Scrapbook of news clipping relating to people in the Rawdon area of Hastings County, Ontario. Includes announcements of births, marriages and deaths and reports on people serving in the Second World War. Compiled by Eileen MacMullen.
Article about the discovery of the Halifax bomber aircraft 'Moonlight Mermaid' which crashed in Germany in March 1945, killing three of its crew, including Stewart Millen Bonter of Marmora, Ontario.
Panoramic group photograph. Names supplied: Front row Corporal C. V. Wakely Corporal A. Heatley Corporal H. Paterson Sergeant R. J. Stevenson Acting Sergeant G. F. Low 2nd Lieutenant W. J. Scott 2nd Lieutenant R. Hamilton Lieutenant F. D. Williams Lieutenant S. J. Lee Captain W. H. Marnell Captain M. A. Seymour Major J. Rubie Brigadier General C. G. Hoare, C.M.G. Lieutenant Colonel F. R. G. Hoare Lieutenant Colonel A. K. Tylee Major J. Inwood Lieutenant G. J. Blackmore Captain J. W. Langmuir Captain B. F. Bainsmith Captain F. H. Hawksford Sergeant Major W. Manners Flight Sergeant C. A. Hepworth Flight Sergeant F. V. Tree Flight Sergeant H. H. Atkinson Sergeant F. A. Cassore
Second row Mrs Russell Miss Carmen Miss Hennessy Mrs Cody Miss Newbury Mrs Ratcliffe Miss Russell Miss White Miss West Miss Padbury Miss Wilson Miss Major Miss Bullock Miss Pugh Miss Martin Miss McEachern Miss O'Biren Miss O'Loane Miss Harper Miss Humphrey Miss O'Brien Miss McInnes Miss Hogan Miss Melville Miss Steele Miss Dwyer Mrs Weiss Corporal H. G. Wade
Back row 2nd Airman A. Dowell 2nd Airman C. T. Boughner 2nd Airman W. B. Cole 2nd Airman T. A. H. Morrow 2nd Airman L. Landymore 2nd Airman F. Aldridge 2nd Private G. T. Beatty 3rd Airman S. T. Walton 2nd Airman F. C. Baker 2nd Airman R. J. Derry 1st Airman R. Turner 1st Airman J. D. Brown 2nd Airman R. B. Abell 2nd Airman N. Stonehouse 2nd Airman M. D. Fauman 3rd Airman F. O. Basing 2nd Private G. Worrall 3rd Airman Stebbing 2nd Private H. J. McKenzie 2nd Airman J. Kingston 2nd Airman P. W. G. Willey 2nd Private A. Beecher 2nd Private R. J. Luton 2nd Airman M. H. McLean 2nd Private W. J. Lakeman 3rd Airman J. A. McEachon 1st Airman J. Preston Corporal C. W. McPherson
A compilation of short character sketches about soldiers of the First and Second World Wars from Hastings County who died but are not memorialized at the cenotaph, monument, or memorial park where they were born.
This file contains a copy of a newspaper article of a letter written from Russell D. Weller to his Aunt (Alice Lingham) from Africa during the Boer War.
File contains an original copy of the Order of Service for the Memorial Service (April 23, 1916) for Horace Eugene Yeomans killed in action in France in 1916. It also contains two newspaper articles pertaining to his death and memorial service.
The file contains the original discharge paper for Private George Barlow from Captain Wellesly Richey's Independent Company of Militia. He served from 1 May 1839 to 30 April 1840. Dated 1 May 1840 and signed in Belleville.
File contains a copy of an essay from Vermont Historical Society Journal, USA December 1995, written by Roy L. Gale and pertaining to Justus Sherwood ( 1747-1798) and family.
A topographical map of Trenton - Canada sheet 31 C/4. Map was published by the Department of National Defence in December 1962. This second edition was converted from the first edition of the 1:63,360 map to 1:50,000 by the A. S. E. in 1950.
Insets include: 1) legend 2) index to adjoining sheets 3) mean declination 4) grid reference on the sheet and other minor information.
A military map of Trenton and Belleville published by the Department of National Defence's Mapping and Charting Establishment. Dated 1978. Scale 1:25,000.