Military

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  • Military service, training and activities
  • Military institutions, bases, and sites
  • Individuals and organizations (eg. veterans, military personnel, militia, cadets)
  • Military vehicles and ships
  • Equipment, weapons, uniforms, artifacts
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          276 Archival description results for Military

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          Wartime Freight
          2013.6.29.27 · File · 1995-2019
          Part of David Davies Railway Collection

          File consists of:

          • Canadian Rail issue no. 447 (July-August 1995) which is devoted to Canada's Railways in World War II
          • Article by David Davies, "Wartime Freight in BC in WWII, 1939-1945"
          • Summary piece by David Davies, "What happened in British Columbia in WWII? 1939-1945: A Review of Military Events"
          2008.3.4.4.3 · Item · 1946
          Part of Bridget Moran fonds

          Photograph depicts three women sitting on beach in their Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service uniform. Purses and shoes lay beside them, large rock stands in background. Handwritten annotation on recto of photograph: "The California 'Beauties' 1946." Left to right: Betty Pincombe (aka 'Chick'), Bridget Moran, and Grace Boice (aka Tommy).

          Ferry family fonds
          2000.8 · Fonds · 1917-[199-?]

          The fonds consists of newspaper articles on John Ferry and several documents related to Carney Ferry's work as a CNR agent. The bulk of the fonds documents William Dow Ferry's accomplishments, from his sixth grade report card to law school transcripts, university diplomas and certificates of appointment. Most photos are formal shots of William Ferry but one series relates to his military service, including photographs of soldiers in Whitehorse ca. 1940.

          Ferry family
          Veterans Affairs
          2009.6.13.33 · Subseries · 1974-1978
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Subseries consists of correspondence and accompanying informational material related to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Records include news releases, maps, reports, memoranda, and speeches by Minister of Veteran Affairs Daniel MacDonald. Includes correspondence regarding medical services from the Canadian Pension Commission, Veterans Affairs offices in northern British Columbia. Veterans rights, the fiftieth anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion, and veterans housing under the Veterans Land Act.

          2009.6.13.49.0280 · Item · [1975 or 1976]
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph depicts MP Iona Campagnolo at a Veteran's Day event, likely on November 11, 1975 or 1976 in northern British Columbia. Campagnolo is talking to constituents near a monument to soldiers of World War I, World War II and Korea.

          National Defence
          2009.6.13.22 · Subseries · 1974-1979
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Subseries consists of correspondence and accompanying informational material related to the Department of National Defence and national security issues in general. Records include newspaper clippings, newsletters, press releases, brochures, and speeches by the Minister of National Defence. Includes correspondence regarding Operation Morninglight, CFS Masset, Katimavik, aircraft, the role of women in the Canadian Forces, and the proposed closing of Wolseley Barracks.

          2009.6.1.626 · Item · 4 June 2006
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph taken during the Inaugural Dedication of Heritage Stones. Canadian flags hang behind podium. Crowd sits under tent in grassy area, planes visible in background.

          Item is one of three photographs accompanying a paper reading: “Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association, Inaugural Dedication of Heritage Stones, Sunday 04 June 2006”; see also items 2009.6.1.627 and 2009.6.1.628.

          2009.6.1.628 · Item · 4 June 2006
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Commemorative stone reads: “Our People…. Our Heritage, Hon Col Iona Campagnolo, 19 Wing Comox, Saluting a Glorious Past”.

          Item is one of three photographs accompanying a paper reading: “Comox Valley Air Force Museum Association, Inaugural Dedication of Heritage Stones, Sunday 04 June 2006”; see also items 2009.6.1.626 and 2009.6.1.627.

          2009.6.1.605 · Item · [ca. June 2004]
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Photograph taken in a park area during an unknown function, crowd seated in law chairs. The Lieutenant Governor sits between two unknown men; uniformed man on left believed to be a naval officer.

          Handwritten annotation on original envelope reads: “for Charlotte’s Princess. E.V. Wood 370-5441” (possibly a function celebrating the building or launching of the M.V. Charlotte Princess, a 135’ yacht moored through the summer at Langara Islands, Haida Gwaii).

          2009.6.1.497 · Item · November 1987
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Children visible in background. Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Waku Kungo, Angola - Nov/87,” and “MPLA Fighters”.

