Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection

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Victoria to Vimy, sponsored by a World War Commemorations Community Fund grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage, is a digital collection of First World War materials held at the University of Victoria Libraries, Special Collections and Archives.

For this exhibit, the University of Victoria Libraries has selected a range of items that provide diverse perspectives on the lives of ordinary Canadians during the First World War. These materials tell the stories of soldiers—from enlisted men to high-ranking officers—as well as their friends and families. The site takes visitors on a journey from Victoria, where many young men enlisted and trained to sites across Canada, including, Vernon, British Columbia; Ottawa, Ontario; and Valcartier, Quebec—and then across the sea to England for training. Ultimately, many of these soldiers went to the Front in France and Belgium, where Canadians fought in several major battles, including the Battle for Vimy Ridge in April 1917.

The collection includes: letters, collections of letters, diaries, postcards, individual photographs, photograph albums, scrapbooks, war records, audio-oral histories, and artifacts.

 
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  • 41. Theodore Monk - Pacific command patch

    Title Tesim:
    Theodore Monk - Pacific command patch
    Description:
    A green Pacific command patch. Biography: Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Benning Monk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1907, he enlisted with the active militia and in 1908 became a gunner with the 13th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (Manitoba Regiment). He later went into law and real estate. He moved to Victoria in 1908 and started work in the City Engineer's Department. He established his own real estate firm with Roger Monteith, and among other real estate activities sought to develop the coastal town of Clo-ose, B.C. as a resort. In World War I he served with the 54th Battalion and fought in Vimy Ridge. He was Commanding Officer of the Gordon Head Cadet Training Camp at the present campus of the University of Victoria, 1940-1941, and became a liaison officer of the U.S. Army from 1942-1944. From 1930 on, Monk campaigned actively for a uniquely Canadian flag and submitted numerous designs to the competition for a new flag in 1968.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1021074, Monk, Theodore, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1914?/1918?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 patch
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265421, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300210515, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300117127, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300427530
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1978-019
    Fonds Title:
    Theodore Benning Monk fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC081
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/theodore-benning-monk-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by K. Bohlman. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 42. Theodore Monk - Service chevron

    Title Tesim:
    Theodore Monk - Service chevron
    Description:
    A chevron service patch. Biography: Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Benning Monk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1907, he enlisted with the active militia and in 1908 became a gunner with the 13th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (Manitoba Regiment). He later went into law and real estate. He moved to Victoria in 1908 and started work in the City Engineer's Department. He established his own real estate firm with Roger Monteith, and among other real estate activities sought to develop the coastal town of Clo-ose, B.C. as a resort. In World War I he served with the 54th Battalion and fought in Vimy Ridge. He was Commanding Officer of the Gordon Head Cadet Training Camp at the present campus of the University of Victoria, 1940-1941, and became a liaison officer of the U.S. Army from 1942-1944. From 1930 on, Monk campaigned actively for a uniquely Canadian flag and submitted numerous designs to the competition for a new flag in 1968.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1021074, Monk, Theodore, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1914?/1918?
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 patch
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300210515, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300427530, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300117127, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265421
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1978-019
    Fonds Title:
    Theodore Benning Monk fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC081
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/theodore-benning-monk-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by K. Bohlman. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 43. Theodore Monk - group portrait at Fort Macaulay photograph

    Title Tesim:
    Theodore Monk - group portrait at Fort Macaulay photograph
    Description:
    A portrait photograph of Theodore Benning Monk with a group of men in military uniform at Fort Macaulay training camp, Esquimalt, B.C. in 1914. White tents are visible in the background. Individuals are identified by handwritten annotations on the photograph. Back row, from left: Shaw, Smith, [illegible], Monk. Front row: Stern, Barton, William, Roberts, Robertson. Caption reads: "Fort Macaulay 1914." Biography: Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Benning Monk was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In 1907, he enlisted with the active militia and in 1908 became a gunner with the 13th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (Manitoba Regiment). He later went into law and real estate. He moved to Victoria in 1908 and started work in the City Engineer's Department. He established his own real estate firm with Roger Monteith, and among other real estate activities sought to develop the coastal town of Clo-ose, B.C. as a resort. In World War I he served with the 54th Battalion and fought in Vimy Ridge. He was Commanding Officer of the Gordon Head Cadet Training Camp at the present campus of the University of Victoria, 1940-1941, and became a liaison officer of the U.S. Army from 1942-1944. From 1930 on, Monk campaigned actively for a uniquely Canadian flag and submitted numerous designs to the competition for a new flag in 1968.
    Subject:
    Monk, Theodore, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1021543, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/531187, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125233, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1914
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 black and white photograph
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Fort MacAulay, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1214700, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1220440
    Coordinates:
    48.4359, -123.35155 and 48.43569, -123.41174
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Photograph is mounted on black back board.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1978-019
    Fonds Title:
    Theodore Benning Monk fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC081
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/theodore-benning-monk-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 44. W.O.H. Dodds - World War I photographs by J.A. Millar

