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.
White Dinner Plate – J C D d’Esterre
One White porcelain dinner plate taken as souvenir from RMS Olympic troop ship. Blue script GR with crown on rim of plate. 8″ diameter
Broadsheet Poster – JCD d’Esterre – WW1
Broadsheet poster from the citizens and Council of the town of Braine le Comte, Belgium welcoming the Canadian liberators in 1918. Newspaper type print.
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
WW1 Prisoner of War Postcard by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte – June 20, 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 yellow-brown colour, with writing in pencil on both sides of the […]
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
Prisoner of War Receipt for Parcel by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte – April 12, 1916 A
A postcard sent home from a German prisoner of war camp, Göttingen Camp in Göttingen, Hannover, Germany, by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte, addressed to his wife in Toronto, Canada, acknowledging a parcel was received. The postcard is made of cardstock and is a yellow-brown colour, with writing in pencil on both sides of the postcard. […]
Prisoner of War Receipt for Parcel by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte – April 12, 1916 B
A postcard sent home from a German prisoner of war camp, Göttingen Camp in Göttingen, Hannover, Germany, by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte, addressed to his children in Toronto, Canada, acknowledging a parcel was received. The postcard is made of cardstock and is a yellow-brown colour, with writing in pencil on both sides of the postcard. […]
Prisoner of War Receipt for Parcel by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte – April 21, 1916
A postcard sent home from a German prisoner of war camp, Göttingen Camp in Göttingen, Hannover, Germany, by RSM Lewis E. DeHarte, addressed to his children in Toronto, Canada, acknowledging a parcel was received. The postcard is made of cardstock and is a yellow-brown colour, with writing in pencil on both sides of the postcard. […]