Mercer, Fred: my Queen's Own Rifles of Canada recollections (April 19, and 20, 2010)

Interviewer: Duncan, Caroline

ABSTRACT: No summary available.

Interviewee: Mercer, Fred

An interview/narrative of Fred Mercer's experiences whilst serving with the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. Interview took place between April 19 and 20, 2010.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Mercer, Fred
• Duncan, Caroline

Subject

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

Language

• eng

Keyword

• Canada--Canadian Army--Queen's Own Rifles of Canada--Anniversaries, etc.
• Canada--Canadian Army--Queen's Own Rifles of Canada--History
• Canada--Canadian Army--Personal narratives
• Duncan, Caroline
• Mercer, Fred--Interviews
• Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Association
• Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Association--Vancouver Island Branch

Date created

• April 19, 2010 to April 20, 2010

Relation

• Part of the Caroline Duncan collection of interviews.
• Interview took place during the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Vancouver Island Branch 150th Anniversary Celebration.

Resource type

• Sound

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sound recording (MP3)

Geographic coverage

• Canada

Coordinates

• 60.10867, -113.64258

Additional physical characteristics

• Original sound recording (MP3) 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)
• reminiscences
• interviews
• sound recordings

Archival item identifier

• MF_632

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

• April 19, 2010

Technical note

• Digital sound recording in .mp3 format at 320 kbps and 48 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/hhjn-7j36

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