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John Barton Heron fonds [textual record]

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Fonds

Date:

1900.

Reference:

R5088-0-4-E, MG30-E355

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

102047

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John Barton Heron fonds
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Date(s):

1900.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of twenty-seven letters, January-October 1900, written by Heron during his service with the 1st Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles in the South African War. Included are the original envelopes, typescript copies of the letters, and a biographical sketch of Heron written by his son.

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Heron, John Barton, 1879-1954

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Heron, John Barton, 1879-1954 : John Barton Heron, soldier and civil engineer, born in 1879 at Scarborough, Ont., was educated at the Jarvis Collegiate Institute in Toronto. He was studying civil engineering at the University of Toronto, when he enrolled in the 1st Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles and became a combattant in the South African War. After the war, he resumed his studies graduating in 1904. During World War I, he was a commissioned officer in the 1st Battalion Canadian Railway Troops and went overseas in 1916. After the war, Major Heron was employed by the Canadian National Railways.

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Received in 1979 from Mr. J.M. Heron of Huntsville, Ont.
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South African War, 1899-1902

John Barton Heron - Correspondence, 1900 Canada. Army. 1st Battalion. Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1900

John Barton Heron - Biography, [1900]

Guerre des Boers, 1899-1902
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MG30-E355
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