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George M. Parker fonds [graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1916-1944.

Reference:

R10596-0-4-E

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

203215

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George M. Parker fonds
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1916-1944.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

31 photographs b&w.

Language of material:

English

Added language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of events and individuals associated with the military career of Lieutenant-Colonel George M. Parker, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, 1916-1944. The following events are documented: convoy of Cadillac ambulances of the Canadian Army Service Corps en route from Plymouth to Shorncliffe, England, 1916; winter trials of a Morris Commercial truck undertaken by the R.C.A.S.C. along the route Ottawa-Poltimore-La Salette-Buckingham-Ottawa, 1930; opening of the R.C.A.S.C. Training Centre, Camp Borden, Ontario, 1938; ruins of the R.C.A.S.C. Garage destroyed by fire, Lansdowne Park, Ottawa, Ontario, 1944.

The following individuals are documented: group photo, probably of personnel of No. 10 Detachment, R.C.A.S.C., Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1924; group photo of officers of the Headquarters School of Instruction, R.C.A.S.C., Winnipeg, 1925 (group includes Major Pat Hennessy, Commandant, and Colonel Horace Greer, Director of Supply and Transport); group photo of personnel of the Headquarters School of Instruction, R.C.A.S.C., Winnipeg, 1925; group photo, probably of personnel of the 3rd Divisional Train, Canadian Army Service Corps, 1930-1931; group photo of personnel of the R.C.A.S.C. Camp School, Petawawa, Ontario, 1935 (group includes M.L. Brennan); Lieutenant-Colonel G.M. Parker, R.C.A.S.C., Ottawa, ca. 1943.

Photographs by unknown photographers and by the following: Artona; Department of National Defence; Foote, Winnipeg; Foote & James, Winnipeg; Panoramic Photography Co., Toronto.

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Parker, George M
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Parker, George M

Canada. Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Biography/Administrative history:

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Parker, George M : George M. Parker, Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps, 1916-1944.

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(Paper) Inventory list in accession file.

(Electronic) Item-level descriptions available online in Minisis.

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General note:

Received in 1993 from Baldwin House Antiques.

Arrangement note:

Arranged chronologically by event and item.
Subject heading:

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Soldiers Canada

Soldats Canada
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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121-080154-X
1993-307 DAP
93-156
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [PARKER, GEORGE M. 1993-307] 5190

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions on use. Copyright expired. Credit: name of photographer / National Archives of Canada / copy negative number.

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