          Photograph was taken during Iona Campagnolo's mission trip with the Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO). See also items 2009.6.1.490 - 2009.6.1.499 for more images featuring Angola.

          2009.6.1.440 · Item · 1980
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Handwritten annotations on verso read: “Thai Border with Cambodia, 1980,” and “CUSO years”.

          Photograph is one of 18 images depicting Campagnolo's work with Canadian University Service Overseas (CUSO) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs Minister Flora MacDonald on the facilitation and development of a largely Canadian financed refugee camp near Nakorn Rachisima (formerly Korat), to help the refugees coming over the border from Laos and Cambodia. See also items 2009.6.1.441 - 2009.6.1.457.

          2009.6.1.219 · Item · January 1978
          Part of The Honourable Iona Campagnolo fonds

          Lawn chairs and trees in background. See item 2009.6.1.220 for image featuring similar content.

          Handwritten annotation on verso reads: “my campanero’s de Havana, Jan./78, Ian Howard, Executive Assistant; Roger Jackson, Director Sport Cda; Eric Morse, Ext. Affairs (Spy)”.

          Photograph taken during a Ministry of Sport Tour in Cuba, 1977 - 1978. See also items 2009.6.1.198 - 2009.6.1.224.

          2006.20.12.47 · Item · [ca. 1940]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "D.O.T [Department of Transportation?] Bldgs & Garage, Whitehorse." Photograph depicts numerous buildings and a four-door garage on streets in Whitehorse. Dump trucks and other various vehicles surround garage. Road and gravel covered area crosses foreground.

          Royal Canadian Air Force
          2006.20.12.43 · Item · [ca. 1940]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Another view of Whitehorse Field from the Tower." Photograph depicts various unidentified buildings at what is believed to the Royal Canadian Air Force base in Whitehorse, YT. Small sign in foreground reads: "Taking Photographs Prohibited" (see also items 2006.20.12.1 & 2006.20.12.39). Mountains in background.

          Royal Canadian Air Force
          2006.20.12.46 · Item · [ca. 1940]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Ordinary 'Nose-Hanger'." Photograph depicts airplane hangar with large circles in a darker fabric to accommodate the nose and engines of plane. Large truck and stacks of unidentified packages in foreground on right. Unidentified vehicle to left of hangar. It is believed that photograph was taken at Whitehorse, YT.

          Royal Canadian Air Force
          2006.20.12.42 · Item · [ca. 1940]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "The above ship, after 'doing' a barrel-roll 50 feet above the runway." Photograph depicts three men in uniform bent over wreckage of plane crash in airstrip believed to be at Whitehorse, YT. Large group of men and vehicles in background on right, trees and hillside in background on left.

          Royal Canadian Air Force
          2006.20.12.45 · Item · [ca. 1940]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Another view from Tower at Whitehorse." Photograph depicts various unidentified buildings, vehicles, and machinery behind dirt road in mid ground. Power poles in foreground; trees, river, and mountains in background.

          Royal Canadian Air Force
          2006.20.12.36 · Item · [ca. 1940]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Handwritten photo album caption beside and below this photo reads: "F/S. J. Hone. C.D. #5 Unit. N.W.S.R. Whitehorse. A 100% soldier." Photograph depicts the Sergeant standing in uniform (wings medallion on left breast) in front of white doorway to unidentified building. A reflection of trees can be seen in door window.

          Royal Canadian Air Force
          Military Plane Called "39"
          2006.20.12.40 · Item · [ca. 1940]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "P '39'". Photograph depicts view of plane from front parked in airstrip believed to be at Whitehorse. Ladder, hose, and unidentified objects in left foreground. Snow and horizon in background.

          Royal Canadian Air Force
          Whitehorse Runway
          2006.20.12.39 · Item · [ca. 1940]
          Part of Northern BC Archives Historical Photograph Collection

          Handwritten photo album caption below this photo reads: "Whitehorse 'Runway'". Photograph depicts three planes in distance on runway, one of them is parked in front of large building on left (hangar?). Two long unidentified buildings in background on left, trees and range of hills in background on right. See also items 2006.20.12.1 & 2006.20.12.43.

          Royal Canadian Air Force