Joseph B. Clearihue - Diary 02 typed transcript

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A typewritten transcription of volumes 1 and 2 of the second diary of Joseph B. Clearihue, written during Clearihue's service as a lieutenant in the 51st Battery Canadian Field Artillery, 13th Brigade. Transcription of volume 2 is complete up to November 20, 1918. The rest of the transcript consists of excerpts from the end of volume 2, dated November 21 - December 18, 1918, and a summary of Clearihue's post-war activities in 1919. People mentioned include: General Arthur Currie; Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught; Gen. Turner, V.C.; Gen. Morrison; Gen. Mercer; Lt. Milburn; Lt. Laundy; Lt. Archibald; Lt. Wilson; Capt. Carmichael; Lt. Peck; Lt. Reid; Major Plummer; Capt. Buckley; Capt. Anglin; Capt. Wright (52nd battery); Dr. Graham; Lt. Cook; Lt. Chatwin; Bdr. Wilks; Lt. Halley; Gunner Broadbent; Gunner Liberty; Gunner Martin; Col. Pearkes, V.C.; Sgt. Mouat; Bobbie Green; Major George Currie; Lt. Paul Harrington; Lt. Welburn; Signaller Siddall; Signaller Parlow; Capt. Bagnall; Major Brown; Lt. Ferguson; Vicountess de Courtrie; J.B. McNair; Robert Hamilton; Lt. Flemming; Lt. O'Meara; Baron de Favreau; Capt. Moorhead; and others. Biography: Joseph Badenoch Clearihue was born in Victoria and attended Boys' Central School and Victoria High School before enrolling at Victoria College (graduated in 1903), McGill University and Oxford University. He enjoyed a long career as a student, a soldier in the Fifth Canadian Field Artillery Unit in World War I, a Liberal MLA and Victoria alderman, and as a lawyer before being appointed a county court judge in 1952. He was Chair of the Victoria College Council (1947-63), and guided the College to university status. In January 1962, Clearihue turned the first sod at the construction site of the Clearihue Building, which was the first building on the Gordon head campus. Clearihue was also the first Chancellor of the University of Victoria, and Chair of the Board of Governors (1963-66).

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Creator Subject Language Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 81 pages
Alternative title
  • Diary by Joseph B. Clearihue, Lieut., Canadian Field Artillery
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Physical repository Collection
  • Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Accession Number: 1978-027, File: 2.4
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Technical note
  • Metadata by M. Parker. Migration metadata by KD.
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  • 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.
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