WW1 Prisoner of War Postcard by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte – November 15, 1915
Postcard sent home from a German prisoner of war camp, Kriegsgefangenenlager Göttingen in Göttingen, Hannover, Germany, by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte to his wife in Toronto, Canada. RSM Lewis E. DeHarte was a prisoner of war from 1915-1919. The postcard is cardstock and a brown colour, with writing in pencil on both sides of the […]
Trench and Area Maps – Col. JCD d’Esterre – 1917
Seven folded maps on linen – fibre paper. Each is 32″ x 23″. Field survey map of trenches around Dourges France on Sept 26, 1918 Field survey map around Lens France with trench markings Field survey map of Valenciennes France Large scale field survey map of Lens France Topographical map of Abbeville France 1915 Ordnance […]
Postcards (various) – Col. JCD d’Esterre – WW 1
A collection of approx. 50 black and white postcards gathered by Col. J C D d’Esterre during WW!, most issued by the War Office but includes some in German and some of French issue.
Booklet 1st Canadian Division Battles of 1918 – d’Esterre
Booklet authored by Capt. J P Craig outlining the 1st Canadian Division’s activities and accomplishments in 1918, includes maps and photographs. Funded by the YMCA and issued to each man in the division. Booklet is 56 pgs. 8″ x 5″. Part of the JCK d’Esterre artifact donations.
Letter from Buckingham Palace to JCD d’Esterre
Letter from Buckingham Palace to d’Esterre signed by King George V wishing a safe voyage home. Single page 7″ x 4″ size
Map Reading – Part One
Manual of Map Reading; Air Photo Reading and Field Sketching of 132 pages published by Her Majesty’s Stationery Officer by Fosh & Cross Ltd., London. – 1955
Photo of Wall carving at Loos-en-Gohelle- W. S. Robertson
Framed photo of carving on limestone wall in the tunnel at Loos-en-Gohelle near Hill 70. Inscription reads: W.S. Robertson 204172 48 H of Canada Faint line suggests Saskatoon.
Col. J C D d’Esterre – photo
photocopy of 1917 photo of Col. J C D d’Esterre – full body ,sitting 8″ x 10.5 ”
15th Battalion – 1918 – photo from d”Esterre collection
Framed photo in black and white marked “15th Battalion, 48th Highlanders, May 1918”. Officers posed in front of metal quonset huts.
Book – The Red Watch -signed by Col. JCD d’Esterre
Hardcover book -The Red Watch by Col. JA Currie. Signed by Col JCD d’Esterre on inside cover and dated Dec. 1916.