War Diary of 1st Battalion Canadian Scottish Regiment, Vol. 25, September 1, 1941 to September 30, 1941

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The war diaries are official records kept by the Battalions during a one month period. They contain the daily orders, correspondence, newsletters, and an intelligence log detailing troop activities, locations, and weather conditions. The war diaries detail the activities and movement of the 1st Battalion from training in Canada and England to active duty on the Western Front and their return to Victoria in January 1946. This diary was kept while at Aldershot and Salamanca Barracks, England. It has entries about landing in Glasgow coming in from the River Clyde, being greeted by the British Government, taking a troop-train to Carlisle then Crewe and arriving at the Salamanca Barracks in Aldershot, their St. Bernard mascot Wallace needing to be in the quarantined kennels upon arrival, lectures on how British soldiers behave, a soldier being killed in a motor-car accident, and an inspection by The Princess Royal and members of the Royal entourage, among other activities and information. Includes appendices covering orders, maps of training areas and barrack areas by "I" platoon, the Battalion Barrack Room Kit Plate, programme of instruction of the inspection of H.H.H. The Princess Royal, and day and night M.T. move by the Companies on September 25th, 26th, and 27th.

In Collection:
Creator Subject Language Identifier
  • Vol. 25
Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 76 pages
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 55.86515, -4.25763
  • 51.24827, -0.76389
Physical repository Collection
  • Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) Collection
Provenance
  • Transferred to UVic Special Collections from BC Archives, March 2006.
Provider Genre Archival item identifier
  • Series 11. 3.20
Fonds title Fonds identifier Is referenced by Date digitized
  • April 3, 2019 to April 9, 2019
Technical note
  • Scanned on Plustek Opticbook at 600 dpi TIFF.
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