Material Type

Artifact

Date

1941

Materials

CANVAS, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

1

Length

29.5

Width

23.5

Description

CANVAS COVER, PLASTIC COVER AND BACKING. METAL CLIPS FOR HOLDING MAP IN PLACE. MARKED "ZL&T LTD 1941". MAPBOARD- MILITARY USE. OUTER SIDE OF CANVAS COVER HAS A "WINDOW" DRAWN UPON IT.

Subjects

WRITTEN COMMUNICATION T&E

Historical Association

MILITARY

History

BELONGED TO CAPTAIN ROSS R. JOHNSON, WHO SERVED WITH THE 20TH ANTI-TANK BATTERY (ATB) FROM SEPTEMBER 1939 TO OCTOBER 1945. THE 20TH ATB, 2ND ANTI-TANK DIVISION, WAS THE FIRST UNIT RAISED IN LETHBRIDGE DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, ALONG WITH THE 39TH AND 112TH FIELD BATTERIES, AND THE 6TH FIELD PARK COMPANY ROYAL CANADIAN ENGINEERS. AS A MEMBER OF THE 20TH ATB JOHNSON WOULD HAVE SEEN ACTION IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE, BEFORE THE UNIT WAS DISBANDED IN THE FALL OF 1945. JOINED AFTER FORMATION, "DE-MOBED" IN LETHBRIDGE. FOR MORE INFO & PHOTO REFER TO ARCHIVAL DONATION MADE IN 1999.

Catalogue Number

P19880022001

Acquisition Date

1988-04

Collection

Museum

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