    Title Tesim:
    W.O.H. Dodds - World War I photographs by J.A. Millar
    Description:
    Scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Also included are a few loose photos by unknown photographers. Mr. J.A. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star (MDS) and produced the album in 1915. Thanks to Lt. Col. W. McBain, Millar was the photographer accompanying Hughes to Gaspe Harbour. Many of the pictures have been identified by means of the Montreal Daily Star published during August, September, and October, 1914. Where possible the original picture captions have been used with an occasional added note. Those not identified in newspapers or elsewhere have some notations by W.S. Thackray (wst.) and, while not absolutely guaranteed, offer a clue to the identity of the scene. Besides the MDS several other newspapers were examined, with disappointing results. Almost no additional photographs were found and those that w ere found did not appear in the Dodds album or were occasionally a copy of one found in the MDS. The newspapers were The Halifax Herald, The Ottawa Evening Journal, The Globe and Mail, Winnipeg Free Press, Vancouver Province, Victoria Times, and The Victoria Daily Colonist (all on microfilm). A few photos were identified in L.G. Barnard's, "The War Pictorial", Dodd-Simpson Press Limited, Montreal, 1915 held in the McPherson Library, University of Victoria.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1021543, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/739227, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1097825, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/221413, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/817499, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1062022, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1155410, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1176041, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1351737, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/668129, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1975352, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125233, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1097817, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/557560, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/634922, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1912309, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/849860, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/531187, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1021566, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1170549
    Creator:
    Millar, J. A.
    Contributor:
    Location:
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1914/1915
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 photograph album (35 pages)
    Alternative Title:
    Valcartier Camp Photo Album and Photo Album - Valcartier Camp - J.A. Millar, 1915
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1278922, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1221527, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1218221, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1207316
    Coordinates:
    46.8127, -71.2199, 45.50869265422693, -73.55512359614, 52.00017, -71.99907, 48.83341, -64.48194, and 46.80326, -71.17793
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection and World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300028499, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026695, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300134769, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300417905, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300134989
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
    Fonds Title:
    William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC345
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
    Date Digitized:
    2015-12-14
    Technical Note:
    600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 45. Theodore Monk - Certificate of military instruction, equitation

    Title Tesim:
    Theodore Monk - Certificate of military instruction, equitation
    Description:
    A certificate attesting that Lieutenant Theodore Monk, 5th Regiment, Canadian Garrison Artillery, successfully completed training in equitation in Victoria, British Columbia, February 4, 1914. Stamped and filed by the Department of Militia & Defence - Adjutant Generals Branch. Biography: Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Benning Monk, well-known Victoria soldier and realtor was born in Winnipeg in 1884. In 1907 he enlisted with the active militia and in 1908 he became a gunner with the 13th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (Manitoba Regiment). He turned to law when defective eyesight barred him from the permanent army then left that as "tedious". He followed his next employer to Victoria in 1908 and started work in the city engineer's department. His real estate career started with Pemberton & Sons, but he soon founded his own firm with Roger Monteith, which was responsible for forming several sub-divisions. He also was interested in developing Clo-ose as a resort area, but a change in the government planning halted the scheme. In the First World War he started service with the 54th Battalion, and fought in Vimy Ridge. Working between the wars as a realtor, he became Commanding Officer of the 5th Regiment. He was Commanding Officer of the Cadet Training Camp on the site of the present campus from 1940-41. After his Gordon Head post he became a liason officer of the U.S. Army from 1942-44. From 1930 until his death in 1959 Colonel Monk campaigned actively for a uniquely Canadian flag: designing flags, writing to M.P.'s and appealing to the general public.
    Subject:
    Monk, Theodore, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125324, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1170502, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125233, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/960561
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1914-02-04
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1214700
    Coordinates:
    48.4359, -123.35155
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026841 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027822
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1978-019
    Fonds Title:
    Theodore Benning Monk fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC081
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/theodore-benning-monk-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by K. Bohlman. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 46. Theodore Monk Certificate of miltary instruction, Artillery Branch, Officers

