Zone du titre et de la mention de responsabilité
Titre propre
Cullen and John Perry collection
Dénomination générale des documents
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Notes du titre
Niveau de description
Collection
Cote
RC0857
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Mention d'édition
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Juridiction responsable et dénomination (philatélique)
Zone des dates de production
Date(s)
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1890-1941 (Production)
Zone de description matérielle
Description matérielle
15 cm
Zone de la collection
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Note sur la collection
Zone de la description archivistique
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
Cullen served with the Queen’s Own Regiment in the first contingent. He was wounded three separate times at: St. Julien; during the Somme campaign; and at Vimy Ridge. After his convalescence he returned to the Front each time. In 1917 he was assigned to the Royal Flying Corp and was sent to Alexandria, Egypt for flight training. He died in a freak plane crash, 3 February 1918.
Nom du producteur
Notice biographique
John served with 1 Land Forces as a 2nd Lieutenant and was also wounded. He returned to service with the 19th Battalion and the Hampshire Regiment, where he served with distinction. When the Second World War began, John joined the Ontario Regiment, Canadian Tank Brigade, in command of the 2nd Company as a captain and served throughout the war.
Historique de la conservation
Portée et contenu
The papers in this collection consists mainly of material from the First World War relating to Lieut. Cullen Perry and Lieut. John Ham Perry of Whitby, Ontario. The Perry brothers came from a family tradition of military service dating from the Loyalist Oliver Hazard Perry, who fought in the War of 1812 (Battle of Lake Erie). Both volunteered when the war began in 1914. The archive consists of letters, photographs, ephemera, and other service material: Military Service Record book, diary, flight log, and other items. Additionally, there is a scrap book kept by John, following the war.
Zone des notes
État de conservation
Source immédiate d'acquisition
The collection (2014-001) was acquired from Gord Russell in January 2014.
Classement
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Disponibilité d'autres formats
Restrictions d'accès
There are no access restrictions.
Délais d'utilisation, de reproduction et de publication
Instruments de recherche
Box 1
F.1 Letters from Cullen Perry to his mother. 1915-1917
F.2 Letters of condolence to Mrs. Perry on her son’s death. 1918.
F.3 Miscellaneous items related to Cullen Perry including Log Book, pay book, and other items.
F.4 Miscellaneous items related to John Ham Perry, including service record, diary from 1917 (during convalescence), and other items.
F.5 Scrapbook of materials related to both brothers and family history.
F.6 Photographs. 1893-1929.
F.7 Four uniform pins.
Éléments associés
Accroissements
Further accruals are not expected.
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Zone du contrôle
Identifiant de la description du document
RC0857
