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John Jennings Creelman fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1915.

Reference:

R1880-0-9-E, MG30-E8

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

98225

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John Jennings Creelman fonds
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Date(s):

1915.

Place of creation:

Québec (Province)

Extent:

1.8 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of transcript extracts from letters written home, 1914-1917, together with memoranda, notes and maps, relating to the 2nd Battle of Ypres, 1915. Transcripts, 81 pages.

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Creelman, John Jennings, 1882-1949

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Creelman, John Jennings, 1882-1949

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Creelman, John Jennings, 1882-1949 : Colonel John Jennings Creelman, born in 1882 at Toronto, Ont., was educated at Upper Canada College, University of Toronto, B.A., 1904, McGill University, B.C.L., 1907, and University of Grenoble, France. He was a partner in Creelman and Walsh, and held a number of positions with industrial corporations including president of Canadian Cutler Mill Chute Co. Ltd., vice-president of Hackbridge Transformer Co. of Canada Ltd., director of Liquid Carbine Canadian Corporation Ltd., and director of Fraser & Chalmers of Canada Ltd. He became an advocate in 1907, was appointed K.C. in 1919 and served as an alderman on Montreal City Council from 1918-1926.

Colonel J.J. Creelman served for many years in the Canadian military. He served with the Canadian Field Artillery during World War I. He was Colonel in command of the 2nd (Montreal) Regiment of Canadian Artillery, 1920-1922, and honorary colonel of the same regiment, 1934-1947.

He remained active in Veterans Affairs through his involvement as honorary president of the Army and Navy Veterans Association (Montreal branch), and past president of the Great War Veterans Association.

See also: The Canadian Who's Who, 1948.

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General note:

Transferred from the Directorate of History, D.N.D.
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Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918

World War, 1914-1918

Ypres, 2nd Battle of, Ieper, Belgium, 1915

Ypres, 2e bataille d', 1915
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Private

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MG30-E8
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