Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

CHEATER

Date Range From

1939

Date Range To

1945

Materials

WOOL, COTTON

No. Pieces

1

Length

40.6

Width

33

Description

BLACK NAVAL DICKEY (CHEATER). WOOL FRONT PANEL; COTTON BACKING. COTTON TIES AT EACH BOTTOM FRONT CORNER; LOOPS AT CORNERS OF BACK. TWO PANELS ARE JOINED AT SHOULDERS; CREW NECK. BACK FAINTLY STAMPED WITH "J. CONINSKY"(?).

Subjects

CLOTHING-ACCESSORY

Historical Association

MILITARY

History

SEE P19970073026-39-GA FOR RELATED PIECES. IN MARCH 2010, COLLECTIONS CONTACTED BRUNO KAMINSKI WITH REGARDS TO CANADIAN NAVY ITEMS DONATED BY THE LOCAL LEGION IN 1997. BRUNO WAS THE BROTHER OF J. (JOHN) KAMINSKI (D. 29 NOV 1974, VANCOUVER, B.C.) - A POTENTIAL, UNCONFIRMED OWNER OF RELEVANT NAVAL ARTIFACTS P1997073029,32-33,35-36. ACCORDING TO BRUNO, JOHN WAS NOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY DURING WWII, BUT WAS INVOLVED IN THE LOCAL SEA CADETS IN 1945. “HE WAS QUITE A CHARACTER” HE SAID, “HE HAD TO BE NEAR A LOT OF WATER, HE WAS A WATER MAN”. SOON AFTER 1945, HE “RAN AWAY FROM HOME” AND GOT A JOB ON THE WEST COAST ON A TUG BOAT AT THE AGE OF 15. HE WORKED HIS WAY UP THE LADDER, PASSING HIS CAPTAIN’S EXAM, BUT, ACCORDING TO BRUNO AND THE LOCAL PAPER, HAD TO WAIT FOR THE POSITION ON ACCOUNT THAT HE HAD NOT TURNED 21 YET. BRUNO BELIEVES THAT HE AND BROTHER KAZ - ALSO IN THE CADETS - RETURNED JOHN’S CADET UNIFORM TO THE CADET HALL. IF THE ARTIFACTS AT THE GALT ARE HIS BROTHER’S, BRUNO HAS NO IDEA HOW THEY CAME TO BE DEPOSITED AT THE LEGION. FINALLY, BRUNO IS OF THE OPINION THAT THE PERIOD’S CADET UNIFORMS WERE VISUALLY IDENTICAL TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY UNIFORMS, INCLUDING INKED, STENCIL MARKED NAMES INSIDE. ANOTHER POTENTIAL OWNER OF THE “KAMINSKI” MATERIAL IS JOHN JOSEPH KAMINSKI (SN. V-38104) ORIGINALLY OF STETTLER, ALBERTA. AS OF MARCH 2010, NO CONTACT WAS BEEN MADE WITH THIS INDIVIDUAL OR HIS FAMILY TO CONFIRM THE POSSIBILITY OF HIS MILITARY EFFECTS HAVING BEEN DEPOSITED AT LETHBRIDGE’S ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE REFERENCE THE PERMANENT FILE.

Catalogue Number

P19970073029

Acquisition Date

1997-08

Collection

Museum

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