Telegram: Night Letter, To James Stewart

Name/Title

Telegram: Night Letter, To James Stewart

Entry/Object ID

996.12.4.90

Description

Telegram with a letterhead that reads, "Night Letter. The Great North Western Telegraph Company of Canada. Cable Service to all the World." Below the letterhead, in black typwwritten text the telegram reads, "BY-GR-M 1310 43 Pd N.L. Ottawa, Ont. May 25th, 1917. James Stewart, Richmond, Ont., A.H. 567 cable received today states I45820 Private Ingles Sefton Stewart, infantry, officially reported admitted to second field ambulance depot May second nineteen seventeen shrapnel wound hand, now returned to regimental duty. Officer in charge records."

Subject Person/Organization

Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, James Stewart

Subject Place

City

Richmond, Ottawa

Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Context

Telegram from the First World War collection about Sefton Stewart, a Richmond, Ontario resident who served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War.

Collection

Artefact Collection: Primary

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Telegram

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Letter Details

Letter Date

May 25, 1917

Sender

Name

Officer in charge records.

Addressee

Name

James Stewart

Address

Richmond Ontario

Primary Language

English

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pte. Sefton Inglis Stewart, James Stewart

Related Places

Place

City

Richmond, Ottawa

Province

Ontario

Country

Canada, France

Related Events

Event

First World War