UNIFORM, MILITARY

Description: KHAKI WOOL SERGE SHORT WAISTED BATTLE DRESS JACKET. FRONT CLOSURE W/ 5 GREEN METAL BUTTONS. WAIST BELT WITH BUCKLE & WOOL STRAP. 2 BREAST POCKETS W/ BOX PLEATS & FLAPS. COLLAR FASTENS W/ 2 BRASS HOOK & EYES. CUFFS HAVE 1 BUTTON. "ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY SERVICE CORPS" ON BLUE SHOULDER PATCHES IN GOLD LETTERING & A RED/BLUE DIAMOND PATCH ON ARMS DENOTES 1ST CANADIAN ARMY FORMED 1942. 11 EPAULET & 2 YELLOW FELT EMBROIDERED PIPS ON EACH SHOULDER DENOTES RANK OF LIEUTENANT. STAMPED ON INSIDE POCKET LINING "BATTLE DRESS BLOUSE SERGE SIZE NO. 13 HEIGHT 5'11 TO 6'0" BREAST 38" TO 39" MASTER CRAFT UNIFORM CO. REG'D1943". "LT. J.F. HORNE" WRITTEN IN INK. CANADIAN MANUFACTURE INK STAMP, ARROW WITHIN A "C" ON RT. BREAST POCKET INSIDE LINING. RIBBON BAR ABOVE LT. BREAST POCKET. RIBBONS INCLUDE 1939-45 STAR, FRANCE GERMANY STAR, DEFENSE MEDAL, CANADIAN VOLUNTEER SERVICE MEDAL.

History: IN FEBRUARY 2010, THE LATE DONOR'S SON JIM HORNE GRANTED THE GALT WITH A COPY OF JOHN'S MILITARY SERVICE RECORDS WHICH WERE PROVIDED TO HIM BY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA. JOHN HORNE JOINED THE MILITIA IN EDMONTON IN 1940 WHILE ATTENDING THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA, PURSUING HIS B.SC UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE. LIEUTENANT HORNE'S STATUS CHANGED IN JULY 1942 WHEN HE ATTESTED INTO THE ACTIVE SERVICE, SERVING OVERSEAS WITH THE CANADIAN ARMY. HE WAS STRUCK OFF STRENGTH IN MARCH 1946. PREVIOUS TO HIS STUDIES, JOHN HORNE WAS A RESIDENT OF LETHBRIDGE. UPON DISCHARGE, HE RETURNED TO THE CITY, RESIDING HERE WITH HIS FAMILY UNTIL 1988. JOHN HORNE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN LETHBRIDGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE THE PERMANENT FILE RECORD P19860041000-GA.