Archie Wills on his horse "Happy" - photo [All in a Lifetime illustrated autobiography chapter Page 16]

Photograph is part of the Archie Wills' Autobiography, " All in a Lifetime". Archie Wills writes in the photo's caption, "Corporal Archie Wills, mounted on his faithful horse, "Happy," in full marching order. His "British Warm" (overcoat) is rolled on front of saddle. His two sleeping blankets are folded on Happy's back, under saddle. Bandolier, with 50 rounds, over left shoulder, gasmask over right shoulder, "tin-lid" in rear, Hay net for Happy and mess tin on rear of saddle. Breast-collar on Happy for immediate use if any horse of gun team injured, Happy taking its place. Head chain for tethering horse. Picture taken just as we left England for France."

In Collection:

• World War One Photographs and Journals

Subject

• Wills, Archie H. (Archibald Henry), 1892-1988
• Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery
• Military uniforms
• Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery. Battery, 58th
• Animals--War use
• World War (1914-1918)
• Military supplies
• War horses
• Soldiers

Language

• eng

Date created

• 1917

Relation

• Part of the All in a Lifetime illustrated autobiography chapter.

Resource type

• Still Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 photograph ; 21.4 x 16 cm

Geographic coverage

• England

Coordinates

• 52.16045, -0.70312

Physical repository

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

Collection

• World War One Photographs and Journals

Provider

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

Genre

• photographs
• black-and-white photographs

Archival item identifier

• AR394_01_05_016_001

Fonds title

• Archie H. Wills fonds

Fonds identifier

• AR394

Is referenced by

• Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/archie-h-wills-fonds

Date digitized

• July 4, 2007

Technical note

• Original metadata listed the following as contributors: Christopher Rickinson, Alyssum Nielsen, and Chris Petter. Migration metadata by KD. Migration metadata by KD.

Rights

• 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.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/95b3-nw10

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