Interviewee: Howsam, George Roberts, 1895-1988

ABSTRACT: Air Vice-Marshall G.R. Howsam, 11 May 1966. 12pp. and 2 June 1972. 20pp. (With Auger. See Reel #48.) Experiences with Pearkes in the 1920/30's. Planning at National Defence Headquarters in the 1930's. Howsam's early service life. Joined the army in 1916, then the Royal Flying Corps. Training in Toronto.

Interviewer: Roy, Reginald H.

Rank: Air Vice-Marshal. Medals and Honours: Companion of the Bath (CB); Military Cross (MC)

An interview/narrative of George Roberts Howsam's recollections of Major-General Pearkes. Air Vice-Marshal Howsam served with Pearkes in the inter-war years. Interview took place on June 2, 1972.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Howsam, George Roberts, 1895-1988
• Roy, Reginald H.

Subject

• Military history
• Personal narratives--Canadian
• Pearkes, G. R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984

Language

• eng

Date created

• June 2, 1972

Relation

• Part of the Social Sciences Research Centre collection of interviews.

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 transcript (20 pages)

Geographic Coverage

• Ontario--Toronto

Coordinates

• 43.70011, -79.4163

Additional physical characteristics

• No audio recording held.

Physical Repository

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

Collection

• Canadian Military Oral History Collection

Provider

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

Genre

• transcripts
• interviews
• reminiscences
• oral histories (literary genre)

Archival item identifier

• HGR_224

Fonds title

• Reginald Herbert Roy fonds

Fonds identifier

• SC104

Is referenced by

• Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/reginald-herbert-roy-fonds

Technical note

• Technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. WWI Migration metadata by KD and MT. PDF. Technical and cataloguing metadata provided by JF and JP. 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/v2q1-xa42

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