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Photographs and documents about the "Algonquin Regiment".
Letter 020.17.06a: Information on sourcing photographs.
Photo 020.17.06b: Shows a group photo of 13 soldiers in uniform with helmets and rifles. Photo 20.17.06b inscription: "#1 Roussy", "L To Right Sgt Bill Downey", "Ross GL". According to 020.17.06v, photo depicts: "Back row J.A. GROWBARGERM E. PARISE, B.P. BURGET, ?", "Middle Row A. BERUBE, ?, G.L.ROUSSEY, ?", "Front row ?, W..C. PRICE, A.B. BRADLEY, ? BURNS, S.J. COOPER", "Currant River Camp, Port Arthur, May 1941".
Photo 020.17.06c: "JACK STEWART, SAM WOODS, BOB WOODS, W.O. VALLIER", "'D' Company Niagara, 1941".
Photo 020.17.06d: Soldiers having fun, lifting up other soldiers for group photo. According to 020.17.06v: "JACK STEWART, 'WHITEY' WITMARSH, BOB CLOUTIER, E.C. CURTIS", "N. PRODNICK", "'D' Company,Port Arthur, 1940".
Photo 020.17.06e: Inscription states "A.R. Keown", "D Coy". According to 020.17.06v: "A.R. KEON".
Photo 020.17.06f: Two soldiers playing around, possibly playing the same instrument or eating the same thing. According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06f depicts "JEFF TESSIER, BUD COSINEAU", "Point Leamington Newfoundland, 1942".
Photo 020.17.06g: Lone man with cigar. According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06g depicts "Eddy Brown", "Port Arthur, 1940".
Photo 020.17.06h: Soldiers' group photo, inscriptions read "Middle Row", "3rd from Left", "Cadet - D. MacDonald Alq R. Nov 1942". According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06h shows "DOUG MAC DONALD, CADET", "Officers's training, Gordon Head, B.C. November 1942."
Photo 020.17.06i: Inscription reads "Cadet D MacDonald ALQR Platoon Commander", "Graduation Exercises", "Gordon Head BC.", "Dec 1942". According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06i shows "DOUG MAC DONALD Leading a platoon of cadets".
Photo 020.17.06j: Inscriptions read "W.O. Vallier", "? Miller, Junior Poole, Guy Burnet", "Haywards Heath Surrey", "England 1943". According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06j shows "Mervin Miller, Dick Burnett, Guy Burnett", "Haywards Heath, England", "summer 1943".
Photo 020.17.06k: According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06k shows "LLOYD BARRY, R.N. POOLE", "Port Arthur 1941".
Photo 020.17.06l: Inscriptions read "D. Coy", "Pt. Leamington", "New Foundland D COY Outpost", "Lloto Barry", "? Morleau (Transport Pl.)", "Bud Cosineau". According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06l shows "LLOYD BARRY, ?, BUD COSINEAU".
Photo 020.17.06m: Inscriptions read "Ed Stevens", "Russ Glover Owner", "Sgt. Bill Downey", "Dear Norm the photo was taken some place in Holland in early 45. Sorry I can't provide further information. Russ." According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06m shows "?, ?, SERGEANT BILL DONNEY, ROSS GLOVER, ED STEVENS, ?,?", "Holland, spring 1945".
Photo 020.17.06n: Inscriptions read "D Coy", "W.O. Vallier", "Guy Breene", "?", "Steve Ostevitch", "Peck Smith", "Hooley Smith", "H.W.E. Vans", "J. McWhirter", "Alqr", "D. Company", "Location ?", "Rear", "L. to R - W.O. Vallier", "? ? ?", "Danny Mc Dougal", "??", "Front ? ?". According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06n shows "Back Row W.O. VALLIER, GUY BURNETT, ?, STEVE OSTEVITCH, PECK SMITH, ?, H.W. EVANS", "Front Row 'Hooley' Smith, D.J. MC WHIRTER".
Photo 020.17.06o: Military men posing humorously with feet up. According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06o shows "'Army Boots', W.O. VALLIER, 'RED' ?"
Photo 020.17.06p: Inscriptions read "Scout Platoon", "Varel, Germany", "Just after the war had ended", "Rear L to R ?", "Front Cpl W.O. Vallier", "?", "Sgt. Doug Orr". According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06p shows "Back row ?, D.R. HUSET(?), A.B. HOOKER, M.D. HILL, ?, E.F.GAVON, ? BENEDIT, ? HECHT (?),", "Front row CORORAL W.O. VALLIER, ? REED, SERGEANT DOUG ORR, ?, ?, ?, V.TURCOTTE", "Scout platoon in Germany".
Photo 020.17.06q: According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06q shows "W.O. VALLIER WITH DUTCH FAMILY", "Horkerke, the Netherlands 1945".
Photo 020.17.06r: According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06r shows "CORPORAL W.O. VALLIER", "Varel, Germany 1945".
Photo 020.17.06s: Inscriptions read "L/CPL Mervin Hill", "CPL WO VALLIER", "SGT DOUG ORR", "? BENNIDICT", "? Turcotte", "Varel", "Germany", "After War". According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06s shows "LANCE CORPORAL MERVIN HILL, CORPORAL W.O. VALLIER, SERGEANT DOUG ORR, LANCE CORPORAL ? BENNY, LANCE CORPORAL TURCOTTE", "Varel, Germany 1945".
Photo 020.17.06t: According to 020.17.06v, photo 020.17.06t shows "CORPORAL W.O. VALLIER, LANCE CORPORAL MERVIN HILL", "Varel Germany after the fighting stopped 1945".
Photo 020.17.06u: According to 020.17.06v, photo 020. 17.06u shows "A.R. Keown, Danny Mc Dougal, W.O. Vallier", "Botwood, Newfoundland 1942".
Document 020.17.06v: Information on "Algonquin Regiment" photographs, including 021.17.06b-u.
Photo 020.17.06w: Inscription on photo states "18 Platoon D Coy Pt Arthur 1940-41". According to 020.17.06v: "Back row S. TURNER, E. STEVENS, E.L. WHITMARSH, J. TESSIER, ?LOUGHEEN, S.A. BRUNETTE, ?, ? BEATON, G.A. TIMMINS, DANNY OWENS, JACK MC CURDIE", "Front row F. STEWART, W. CARTINICK, E.A. Yantha, E.C. Curtis, John Potapchuck", "#18 Platoon, 'D' Company, Port Arthur, 1941".
Photo 020.17.06x: According to 020.17.06v: "Lance Corporal ? Bennidict, ?, Lance Corporal Turcotte", "Germany, 1945".Date(s) of Creation
1940 - 1945