Pearkes, George Randolph: my military and political recollections (February 1966)

Interviewer: Roy, Reginald H. Interviewee: Pearkes, George Randolph, 1888-1984 Rank: Major-General. Medals and Honours: Victoria Cross (VC); Order of Canada (CC); Companion of the Bath (CB); Distinguished Service Order (DSO); Military Cross (MC); Canadian Forces Decoration (CD) ABSTRACT: Maj-Gen. G.R. Pearkes, Birthday interview, February, 1966. 6pp. Opinions of Maj-Gen Pearkes by the "man in the street". CJVI Radio. An interview/narrative of George Randolph Pearkes's military and political recollections recorded for CJVI radio. Major-General Pearkes, V.C., C.C., C.B., D.S.O., M.C., C.D. was a Canadian politician, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross and the 20th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Interview took place in February 1966.

In Collection:

• Canadian Military Oral Histories

Contributor

• Pearkes, G. R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984

Subject

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

Language

• eng

Date created

• February 1966

Relation

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

Resource type

• Text

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 transcript (6 pages)

Geographic coverage

• British Columbia--Victoria

Coordinates

• 48.4359, -123.35155

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

• PGR_233

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/dpqa-e289

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