1943 Canadian Pacific Telegraph Form

Object/Artifact

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Royal Canadian Military Institute

Name/Title

1943 Canadian Pacific Telegraph Form

Entry/Object ID

1999.53.33

Description

1943 Canadian National Telegram "Lieutenant-Colonel J.H. Fox." Rectangular light tan paper, blue lines and title "Canadian National." Brown cardstock backing. Text reads "TR298 SANSORIGINE 24 15 / NLT FOX / UPPER 37 MACDONELL TORONTO= / NEW RANK LIEUTENANT COLONEL NEW ADDRESS (sic) 2 ADVANCED BASE WORKSHOP RCOC ALL FINE HERE MAIL RECIEVED LOVE= / FOX.." In faded blue is stamped "1943 OCT 15 PM 4:23." On the brown cardstock backing is written in brown in in lower right hand corner "HOUSE. / Bann / and Garden." In upper right hand corner is written "Bill / Sugar John"

Made/Created

Date made

1943 - 1943

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

stamped in red ink "CNT" and "CABLE" stamped in green: "1475" white label: "Confirmation of Telegram"

Dimensions

Width

12-1/2 in

Length

20-1/2 in