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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Collection Details
- Items 170
- Last Updated 2025-02-21
Parent Collections (1)
Works (170)
51. Destrubé family - Soldiers preparing to dig a trench photograph
- Title:
- Destrubé family - Soldiers preparing to dig a trench photograph
- Description:
- A photograph depicting a group of soldiers standing with shovels. It is captioned on the reverse, "a few of the chaps about to dig a trench." It is unclear whether this was taken during training in England or after deployment to 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:
- World War (1914-1918), Soldiers, Intrenchments, and Destrube family
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1915?/1917?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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 ; 11 x 6.5 cm
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2016-001
- Fonds Title:
- Destrubé family fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC033
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/destrube-family-fonds
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by K. Bohlman. Migration metadata by KD.
52. Destrubé family- drawing of Clipstone camp, England, by Georges Destrube
- Title:
- Destrubé family- drawing of Clipstone camp, England, by Georges Destrube
- Description:
- A pencil drawing by Georges Destrubé depicting Clipstone Camp during his training with the 22nd Royal Fusiliers in the First World War, 1915. 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:
- World War (1914-1918), Soldiers--Recreation, Destrube family, War in art, and Military training camps
- Creator:
- Destrubé, Georges
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1915
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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 drawing ; 17.5 x 11 cm
- Alternative Title:
- A part of Clipstone Camp
- Geographic Coverage:
- England--Clipstone
- Coordinates:
- 53.17375, -1.11287
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Pencil.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- drawings (visual works)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2016-001
- Fonds Title:
- Destrubé family fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC033
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/destrube-family-fonds
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by K. Bohlman. Migration metadata by KD.
53. Frederick Carne - WWI letters
- Title:
- Frederick Carne - WWI letters
- Description:
- A typescript collection of letters written by Frederick Ancel Carne between September 1915 and February 1919, primarily to his mother and father as well as to his sister Marjory. The transcripts were typed by his sister, Mrs. Agnes Tate. Frederick (born in 1889) and his brother Harold Gowen (born 1897) enlisted in 1915 with the Canadian Army Medical Corps and were placed with the 8th Field Ambulance. Frederick and Harold underwent training in Vernon, BC, subsequently transferred to Dibgate camp, England, and to the front in Belgium and France. The letters describe Frederick's wounding at Courcelette and – after a few days in a rest camp – return to the front and also Harold's battle wound at Passchendaele in 1917, subsequent shipping to England and return to Canada. Frederick’s letters describe the daily life of the soldiers during training and at the front, observations of local residents and interactions among the men. Frederick served in different positions in the Medical Cops, for example, as a stretcher-bearer and in dressing stations. Biography: Frederick Ancel Carne was born in 1889 in Victoria, BC and died in 1978 in California. He enlisted in the Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1915, and joined the 8th Field Ambulance along with his brother Harold. He served at the front in Belgium and France from 1916 to 1918.
- Subject:
- Soldiers--Conduct of life, Soldiers, World War (1914-1918), Recruiting and enlistment, Soldiers--Family relationships, Carne, Frederick, Soldiers--Attitudes, and Soldiers--Training of
- Creator:
- Carne, Frederick
- Contributor:
- Carne, Marjory, Carne, Agnes Maria, and Carne, Frederick
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1915/1919
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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:
- 304 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- France--Courcelette, England--Kent, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Vernon, and Belgium--Passendale
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155, 50.05848, 2.74776, 50.89979, 3.02133, 50.26729, -119.27337, and 51.23667, 0.72393
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- letters (correspondence) and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1997-051
- Fonds Title:
- Frederick A. Carne fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC170
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/frederick-carne-fonds
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by M. Gerber. Migration metadata by KD.
54. Joseph B. Clearihue - commissioning scroll for Lieutenant, 5th (British Columbia) Regiment
- Title:
- Joseph B. Clearihue - commissioning scroll for Lieutenant, 5th (British Columbia) Regiment
- Description:
- A commissioning scroll for Joseph B. Clearihue. The certificate appoints Clearihue the commission of lieutenant of the 5th (British Columbia) Regiment, Canadian Garrison Artillery, on November 5, 1914. It was issued by the Governor General and signed by Sir Samuel Hughes, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence, on June 8, 1915, in the sixth year of the reign of King George V. The signature of Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Governor General of Canada, or a stamp bearing his signature, is visible in the top left corner. 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:
- Hughes, Samuel, Sir, 1853-1921, Arthur, Prince, Duke of Connaught, 1850-1942, George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936, Canada. Canadian Army, Clearihue, J. B. (Joseph Badenoch), 1887-1976, and World War (1914-1918)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1915
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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:
- 1 page
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- certificates and military records
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-027
- Fonds Title:
- Joseph Clearihue fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR032
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.