    Title Tesim:
    Theodore Monk Certificate of miltary instruction, Artillery Branch, Officers
    Description:
    A certificate attesting that Lieutenant Theodore Monk, 5th Regiment, Canadian Garrison Artillery, successfully completed training at the Royal School of Artillery qualifying for the rank of Captain, Equimalt, British Columbia, April 13, 1914. Stamped and filed by the Department of Militia & Defence - Adjutant Generals Branch. Biography: Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Benning Monk, well-known Victoria soldier and realtor was born in Winnipeg in 1884. In 1907 he enlisted with the active militia and in 1908 he became a gunner with the 13th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (Manitoba Regiment). He turned to law when defective eyesight barred him from the permanent army then left that as "tedious". He followed his next employer to Victoria in 1908 and started work in the city engineer's department. His real estate career started with Pemberton & Sons, but he soon founded his own firm with Roger Monteith, which was responsible for forming several sub-divisions. He also was interested in developing Clo-ose as a resort area, but a change in the government planning halted the scheme. In the First World War he started service with the 54th Battalion, and fought in Vimy Ridge. Working between the wars as a realtor, he became Commanding Officer of the 5th Regiment. He was Commanding Officer of the Cadet Training Camp on the site of the present campus from 1940-41. After his Gordon Head post he became a liason officer of the U.S. Army from 1942-44. From 1930 until his death in 1959 Colonel Monk campaigned actively for a uniquely Canadian flag: designing flags, writing to M.P.'s and appealing to the general public.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125324, Monk, Theodore, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125233
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1914-04-07
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1220440
    Coordinates:
    48.43569, -123.41174
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026841 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027822
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1978-019
    Fonds Title:
    Theodore Benning Monk fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC081
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/theodore-benning-monk-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by K. Bohlman. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 47. Joseph B. Clearihue - Diary 01

    Title Tesim:
    Joseph B. Clearihue - Diary 01
    Description:
    A diary written by Joseph B. Clearihue in Paris, France during the period of August to September 5, 1914. The diary covers Clearihue's experiences as a civilian at the beginning of World War I, while he was studying French in Paris. Biography: Joseph Badenoch Clearihue was born in Victoria and attended Boys' Central School and Victoria High School before enrolling at Victoria College (graduated in 1903), McGill University and Oxford University. He enjoyed a long career as a student, a soldier in the Fifth Canadian Field Artillery Unit in World War I, a Liberal MLA and Victoria alderman, and as a lawyer before being appointed a county court judge in 1952. He was Chair of the Victoria College Council (1947-63), and guided the College to university status. In January 1962, Clearihue turned the first sod at the construction site of the Clearihue Building, which was the first building on the Gordon head campus. Clearihue was also the first Chancellor of the University of Victoria, and Chair of the Board of Governors (1963-66).
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125327, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125233, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2011150, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1746486, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2011150
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1914-08/1914-09
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    28 pages
    Alternative Title:
    Paris during the war
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205283
    Coordinates:
    48.85341, 2.3488
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027112
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1978-027, File: 2.3
    Fonds Title:
    Joseph Clearihue fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR032
    Is_referenced_by:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by M. Gerber and M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 48. Joseph B. Clearihue - Diary 01 typed transcript

