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[Unveiling of Vimy War Memorial - Speeches]

Item number (ISN):

95429

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1936-07-26

Item number (ISN):

95429

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADA. DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE / MINISTÈRE DE LA DÉFENSE NATIONALE

Accession:

1970-0032

Media:

Sound

Part:

12 of 12

Production date:

1936-07-26

Description:

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Short-wave radio broadcast of the dedication ceremonies of the Canadian War Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France, including: description (in French and in English) by unidentified reporters of the dedication ceremonies; dedication prayer by Reverend Cecil C. Owen, Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, about Canadian casualties in World War 1, and peace; dedication prayer by Reverend G.O. Fallis, Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, about Canadian casualties in World War I, and peace (electronic interference-prayer barely comprehensible); dedication prayer (in French) by Right Reverend Mgr. E.A. Deschamps, Honorary Lieutenant Colonel, about Canadian casualties in World War I, and peace; reading by Honorable C.G. Power, Minister of Pensions and National Health of Canada, of the message from Right Honorable W.L. Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, about peace; speech (in French) by Honorable Ernest Lapointe, Minister of Justice of Canada, about Canadian casualties in World War I and peace; speech by Honorable Ian Mackenzie, Minister of National Defence of Canada, about Canadian casualties in World War I, and peace; part of the speech (in French and in English) by Edward VIII, King of Great Britain, about Canadian casualties in World War I; and speech (in French) by Albert Lebrun, President of France, about Canadian casualties in World War 1, and peace.

Language:

English / Français

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1. Broadcast by radio station WOR, New York and recorded on aluminum discs by Audio-Scriptions, New York.
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

A1 2001-02-0043
A1 2001-02-0044

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD095

Restrictions on consultation:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

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