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Autographed photograph of Gladys E. Hutt

Autographed photograph of Gladys E. Hutt

Item is a photographic portrait of Gladys E. Hutt in military uniform, printed on a postcard. She served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps 1014, Army Postal Office, Section 38, British Expeditionary Force (BEF), in France. The photograph is signed and dated 18 June 1917.
Brochure on the history of the Dalhousie University No. 7 Stationary Hospital

Brochure on the history of the Dalhousie University No. 7 Stationary Hospital

File contains a brochure on the history of the Dalhousie University No. 7 Stationary Hospital. The brochure includes a brief history of the hospital and a nominal role of staff that worked with the hospital. The brochure also includes transcriptions of letters and lists of staff transferred in and out of the hospital.

Dalhousie University. No. 7 Overseas Stationary Hospital

Christmas card from Lt. Col. John Stewart

Christmas card from Lt. Col. John Stewart

Item is a Christmas and New Year greeting card from Lt. Col. John Stewart. The card was printed by the Dalhousie No. 7 Stationary Hospital while it was stationed in France. The card is printed in gold and black ink and features the Dalhousie crest.
Christmas card from Sgt. A. Fraser Tupper to Ralph Kane

Christmas card from Sgt. A. Fraser Tupper to Ralph Kane

Item is a Christmas card sent by Sgt. A Fraser Tupper to his nephew, Ralph Kane, while Tupper was serving overseas in France during World War One. The front of the card features the crest of the Dalhousie University No. 7 Stationary Hospital and is held together with black and gold ribbons. The inside of the card features engravings of tents and buildings in France.
Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, November 18, 1915

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, November 18, 1915

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated November 18, 1915, in Montreal, Quebec, discussing the difficult decision to enlist in the war effort, and his training for the Canadian Grenadier Guards Overseas Battalion. He then discusses military exploits of mutual friends.
Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, September 12, 1918

Correspondence from Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, September 12, 1918

Item consists of handwritten correspondence written by Gilbert Sutherland Stairs to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 12, 1918, from "The Field", briefly discussing military actions and at more length about camp life, food, and chance encounters with friends passing through battalion headquarters.
Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, December 25, 1916

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, December 25, 1916

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated Christmas Day 1916 from the I.O.D.E. Hospital for Officers in London, wishing MacMechan a "jolly old-time Christmas", and providing further updates on his recovery from wounds suffered in combat.
Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, January 11, 1917

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, January 11, 1917

Item consists of correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated January 11, 1917 from the I.O.D.E. Hosptial for Officers in London, updating his recovery, outlining recent pleasure reading, and discussing a chance visit with a friend from Halifax whose discussions reminded Jones that "Victoria Road is after all just around the corner."
Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 23, 1931

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 23, 1931

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 24, 1931 from Aix-le-Bains, frankly discussing the effect that his prolonged physical struggles and the mental rigour of shell-shock have had on Jones's day-to-day life.

"I'll give you a secret & that is that we 'front-line' men, who have survived, felt too much, smelled too much, saw too much, heard too much, sensed too much, and, in the intense moments of many nights and days, especially nights, we, in our ardour, have burnt ourselves out."

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 7, 1923

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, March 7, 1923

Item consists of handwritten correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated March 7, 1923, from Ste-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, frankly discussing his struggles with his recovery amid fears he is "slowly becoming a wreck; [often] feeling useless and frightened" and angered by not being told his poor prognosis and difficulty of recovery back in 1917.
Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, September 16, 1915

Correspondence from Owen Bell Jones to MacMechan, September 16, 1915

Item consists of handwritten correspondence sent from Owen Bell Jones to Archibald MacMechan, dated September 16, 1915, at Valcartier Camp (Quebec City), thanking MacMechan for further outfitting of the Camp's library, general anxiousness around Camp, and the hopes of the Battalion soon being deployed to England.

Five flying aces from the Richthofen fighter squadron [die funf erfolgreichsten flieger der jagdstaffel Richthofen]

Pilots identified as from left to right: Vizefeldwebal (Vice Sergeant) Festner; Leutnant Schafer; Leutnant Frhr. von Richthofen; Rittmeister Frhr. von Richthofen; Leutnant Walff. Leutnant Schafer is credited with shooting down the British plane piloted by Captain R. A. Logan on Easter Sunday, April 8, 1917 near Cambrai, France.
In Flanders Fields : [manuscript vocal score]

In Flanders Fields : [manuscript vocal score]

Item is a manuscript of "In Flanders Fields" by Edith J. Archibald, which sets the words of the poem of the same name by Colonel John McCrae. The piece is for solo voice and piano in F Major and was written at Archibald's home on Inglis Street in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The piece is 5 pages long with extra blank pages.

Archibald, Edith Jessie

Letter from Bryce McMaster to Evelyn Walton

  • MS-2-156, SF Box 27, Folder 7
  • Item
  • 1941
Item is a letter to Mrs. Evelyn A. Walton from war poet Bryce McMaster, in which he discusses several poems.

Walton, Evelyn A., fl. 1941

Lt. C. H. Iriobz (sp), AIF-RAF

The reverse of the photograph "C.H.F.N. Officer, "Moria" Norfolk Island via Sydney, North South West Australia - a descendant of the "mutineers of the Bounty".
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