Name/Title
Letter "Major-General J.H. MacQueen, Ordnance Master-General, to Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Fox, O.B.E., 12th March 1946."Entry/Object ID
1999.53.51Description
The letterhead of the letter is titled "Department of National Defence" with a lower subtitle of "Army". To the left of the letterhead is the Canadian Coat of Arms. The text of the letter reads "DME/0 166/ OTTAWA, 12 MAR 46 / My dear Colonel Fox: - / I understand that you have been / returned to Reserve Status at your own request. / I would like to thank you for the / services you have rendered as an Officer of the / Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, / and to express the hope that you will carry with / you into civilian life a desire to always maintain / an active itnerest in the Corps and its affairs. / If this is done by all R.C.E.M.E. Officers leaving the / Active Army, we will indeed have a Reserve of Officers / in fact, as well as in name. / For myself and on behalf of all / members of the Corps, I convey best wishes for the / future. / Yours very truly, / (Signature) / (J.H. MacQueen) Major-General, / Master-General of the Ordnance. / Lt. Col. J.H. Fox, O.B.E., RCEME, / 37 Macdonell Ave., / TORONTO, Ont."Made/Created
Date made
Dec 1999Notes
Early Date: 1946