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  • Lt.-Colonel Longstaff of Rigelands, Wimbledon Autobiographical Notes 1841-1898

    Subject
    Soldiers, Voyages and travels, Genealogy, Families, and Personal narratives
    Creator
    Longstaff, Ll. W. (Llewellyn Wood)
    Publisher
    Edinburgh : R. & R. Clark, Limited, 1898.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1898
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: CT788 L65A3 1898
    Extent
    12 pages ; 23 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    England--Merton--Wimbledon
    Coordinates
    51.42212, -0.20805
    Chronological Coverage
    1841/1898
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Illustrations, newspaper clipping, reprint, armorial bookplate.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    From the Print Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    booklets and autobiographies (literary genre)
    Date Digitized
    2020-11-16
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek OpticBook 4800 at 600 dpi TIFF 16 November 2020 by JF.

  • Charles McDowall Smyth's Account of the End of WWI and the Armistice: November 11, 1918

    Subject
    Soldiers' writings, War, World War (1914-1918), Civil-military relations, Battlefields, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Soldiers, Military roads, Artillery, Personal narratives, Armistices, Military roads--Maintenance and repair, Military training camps, Soldiers--Conduct of life, and Soldiers--Billeting
    Creator
    Smyth, Charles McDowall
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1918
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    22 pages
    Geographic Coverage
    France--Aubin-Saint-Vaast, Belgium--Mons, France--Lens, France--Croisilles (Pas-de-Calais), Belgium, France--Valenciennes, France--Etaples, France--Bourlon Wood, and France--Cambrai
    Coordinates
    50.43302, 2.82791, 50.19978, 2.87935, 50.39556, 1.97361, 50.45413, 3.95229, 50.52194, 1.63319, 50.75, 4.5, 50.17596, 3.23472, 50.35909, 3.52506, and 50.16667, 3.11667
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Typescript.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    World War One Photographs and Journals
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    diaries and autobiographies (literary genre)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2006-031
    Fonds Title
    Charles McDowall Smyth fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC403
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/charles-mcdowall-smyth-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2008-01-07
    Technical Note
    Migration metadata by KD.

  • Archie Wills - All in a Lifetime illustrated autobiography chapter

    Alternative Title
    All in Lifetime, autobiography, typescript, All in A Lifetime – War, 1914-1918, The Fun and the Horror [textual records and photographs: b&w]. – ca. 1976, Archie Wills autobiography typescript chapter on World War I, and Volume Six. "All In A Lifetime"...
    Subject
    Soldiers--Training of, Battlefields, War, World War (1914-1918), Airships, Canada. Canadian Army, Military training camps, Personal narratives, Friendship, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, War and society, Recruiting and enlistment, and Politics and war
    Creator
    Wills, Archie H. (Archibald Henry), 1892-1988
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    approximately 1976
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 volume (approximately 117 pages) ; 28 x 22 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    England, Germany, British Columbia--Victoria, Western Front (World War (1914-1918)), Atlantic Ocean, Belgium, Canada, and France
    Coordinates
    10, -25, 48.4359, -123.35155, 50.4492, -125.9764, 46, 2, 60.10867, -113.64258, 51.5, 10.5, 50.75, 4.5, and 52.16045, -0.70312
    Chronological Coverage
    1917/1919
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Includes black and white photographs, clippings and illustrations. Handwritten corrections throughout the document.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    World War One Photographs and Journals, World of Mary's Wedding Reminiscences of World War One, and Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    newspaper clippings, black-and-white photographs, news photographs, typescripts, autobiographies (literary genre), printed ephemera, clippings (information artifacts), and manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier
    AR394_01_05
    Fonds Title
    Archie H. Wills fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    AR394
    Is Referenced By
    Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/archie-h-wills-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2007-08-21
    Technical Note
    Original metadata listed the following as contributors: Christopher Rickinson, Alyssum Nielsen, and Chris Petter. Migration metadata by KD.