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No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance [textual record]

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Date:

1916-1918

Reference:

R611-235-5-E, RG9-III-C-10

Type of material:

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Item ID number:

182674

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No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance
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Sub-series includes:

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

1916-1918

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

0.1 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of records created and/or maintained by the No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance, and document many aspects of its activities.

RG9 III, volume 4546 includes the following files: Story of Corporal L.H. Mansell near Kruisstraat, 16 April 1916 (folder 1, file 1); Burials, Aix Noulette, 12 June 1918 (folder 1, file 2); Precautions against fires, 21 April 1918 (folder 1, file 3); List of American medical schools, 4 Dec. 1917 (folder 1, file 4); Nominal rolls (folder 1, file 5); Report on evacuation of wounded, Vimy Ridge, 11 April-1May 1917 (folder 1, file 6); Pension regulations, 20 July 1916 (folder 1, file 7); Making of vehicles, 12 March 1916 (folder 1, file 8); Reports on wounded, Jan. 1917 (folder 1, file 9).

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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Ambulance, no. 2

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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Ambulance, no. 2 : No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance was organized at Valcartier in September 1914 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel D.W. McPherson. The unit embarked at Quebec on 25 September 1914 aboard LAURENTIC, CASSANDRA and ARCADIAN, disembarking in England on 15 October 1914. Its strength was 11 officers and 245 other ranks. It arrived in France on 14 February 1915, becoming part of the 1st Canadian Division. No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance was demobilized at London, Ontario in April 1919 and was disbanded by General Order 211 of 15 November 1920. Between 25 October 1915 and July 1918, No. 2 Canadian Field Ambulance, in collaboration with No. 1 and No. 3 Field Ambulance, published "NYD", "Iodine Chronicle", "Splint Record" and "Now and Then".

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Textual records (Electronic) The finding aid's file level descriptions can be accessed through the consists of fields in the MIKAN record. A paper copy is also available in the Reference room. 9-44-5 (90: Open)

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For related records found elsewhere in this fonds, see the following files: War diary, 15 Oct. 1914 - 21 March 1919 (RG9, III, vol. 5027, folders 822-825); Historical record (RG9, III, vol. 4714, folder 106, file 24); Correspondence, receipts re badges (RG9, III, vol. 4714, folder 106, file 25); Correspondence re. photographs (RG9, III, vol. 4714, folder 106, file 26); Transport (RG9, III, vol. 543, file I-T-381); Nominal rolls (RG9, III, vol. 3723); War diary, etc. (RG9, III, vol. 3749, no. 45); Personnel (RG9, III, vol. 3663, file 29-1-2); General correspondence (RG9, III, vol. 3686, file 30-1-2); Strength, Dec. 1918 - Feb. 1919 (RG9, III, vol. 3894, folder 59, file 3); Nominal roll on leaving Canada, 1914 (RG9, IIB3, vol. 79); Cdn Record Office file (missing) (RG9, III, vol. 1087, file M-2-4).

For related records found in the Department of National Defence fonds, see the following files: Inspection reports, clothing and equipment (RG24, vol. 1549, file HQ 683-119-1); Caretaker (RG24, vol. 1549, file HQ 683-119-2); Demobilization (RG24, vol. 1538, file HQ 683-119-3); Military District No. 2 file, 1915-1920 (RG24 vols. 4367-4369, file 2D, 34-7-30 (vols. 1-10).

This information is based on Barbara Wilson's unpublished Guide to the Sources of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

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RG9-III-C-10
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Volume [RG 9 III-C-10] 4546

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