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  • 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.
    Keyword in Context
    Charles McDowall Smyth’s Account of the End of WWI and the Armistice: November 11, 1918 12-11-18 (November 12, 1918) 32 Rue d’Havré Mons Hainaut Belgique The following is a general account of my doings from the time of my return to France in Se...

  • War Diary of the 16th Infantry Battalion (Canadian Scottish), October 01 to October 31, 1918

    Subject
    Intrenchments, Soldiers--Social conditions, Battle casualties, Soldiers--Conduct of life, Military hygiene, Soldiers--Billeting, War casualties, Military cycling, Military decorations, Military supplies, Weather, Drill and minor tactics, Fortification, Field, Soldiers--Training, Canada. Canadian Army, Military history, Soldiers--Training of, War, Battle of Cambrai (Cambrai, France : 1918), Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 16th, War diaries, Military camps, World War (1914-1918), Trenches, Soldiers--Health and hygiene, and Soldiers
    Creator
    Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 16th
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    October 1, 1918 to October 31, 1918
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    27 pages ; 21 x 34 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    France--Cambrai, France--Arras--Éterpigny, France--Cambrai--Cuvillers, France--Sains-lès-Marquion, France--Somain, and Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
    Coordinates
    50.17596, 3.23472, 50.19417, 3.07278, 50.22278, 3.2375, 50.35961, 3.28108, and 50.25806, 2.97972
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    The 1918 diaries are 12 months in one bundle with a blue cover and with sub-bundles inside. Most diary pages are handwritten on template pages made of lightweight vellum paper or heavier bond (rag?) paper; some are typewritten; some leaves are not on template pages, size...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Military History Collection
    Provenance
    Transferred to UVic Special Collections and Archives from BC Archives, May 2006.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    personal narratives, diaries, typescripts, journals (accounts), and manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2006-011
    Fonds Title
    16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC338
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/16th-battalion-canadian-scottish-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2025-03
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek Opticbook A-300 600 DPI tiffs (gamma 1.20, no color correction) by PD. Metadata by KD.
    Keyword in Context
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