    Title Tesim:
    Joseph B. Clearihue - Diary 01 typed transcript
    Description:
    A typewritten transcription of the first diary of Joseph B. Clearihue, written in Paris, France during the period of August to September 5th, 1914. The diary covers Clearihue's experiences as a civilian at the beginning of World War I, while he was studying French in Paris. Transcription includes an introduction that is not present in the original diary. Biography: Joseph Badenoch Clearihue was born in Victoria and attended Boys' Central School and Victoria High School before enrolling at Victoria College (graduated in 1903), McGill University and Oxford University. He enjoyed a long career as a student, a soldier in the Fifth Canadian Field Artillery Unit in World War I, a Liberal MLA and Victoria alderman, and as a lawyer before being appointed a county court judge in 1952. He was Chair of the Victoria College Council (1947-63), and guided the College to university status. In January 1962, Clearihue turned the first sod at the construction site of the Clearihue Building, which was the first building on the Gordon head campus. Clearihue was also the first Chancellor of the University of Victoria, and Chair of the Board of Governors (1963-66).
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125327, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2011150, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125233, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1746486
    Creator:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/2011150
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1914-08/1914-09
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text and http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    13 pages
    Alternative Title:
    Diary of Joseph B. Clearihue, Lieutenant of the Canadian Field Artillery during the First Great War - 1914 - 1919 : Diary of Joseph B. Clearihue in Paris during the war in August to September 5th, 1914.
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1205283
    Coordinates:
    48.85341, 2.3488
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300404333 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300027112
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1978-027, File: 2.3
    Fonds Title:
    Joseph Clearihue fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    AR032
    Is_referenced_by:
    Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 49. Destrubé family - Letter to Paul Destrubé from his brother, Georges, October 21, 1914, Edmonton

    Title Tesim:
    Destrubé family - Letter to Paul Destrubé from his brother, Georges, October 21, 1914, Edmonton
    Description:
    A letter written by Georges Destrubé to his brother Paul on October 21, 1914 from Edmonton, Alberta, in which, Georges discusses a delay in mobilization, which prevents him from joining Paul in England as soon as possible. Destrubé Family Biography: The bulk of the material in the Destrubé family fonds, represented in this exhibit, concerns the children of Ernest Destrubé, and in particular, the siblings who immigrated to Canada in the early part of the twentieth century – Maurice, Georges, Guy, Paul and Sylvie. It includes their lives as homesteaders in Alberta, experiences on the Front of the three brothers (Georges, Guy and Paul) who signed up to fight in 1914, and life just after the war. Ernest Destrubé, “Pumps” to his family, was born in France in 1850. After being wounded in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), Ernest began a career in banking. He eventually moved to England to be Assistant Manager of the Comptoir National d’Escompte de Paris, located at 52 Threadneedle Street in London. He lived with his wife Elizabeth (nee Farmery, 1856-1897) and their six children--Maurice, Georges, Dan, Paul, Guy, and Sylvie--on Adelaide Road in London. Following Elizabeth’s death, Ernest married Alice Bauche in 1900. They had a son, Andre, in 1901. After the War, Ernest moved back to France. He lived at Les Clematites, near Beaune, until his death in 1923. Dan Louis [1879-1940] was born in London and spent most of his life in France. Paul Maurice (nickname, Jack) was born in London in 1885. He followed his father into banking but decided soon after to take on the adventure and challenge of homesteading in Canada. He left England in 1906 for the US, where he learned farming from an uncle in Missouri, before traveling to Rife, Alberta to stake his claim. His first wife Margaret (Maggie, née Lebow) died in childbirth in 1918. After the war Maurice married Pevensey (Pem) Wheeler, former hospital headmistress and friend to Sylvie. Maurice eventually (1940s) sold the homestead and moved to Victoria, British Columbia. He married Eleanor Mary Ellis (née Sandeman) in 1950 and later built a cabin on Piers Island. Maurice died in 1978. Marguerite Sylvie (Sylvie, or Syl) was born in London in 1882. After the death of her mother in 1897, she took on the role of mother to her young brothers. Sylvie also made the journey to Canada to help her brothers in Rife. She returned to England during the First World War to work for the Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD). Sylvie was engaged to family friend, Arthur Fleming, who was killed in action in the War [1916?]