An interview/narrative of Herb Pitts's recollections of post-war commemoration ceremonies. Interview took place on November 19, 2009.

Interviewer: Duncan, Caroline

Rank: Major-General.

Interviewee: Pitts, Herb

ABSTRACT: Major-General Herb Pitts Major-General Herb Pitts described the commemorative events which are planned to mark the 150th anniversary of the Queen's Own Rifles, as well as the Korea Veterans Wall of Remembrance and the dedication of a cairn in the Rocky Mountains to commemorate the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Pitts, Herb
• Duncan, Caroline

Subject

• Canada. Canadian Army
• Military history
• Personal narratives--Canadian

Language

• eng

Keyword

• Pitts, Herbert C. (Herb), 1929- --Interviews
• War memorials
• Korea Veterans Wall of Remembrance
• Canada--Canadian Army--Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
• Canada--Canadian Army--Canadian Parachute Battalion, 1st

Date created

• November 19, 2009

Relation

• Part of the Military Oral History Class collection of interviews.
• Title of paper: "For Each Dear Life of Sacrifice: Post-war Commemoration". Link:  http://rusiviccda.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/For_Each_Dear_Life_of_Sacrifice.pdf

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 2 sound recordings (MP3)

Geographic Coverage

• Canada

Coordinates

• 60.10867, -113.64258

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recordings (WAV) also available.

Physical Repository

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• oral histories (literary genre)
• sound recordings
• interviews
• reminiscences

Archival item identifier

• PH_602

Fonds title

• Military oral history collection

Fonds identifier

• SC141

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/military-oral-history-collection

Date digitized

• February 17, 2010

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 56 kbps and 24 kHz. Recorded in digital format by interviewer, technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. Interview recorded in digital format for UVic Special Collections in 2010. Migration metadata by KD and MT.

Rights

• This interview has been posted with the understanding that it may be used for research purposes only. Should the interviewee or their heirs have any objections to this interview being accessible on the Internet, it will be removed promptly. Contact UVic Special Collections for permission if using for other than research purposes: speccoll@uvic.ca

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/kx21-1w38

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