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Lukin Homfray Irving fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

[ca. 1924-1928].

Reference:

R4306-0-1-E, MG24-G2

Type of material:

Textual material

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

99717

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Lukin Homfray Irving fonds
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Date(s):

[ca. 1924-1928].

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

4 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of rolls of militia, loyalist units, military land grants and military correspondence, 1775-1830, compiled partially from material held by the NA; and notes on uniforms and colours of militia units, 1759-1819.

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Irving, Lukin Homfray, 1855-1942

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Irving, Lukin Homfray, 1855-1942 : Lukin Homfray Irving was the son of Sir Aemilius Irving, a lawyer, and his wife Augusta Louisa Gugy. He was educated in Galt, Ont., Switzerland, and the Royal Military College, Kingston. He entered the Ontario Civil Service in 1880 and was appointed assistant provincial deputy registrar in 1903. Irving was active in military affairs, serving as secretary of the Ontario Artillery Association and as a founder of the Canadian Military Institute in 1889. He also wrote extensively on Canadian Military history.

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General note:

The notes on uniforms were received in 1908; the remainder of the collection received in 1983 through the Directorate of History, DND.
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Canada - Militia, 1775-1830

Canada. Militia - Muster rolls, 1775-1830

Bounties, Military - Canada, 1775-1830

Canada. Militia - Records and correspondence, 1775-1830

Military lands - Canada, 1775-1830

Canada. Militia - Uniforms, 1775-1830
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Private

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MG24-G2
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