Joseph B. Clearihue - Canadian Official Photograph: Denain veterans of 1870 and Canadian soldiers march past H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, Sir Arthur Currie, and others, Denain, France

A "Canadian Official Photograph" depicting Denain veterans of 1870 marching with the Canadian Brigade that relieved Denain, France, in October 1918. H.R.H The Prince of Wales, Sir Arthur Currie and other military officials salute the flag as it passes. 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).

In Collection:

• Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection

Creator

• Rider-Rider, William

Subject

• Currie, Arthur, Sir, 1875-1933
• World War (1914-1918)
• Soldiers
• Veterans
• Clearihue, J. B. (Joseph Badenoch), 1887-1976
• Canada. Canadian Army
• Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972
• Military parades

Publisher

• Department of National Defence (Canada)

Language

• eng

Date created

• October 1918

Resource type

• Still Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 black and white photograph

Alternative title

• Denain veterans of 1870 march past with the Canadian Brigade that relieved Denain. H.R.H. The Prince of Wales salutes the flag

Geographic coverage

• France--Denain

Coordinates

• 50.3293, 3.3943

Additional physical characteristics

• Official caption on verso.

Physical repository

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

Collection

• Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection

Provider

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

Genre

• photographs
• black-and-white photographs

Archival item identifier

• Accession Number: 1978-027, File: 14.4

Fonds title

• Joseph Clearihue fonds

Fonds identifier

• AR032

Is referenced by

• Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/joseph-badenoch-clearihue-fonds

Technical note

• Date, photographer, and publisher based on description in Library and Archives Canada MIKAN database. Metadata by M. Parker. 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/bbk7-8642

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