. After returning to Canada, Sylvie married Bert Spencer. Together they ran a store in Alberta until, in their retirement, they moved west to Victoria, British Columbia. Leon Georges [b. 1888], Paul Jean [b. 1893] and Charles Guy [b. 1891] were born in London. Guy left England to join his brother in Canada in 1907, followed by Georges in 1908 and Paul in 1913. Georges was a talented sketch artist. He had some training in England but decided not to pursue art as a career. Soon after War was declared, the boys travelled to Edmonton (first Paul and later Georges and Guy) to sign on with the Alberta dragoons, however, the first battalion had already left for the east. Pumps sent them enough money to cover the trip to England, where the three brothers signed up with the Royal Fusiliers. After close to a year of training in England, Paul, Guy and Georges left for France to serve in the same company of the 22nd Royal Fusiliers. In spring of 1916, Georges was wounded at Souchez—shot through the lung. He was invalided to England and convalesced at Ebbwvale, Wales. Although he made it back to France in January 1917, his return to the Front was delayed by quarantine for Mumps. Due to this twist of fate, Georges missed joining his brothers in the Battle at Miraumont, where Paul and Guy were among the several -hundred soldiers killed, February 17, 2017. In the ensuing months, Georges applied for and was granted a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps. He returned to England for training and spent the rest of the War ferrying planes to and from France. After the War, Georges married Suzanne Fournier (nickname Mémé). They lived for a few years in Rife, Alberta but Georges found that he was no longer able to do the difficult physical labor required on the farm. He sold his share of the homestead and moved with Suzanne to Victoria, British Columbia. At some point Suzanne and Georges changed their last name to d’Estrubé, although, the rest of the family maintained the original spelling. In 1949 Georges and Maurice made a nostalgic return visit to Rife where Georges died suddenly at age 61. References: Hendrickson, James E., Ed. Pioneering in Alberta: Maurice Destrube’s Story, Historical Society of Alberta. 1981. Stone, Christopher, Ed. A History of the 22nd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (Kensington). 1923.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125233, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/216452, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125266, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125251, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125327, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746
    Creator:
    Destrubé, Georges
    Contributor:
    Destrubé, Paul
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1914-10-21
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text
    Extent:
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1204309
    Coordinates:
    53.55014, -113.46871
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026879 and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 1982-006
    Fonds Title:
    Destrubé family fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC033
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/destrube-family-fonds
    Transcript:
    [Upper right annotation:] Edmonton 21/10/14 g 11 Dear old Paul, Has this not been a farce from beginning to end. When we got to Vegreville on our way to Edmonton to fix up Guy's [oil?] business it was our intention to go straight on to London to join you. That is why I sent the cable. When we got Edmonton we were told by the highest officer that they have just recieved instructions that the second contingent would mobilise instantly. And here we are still, not yet mobilized. Of course it is absolutely certain that they will do so sooner or later but we did not reckon on this delay, so we are determined to wait no longer than Monday 27th October. Of course we would save much money by <del>w</del> waiting as I have explained before but we are getting so disgusted and fret so fiercely at the delay that we will go in spite of all unless something happens before Monday. We could kick those blasted officers who told us this, and still more those down East who are responsible for not giving out the mobilization order. No one can understand why the orders don't come. Sam. Hughes, Canadian War Minister, has seen' Kitchener and has had time to have long since cabled the orders here. The situation now is -- official report that 10,000 infantry will be mobilized right away and shipped over in December to England. That was a week ago, and the officers have been expecting the order hourly. There are dozens in th same situation as we are, but much worse off because they have been waiting here without work and no home here, waiting in most cases since the 1st. Contingent went away - two months ago. -- and at their own expense, of course. Be we can't wait any longer Paul, so keep the berths open awhile yet. We have done quite a bit of drill. Give our love to all the dear ones and best love to yourself In great haste, Georges
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by M. Gerber. Migration metadata by KD.

