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Records of artillery units at Kingston [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

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Date:

1871-1915

Reference:

R180-115-0-E, RG9-II-J-1

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

133517

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Department of Militia and Defence fonds

Royal Canadian Artillery

Records of artillery units at Kingston
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Sub-series includes:

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

1871-1915

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

1.08 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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Sub-series consists of records created and/or maintained by Canadian Artillery Units at Kingston, "A" Battery and the Royal School of Gunnery. Volumes 1-11 contain registers of letters received and sent by "A" Battery, 1871-1885, 1885-1900. The correspondence referred to in these registers is missing. A memo book from the School of Gunnery, 1872-1874 is found in volume 12.

The sub-series also includes letterbooks relating to "A" Battery and the Royal School of Gunnery covering the period 1873 to 1893 (Vols. 13-19). Volumes 14-16 relate to the period 1880-1885 when the Royal School of Gunnery was stationed in Quebec. Note that in Finding Aid 9-28, Vols. 13-19 are referred to as letterbooks of the Royal School of Gunnery, no mention is made of "A" Battery.

Volume 20 contains a correspondence book of "A" Battery while part of the North West Field Force, 11 November 1885 to 12 July 1886.

The sub-series includes records relating to daily and general orders. Volume 21 contains General Orders, 1871, authorizing the formation of two batteries of garrison artillery; general and regimental Order Book, 1871-1894, School of Gunnery and "A" Battery. Included are orders of the Artillery Brigade, North West Field Force, 1885-1886. The sub-series includes: Daily Orders of the Royal School of Gunnery at Kingston, 1881-1884 (Vols. 22-25); an order book of Commandant, Royal School of Gunnery (Vols. 26-27); Daily Orders, Royal School of Artillery, 1891-1892 (Vol. 26); Daily Orders, "A" Field Battery, RCA, 1898-1899 (Vol. 27). Note that Finding Aid 9-28 refers to volumes 26-27 as Order books of Commandant, Royal School of Gunnery.

Volume 28 contains seniority lists, non-commissioned offices of "A" Battery. Canadian Artillery and "A" Field Battery, RCA 1883-1898, of the RCFA, 1902-1905 and the RCHA, 1905-1907. Volume 29 (reel C-11775) contains a register of marriages of non-commissioned officers and men of the Artillery at Kingston, 1875-1915, with a record of the birth and baptism of their children.

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Textual records (Electronic) Finding aid 9-28-4 can be found by accessing the lower level descriptions attached to this record. 9-28-4 (90: Open)

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Title is based on the contents of the sub-series.

Availability of other formats note:

Microfilmed copies of the records in volume 29 may be found on reel C-11775.

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No further accruals are expected.

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C-11775 : microfilmed copies of vol. 29 Copy No. 1
C-11775 : microfilmed copies of vol. 29 Copy No. 2
C-11775 : microfilmed copies of vol. 29 Copy No. 3
C-11775 : microfilmed copies of vol. 29 Copy No. 4

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Government

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1984-85/043 GAD
RG9-II-J-1

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RG9-II-J-1
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Textual records

[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG 9 II-J-1] 1--29

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Microfilm reel [RG9] C-11775

[Consultation 90 Open]

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