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No. 3 Canadian Field Ambulance [textual record]

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Date:

1917-1919

Reference:

R611-236-7-E, RG9-III-C-10

Type of material:

Textual material

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Item ID number:

182675

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No. 3 Canadian Field Ambulance
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Sub-series includes:

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

1917-1919

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Place of creation:

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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. 3 Canadian Field Ambulance, and document many aspects of its activities.

RG9 III, volume 4547 includes the following files: Register of correspondence, 1 May 1918-8 April 1919 (folder 1, file 1); Instructions for dealing with various phases of gas, 7 July 1917 - 4 Oct. 1918 (folder 1, file 2); Haig's routine orders, 9-29 Oct. 1918 (folder 1, file 3); Cdn Corps routine orders, 23 July 1918-21 Jan. 1919 (folder 1, file 4); 1st Canadian Division routine orders, 20 July 1918-14 Jan. 1919 (folder 1, file 5); Records of service (folder 1, file 6).

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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Ambulance, no. 3

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Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Ambulance, no. 3 : No. 3 Canadian Field Ambulance was organized at Valcartier in September 1914 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel W. L. Watt. The unit embarked at Quebec on 25 September 1914 aboard TUNISIAN and CARIBBEAN, disembarking in England on 19 October 1914. Its strength was 12 officers and 259 other ranks. It arrived in France on 11 February 1915, becoming part of the1st Canadian Division. No. 3 Canadian Field Ambulance was demobilized at Winnipeg in April 1919 and was disbanded by General Order 211 of 15 November 1920. Between 25 October 1915 and July 1918, No. 3 Canadian Field Ambulance, in collaboration with No. 1 and No. 2 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. 9-44-6 (90: Open)

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For related records found elsewhere in this fonds, see the following files: War diary, 19 Oct. 1914 - 31 March 1919 (RG9, III, vol. 5027, folders 822-825); Historical record (RG9, III, vol. 4714, folder 106, file 28); Correspondence re. badges (RG9, III, vol. 4714, folder 106, file 29); Correspondence re. photographs (RG9, III, vol. 4714, folder 106, file 30); Overseas Ministry file prior to 1916 (RG9, III, vol. 42, file 8-4-49); Nominal rolls (RG9, III, vol. 3723); War diary, etc. (RG9, III, vol. 3749, no. 46); Personnel (RG9, III, vol. 3663, file 29-1-3); General correspondence (RG9, III, vol. 3686, file 30-1-3); Strength, Dec. 1918-Jan. 1919 (RG9, III, vol. 3894, folder 59, file 4); Nominal roll on leaving Canada, 1914 (RG9, IIB, vol. 79); Clearing of wounded, Vimy Ridge, 5-17 April 1917 (RG9, III, vol. 4541, folder 3, file 2); Cdn Record Office file (missing) (RG9, III, vol. 1087, file M-3-4).

For related records found in the Department of National Defence fonds, see the following files: Demobilization (RG24, vol. 1948, file HQ 683-913-1); Organization, 1914 (RG24, vol. 4261, file ID. 76-3-14).

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] 4547

[Consultation 90 Open]

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