  • 50. Destrubé family - "A" company, 22nd Royal Fusiliers postcard

    Title Tesim:
    Destrubé family - "A" company, 22nd Royal Fusiliers postcard
    Description:
    A photographic post card depicting "A" company of the 22nd Royal Fusiliers. Georges Destrubé has written on the back, "This is a group of the whole Company & there are 6 companies to one Battalion. Paul and I are in the last row, 3 men from the right hand side. Guy is in the 4th row on the extreme right." It is likely that this photo was taken in England before the company deployed for France. Destrubé Family Biography: The bulk of the material in the Destrubé family fonds, represented in this exhibit, concerns the children of Ernest Destrubé, and in particular, the siblings who immigrated to Canada in the early part of the twentieth century – Maurice, Georges, Guy, Paul and Sylvie. It includes their lives as homesteaders in Alberta, experiences on the Front of the three brothers (Georges, Guy and Paul) who signed up to fight in 1914, and life just after the war. Ernest Destrubé, “Pumps” to his family, was born in France in 1850. After being wounded in the Franco-Prussian War (1870-71), Ernest began a career in banking. He eventually moved to England to be Assistant Manager of the Comptoir National d’Escompte de Paris, located at 52 Threadneedle Street in London. He lived with his wife Elizabeth (nee Farmery, 1856-1897) and their six children--Maurice, Georges, Dan, Paul, Guy, and Sylvie--on Adelaide Road in London. Following Elizabeth’s death, Ernest married Alice Bauche in 1900. They had a son, Andre, in 1901. After the War, Ernest moved back to France. He lived at Les Clematites, near Beaune, until his death in 1923. Dan Louis [1879-1940] was born in London and spent most of his life in France. Paul Maurice (nickname, Jack) was born in London in 1885. He followed his father into banking but decided soon after to take on the adventure and challenge of homesteading in Canada. He left England in 1906 for the US, where he learned farming from an uncle in Missouri, before traveling to Rife, Alberta to stake his claim. His first wife Margaret (Maggie, née Lebow) died in childbirth in 1918. After the war Maurice married Pevensey (Pem) Wheeler, former hospital headmistress and friend to Sylvie. Maurice eventually (1940s) sold the homestead and moved to Victoria, British Columbia. He married Eleanor Mary Ellis (née Sandeman) in 1950 and later built a cabin on Piers Island. Maurice died in 1978. Marguerite Sylvie (Sylvie, or Syl) was born in London in 1882. After the death of her mother in 1897, she took on the role of mother to her young brothers. Sylvie also made the journey to Canada to help her brothers in Rife. She returned to England during the First World War to work for the Red Cross, Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD). Sylvie was engaged to family friend, Arthur Fleming, who was killed in action in the War [1916?]. After returning to Canada, Sylvie married Bert Spencer. Together they ran a store in Alberta until, in their retirement, they moved west to Victoria, British Columbia. Leon Georges [b. 1888], Paul Jean [b. 1893] and Charles Guy [b. 1891] were born in London. Guy left England to join his brother in Canada in 1907, followed by Georges in 1908 and Paul in 1913. Georges was a talented sketch artist. He had some training in England but decided not to pursue art as a career. Soon after War was declared, the boys travelled to Edmonton (first Paul and later Georges and Guy) to sign on with the Alberta dragoons, however, the first battalion had already left for the east. Pumps sent them enough money to cover the trip to England, where the three brothers signed up with the Royal Fusiliers. After close to a year of training in England, Paul, Guy and Georges left for France to serve in the same company of the 22nd Royal Fusiliers. In spring of 1916, Georges was wounded at Souchez—shot through the lung. He was invalided to England and convalesced at Ebbwvale, Wales. Although he made it back to France in January 1917, his return to the Front was delayed by quarantine for Mumps. Due to this twist of fate, Georges missed joining his brothers in the Battle at Miraumont, where Paul and Guy were among the several -hundred soldiers killed, February 17, 2017. In the ensuing months, Georges applied for and was granted a transfer to the Royal Flying Corps. He returned to England for training and spent the rest of the War ferrying planes to and from France. After the War, Georges married Suzanne Fournier (nickname Mémé). They lived for a few years in Rife, Alberta but Georges found that he was no longer able to do the difficult physical labor required on the farm. He sold his share of the homestead and moved with Suzanne to Victoria, British Columbia. At some point Suzanne and Georges changed their last name to d’Estrubé, although, the rest of the family maintained the original spelling. In 1949 Georges and Maurice made a nostalgic return visit to Rife where Georges died suddenly at age 61. References: Hendrickson, James E., Ed. Pioneering in Alberta: Maurice Destrube’s Story, Historical Society of Alberta. 1981. Stone, Christopher, Ed. A History of the 22nd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (Kensington). 1923.
    Subject:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125266, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1180746, http://id.worldcat.org/fast/216452, and http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1125233
    Creator:
    Destrubé, Georges
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1915
    Rights Statement:
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    License Tesim:
    This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
    Resource Type:
    http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
    Extent:
    1 postcard
    Alternative Title:
    "A" Coy, 22nd R.F.
    Physical Repository:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Collection:
    Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
    Provider:
    http://id.worldcat.org/fast/522461
    Genre:
    http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026816, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300026877, http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300128347, and http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300046300
    Archival Item Identifier:
    Accession Number: 2016-001
    Fonds Title:
    Destrubé family fonds
    Fonds Identifier:
    SC033
    Is_referenced_by:
    Special Collections fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/destrube-family-fonds
    Technical Note:
    Metadata by K. Bohlman. Migration metadata by KD.