Major Finlay's Diary, Canadian Railway Troops, France WWI

Archive

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Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

Name/Title

Major Finlay's Diary, Canadian Railway Troops, France WWI

Entry/Object ID

2020.103.001

Tags

Canadian History, Railway History, War History

Scope and Content

Book discussing the history of the Canadian Railway troops and the involvement of the railway during the First World War.

Context

The book focuses on the Railway Troops experience as well as the uses of the railway industries during the First World War. It also discusses the development of the railway from the war. The book is broken down into chapters to fully explore the history. They are as follows: 1. Canadian Railway Troops 2. Early Use of Railways in War 3. Early Developments in World War I 4. The Canadian Overseas Railway Construction Corps 5. The Canadian Railway Troops (C. R. T.) 6. The Canadian Engineers' First Tramway Company 7. The Organization of the Light Railway System 8. The 58th Broad Gauge Operating Company (Canadians) 9. The Canadian Railway Troops' Work on the Western Front 10. The Last Days 11. Active Service Major John Elsworth Finlay 12. Active Service 13. Diary: 1917, France 14. British Effort in the Way by G. H. Roberts 15. Bonar Law, Speech at Manchester 16. What the Surrender of 2,000 Machines Mean to Germany 17. Ledger Diary 18. Notes on Light Railway 19. Army Steel

Collection

Canadian History Collection (General), War History

Cataloged By

Dale Wilson

Category

Secondary Source

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

Royal Canadian Legion "Sir Sam Hughes" Branch 67

Date(s) of Creation

1926

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Title

Major Finlay's Diary, Canadian Railway Troops, France WWI

Description

The book focuses on the Railway Troops experience as well as the uses of the railway industries during the First World War. It also discusses the development of the railway from the war.

Creator

Claus Reuter

Date(s) of Creation

2018

Subjects

History, War, Railways, Engineers, Railroad

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Town

Lindsay, Ontario

District

District of Kawartha Lakes

State/Province

Ontario

Country

Canada

Continent

North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Item Number (Assigned from FileMaker)

Other Number

31507

Number Type

ISBN Number

Other Number

5-800132-024081

Dimensions

Width

8-1/2 in

Length

11 in

Location

Location

Shelf

Canadian History Section

Room

Dale Wilson Reference Library

Building

NORMHC Heritage Centre, Northern Ontario Railroad Museum and Heritage Centre

* Untyped Location

Capreol, Ontario

Category

Storage

Date

January 24, 2022

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Jan 24, 2022

Examined By

Kat Bezaire

Materials

paper, ink, plastic, binding

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Canadian History (General), War History

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Originally cataloged on January 17, 2020 by Dale Wilson, re-cataloged on January 24th, 2022 by Kat Bezaire

Created By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Create Date

January 24, 2022

Updated By

normhclibrary@gmail.com

Update Date

January 31, 2022