V-E Day Program at St. Andrew's United Church
- IHM.2021.0420
- Item
- May 7, 1945
Part of Church Religion Collection
Contains the order for the V-E Day church service.
St. Andrew's United Church (Indian Head)
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V-E Day Program at St. Andrew's United Church
Part of Church Religion Collection
Contains the order for the V-E Day church service.
St. Andrew's United Church (Indian Head)
Battle of Otterloo and Bell Farm printouts - historical excerpts
Part of Gordon Goddard fonds
Contains about 25 pages with: information about: the Battle of Otterloo (Netherlands) on April 16/17, 1945; the 1th Canadian Light Horse; an excerpt of writing by Governor-General The Marquis of Lorne, about the Bell Farm; excerpts (1884-1896) from the Vidette about Major Bell and the Bell Farm selected by Marg Hryniuk in 2009; biography of Major Bell from the Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
Goddard, Gordon
Memories of the Royal Canadian Air Force
Part of Book Collection
Two copies of a homemade 118-page book written by Arnold Dales about his time in the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII. Dales was a bomber navigator whose plane was shot down over Winterswijk, the Netherlands, on February 21, 1945. He had a broken leg and when that was mended by German medical staff, he was placed in a POW camp near the Danish border. A month later, the war had ended and he was able to return to Canada. He was a real estate agent in Indian Head, mayor of Indian Head and a key person in the creation of the Indian Head Museum.
Dales, Arnold
17 RCA - Memoirs of Charles F. Watson
Part of Book Collection
A 68-page (single-sided) coil-bound book containing the WWII memoirs of Charles F. Watson a Canadian soldier who was originality from Indian Head and joined Indian Head's 76th Field Battery and fought in WWII.
Charles F. Watson
Gaudeamus Igitur 'Therefore Rejoice'
Part of Book Collection
Two copies of a 328-page paperback book detailing the military campaigns of the Canadian Army during World War 2. One of the copies is signed by the author A. Donald McKay.
Listing of enlisted soldiers WW1 and WW2
Part of Military Collection
Soft-cover red 18 x 24 cm notebook with about 150 pages with hand-written names, numbers, regiments and other information about enlisted men and women in World War 1 and World War 2
Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians): A Record of Achievement
Part of Military Collection
A red and green hardcover 280-page book containing the history and achievements of the Royal Canadian Lord Strathcona's Horse Regiment during World War II. There is no local content unless any of the men enlisted are from Indian Head and area.
McAvity, J.M. (Lt-Col)
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Roll of Honour and Nominal Roll 1939 - 1945
Part of Military Collection
A small (16 cm X 24 cm) red hardcover 170-page book containing the roll of honour, nominal roll and casualty chart for the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry for the years from 1939 to 1945. There is no Indian Head content except for the names of those enlisted in the PPCLI who came had lived in Indian Head.
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
Town of Moosomin Veterans Certificate
Part of Military Collection
A 20 cm X 25 cm certificate from the town of Moosomin to returning veterans of WWII thanking them for their service. The name of the veteran and date on the certificate are both highly faded and illegible.
The Town of Moosomin
Hectic Action For Artillery - Newspaper Article
Part of Military Collection
A newspaper article clipped out of the Leader Post that reports on 17th Field Regiment and their involvement in the Battle of Otterloo, north of Arnhem in the Netherlands (see IHM.2020.0345 - memoirs of Sgt. Gordie Bannerman).
Regina Leader-Post (Newspaper)
Program for Welcome Home Banquet and Social Evening
Part of Military Collection
The 10 cm X 15 cm 4-page program for a banquet and social evening held by the Indian Head Branch of the Legion for soldiers returning home from WWII.
Canadian Legion Indian Head Branch
The Invasion of Sicily - Newspaper Article
Part of Military Collection
A newspaper article that has been clipped out. The article details the Canadian contribution to the Italian Campaign in WWII. Primarily focused on the invasion of Sicily
Regina Leader-Post (Newspaper)
WWII Memories of Stan Scislowski
Part of Military Collection
51 single-sided pages of email printouts from Stan Scislowski of Windsor, Ontario, to Doug Roberton of Indian Head, containing his memoirs of his WWII experience in Aldershot, England and then in action in Italy as a private in the Perth Regiment.
Scislowski, Stan
Soldier of 17th Field Regiment posing with bombs
Part of Military Collection
Photograph of an unidentified soldier with a stack of bombs. If taken on the same day as IHM.2020.0423, this would also be at the Krupp proving grounds.
17th Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery
Soldier Len Martin posing under road sign in the Netherlands
Part of Military Collection
Photograph of one soldier with a jeep in the background posing under a road sign - likely at Sneek, the Netherlands. Inscription on back says "Holland 1945 Len Martin"
17th Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery