Siberia Expedition Diary 02
This diary kept by Elkington begins on June 3rd 1945 with the last entry on July 20th, 1945 and details his experiences during the second world war. Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Henry William Elkington, M.D. served during World War I and II with the Canadian Army Medical Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps, and the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. Elkington was also part of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force (C.S.E.F.) sent to Vladivostok during the Russian Revolution.
- In Collection:
- Canada. Canadian Army
- Military participation--Canadian
- Weather
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force (Siberia)
- Allied Intervention in Soviet Union (Soviet Union : 1918-1920)
- Military history
- Quests (Expeditions)
- World War (1939-1945)
- Revolution (Soviet Union : 1917-1921)
- Voyages and travels
- Diplomatic relations
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- 1 diary (42 pages) ; 12.5 x 7.5 cm
- 60, 100
- 43.10562, 131.87353
- Pages bound together with string between two leather (?) covered boards. First page inscription with Elkinton's signature: "[Parts?] of Diaries of the 1st World War 1914 to 1918. The Second World War 1939 to 1945."
- 20th Century Manuscripts Collection
- Gift of Diana McKay, June 2010.
- Accession Number: 2011-018
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/eric-elkington-collection
- March 2025
- Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) as TIF file and PDF by MT. Metadata by KD.
- Rights
- Contact Special Collections and University Archives for access to the original. This material is made available on this site for research and private study only.
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