Oct 1962); C.T. Travers; Superintendent Air Regulations (26 April 1955); E.C. Noble MA, MRCP, District Medical Officer (19 April 1955); J.B.A. Smyth, Capt. (7 Sept 1952); D.L. Mactavish (24 July 1992); C. Moncrieff, Chief, Awards and Documentation (4 June 1992); Lt.Col. H.O. Wagg, Commanding Officer, Calgary Highlanders; and Marg Bell; Certificate of Service; personal history form; Application for Appointment in the Canadian Army Active Force; copy of birth certificate; certificate of confirmation; The Calgary Herald (12 Nov 1930); interview; and tapes of interview.

Bell, Mark Robert Major

10th Canadian Infantry Battalion fonds

  • CA HIGH high-1185
  • Fonds
  • 1914 - 1920

Consists of books; Flanders Field, Maple Leaf & Mud, and Gallant Canadians including the author's research material for this book. The Nominal Roll for the year 1915, Report on the Second Battle of Ypres-1915, Trench Standing Orders, Awards of Decoration, War Diaries dated Oct 1914 to Feb 1919, Attestation Papers, Officer's Declaration Papers, Military Maps of battle sites in Europe, Diaries for Cpl. W.R. Wittingham, R.J. Wilson, Personnel Files for Maj.Gen. D.M. Ormand, Col. D.L. Redman, Lt.Col. E. MacDonald, Lt.Col. R.L. Boyle, Lt.Col. W.A. Lowry, Lt.Col. J.G. Rattray, Lt.Col. A.T. Thomson, Major P.C. Guthrie, Major V.W. Odlum, Major J. McLaren, Major W.A. Cockshutt (related to Cockshutt Plow Plant), Capt. C.G. Arthur, Lt. D.C. Thomson, Lt. A.B. Christy, Lt. E.W. Pirie, Lt. G. Nuttal, Sgt. A.W. Bennett (includes diary), Sgt. J.R. Peebles (includes diary), L/Cpl. A.J. Davis (includes diary), and newsclippings from The Calgary Herald.

10th Canadian Infantry Battalion 1914 - 1920

Lt.Col. Alexander Thomas Thomson fonds

  • CA HIGH high-1316
  • Fonds
  • 1888 - 1917

Consists of letters to Mrs. John Thomson from the Adjutant-General; Canadian Militia (13 June 1918); John Thomson Esq. from the Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia (24 March 1921); Mrs. L. Thomson from Imperial War Graves Commission (7 June 1921); George M. Milne from Douglas C. Thomson (2 June 1993); Lt. Brian King from Douglas C. Thomson (27 June 1995); "The Canadian Scribbling Diary"; journals; certificate for Mentioned in Dispatch; Field Message Book (photocopy); Battalion Orders (11 Feb 1916 - 27 May 1917); Instructions for the Wearing of the Oak Leaf Emblem; Burial Report; Circumstances of Death Report; Scroll to the relatives of the deceased from King George V; letter of condolence to Mr. Thomson; memorial sent to the family from King George V; and newspaper clippings: "Lt.Col. Thomson Dead"; "Lt.Col. A. Thomson Killed in Action"; "Col. Thomson Makes Supreme Sacrifice"; "Death of Lieutenant Colonel A.T. Thomson"; "'Alec's Dead' - What That Means in Port Credit"; "Late Beloved Colonel of the 4th Batt."; "Command of Fourth"; "Blood of Col. Alex. Thomson Should Spur Laggard Nation"; "Have Given 134 Men to Fight our Battles"; "Capable Officer Killed in Action"; "Killed in Action"; "Pt. Credit Gives 36th a Rousing Send-off"; "Canadian Valour Rewarded"; "Receives Official Mention"; "Major Thomson"; "Canadian Officers Receive Promotion"; "Canadians Receive Honors"; "Lieut.-Col. A.T. Thomson, D.S.O., M.C."; "A Leader Fearless Yet Kind to Men"; "Hit by Large Shell"; "Wounded Second Time".

Thomson, Alexander Thomas, DSO, MC, Lt.Col.

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