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Jesse Carl Biggs fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1899-1900.

Reference:

R9250-0-X-E, MG29-E76

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

101427

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Jesse Carl Biggs fonds
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Fonds includes:

2 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1899-1900.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

2.7 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of correspondence with Biggs' aunt, Mrs. Alice S. Dick, written after he joined the Royal Canadian Regiment in Canada, on shipboard and during his active service in South Africa, 1899-1900, 2.5 cm; and memorabilia, 1899-1900, 4 pages.

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Biggs, Jesse Carl, 1880-1957

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Biggs, Jesse Carl, 1880-1957 : Jesse Carl Biggs of Windsor, Ont., served as a private with the 2nd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment in the South African War, 1899-1900. He subsequently lived in Edmonton, Alta.

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General note:

Received in 1968 from the estate of Mr. Biggs' widow, Mrs. Bertha M. Biggs of Edmonton, Alberta.
Subject heading:

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Canada. Canadian Armed forces - Foreign countries

South African War, 1899-1902 - Personal narratives, Canadian, 1899-1900 Canada. Army. Royal Canadian Regiment, 1899-1900

Canada. Canadian Armed Forces - South Africa, 1899-1900 Mrs. Alice S. Dick, 1899-1902
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Private

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MG29-E76
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