55. Joseph B. Clearihue - group portrait of soldiers in Victoria, B.C. postcard
- Title:
- Joseph B. Clearihue - group portrait of soldiers in Victoria, B.C. postcard
- Description:
- A photographic postcard depicting a group of soldiers, possibly members of the 62nd Battery, 15th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, in Victoria, B.C. 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:
- Soldiers, Canada. Canadian Army, Clearihue, J. B. (Joseph Badenoch), 1887-1976, World War (1914-1918), Wills, Archie H. (Archibald Henry), 1892-1988, and Soldiers--Correspondence
- Publisher:
- Victoria Book & Stationary Co., Ltd.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1915?/1916?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Black and white.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- postcards, black-and-white photographs, correspondence, and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-027, File: 14.3
- Fonds Title:
- Joseph Clearihue fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR032
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.
56. Joseph B. Clearihue - military parade in Beacon Hill photographic postcard
- Title:
- Joseph B. Clearihue - military parade in Beacon Hill photographic postcard
- Description:
- A photographic postcard depicting a military parade in Victoria, B.C in 1915. 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:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Clearihue, J. B. (Joseph Badenoch), 1887-1976, Soldiers, and World War (1914-1918)
- Publisher:
- Victoria Book & Stationary Co., Ltd.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1915
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Black and white photographic postcard. Date and location handwritten on verso.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographic postcards and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-027
- Fonds Title:
- Joseph Clearihue fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR032
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.
57. Joseph B. Clearihue - military parade in Victoria, B.C. postcard
- Title:
- Joseph B. Clearihue - military parade in Victoria, B.C. postcard
- Description:
- A photographic postcard depicting a military parade in downtown Victoria, B.C. Joseph B. Clearihue is third from the right. 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:
- Soldiers--Correspondence, Soldiers, World War (1914-1918), Military parades, Clearihue, J. B. (Joseph Badenoch), 1887-1976, and Canada. Canadian Army
- Publisher:
- Victoria Book & Stationary Co., Ltd.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1915?/1916?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Black and white.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs, correspondence, photographs, and postcards
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-027, File: 14.3
- Fonds Title:
- Joseph Clearihue fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR032
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.
58. Joseph B. Clearihue - military parade in front of Pantages theatre photographic postcard
- Title:
- Joseph B. Clearihue - military parade in front of Pantages theatre photographic postcard
- Description:
- A photographic postcard depicting a military parade past Pantages Theatre on Government St.,Victoria, B.C. Joseph B. Clearihue is second from the front of the group. 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:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Soldiers, World War (1914-1918), and Clearihue, J. B. (Joseph Badenoch), 1887-1976
- Publisher:
- Victoria Book & Stationary Co., Ltd.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1915
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Black and white photographic postcard. Date is handwritten on verso.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and photographic postcards
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-027
- Fonds Title:
- Joseph Clearihue fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR032
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.
59. Joseph B. Clearihue - ship send off photograph
- Title:
- Joseph B. Clearihue - ship send off photograph
- Description:
- A photographic postcard depicting soldiers and civilians on the deck of a ship, with a pennant flag for Victoria, B.C. flying on a cable. 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:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Clearihue, J. B. (Joseph Badenoch), 1887-1976, World War (1914-1918), Ships, and Soldiers
- Publisher:
- Victoria Book & Stationary Co., Ltd.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1915?/1916?
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Black and white photographic postcard.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographic postcards and correspondence
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1978-027
- Fonds Title:
- Joseph Clearihue fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR032
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.
60. Destrubé family - Letter to Sylvie, Maurice and Maggie, from Dan, Hotel Terrass, Lavallois, France, February 18, 1915
- Title:
- Destrubé family - Letter to Sylvie, Maurice and Maggie, from Dan, Hotel Terrass, Lavallois, France, February 18, 1915
- Description:
- A letter written by Dan Destrubé to his brother Maurice, sister Sylvie and sister-in-law, Maggie in which he describes his visit to his father, and other relatives during his travel in England and France. He then describes difficulties he is having with his boss at the factory. 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:
- World War (1914-1918), Destrube family, Soldiers--Correspondence, Soldiers--Conduct of life, and Soldiers--Family relationships
- Creator:
- Destrubé, Dan
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1915-02-18
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- 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:
- 4 pages
- Geographic Coverage:
- France--Levallois-Perret
- Coordinates:
- 48.89389, 2.28864
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Handwritten.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- correspondence and letters (correspondence)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 2016-001
- Fonds Title:
- Destrubé family fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC033
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/destrube-family-fonds
- Technical Note:
- Metadata by M. Gerber. Migration metadata by KD.