Letters Concerning Private Harold Henderson
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- Material Type
- Manuscript
- Date Range
- 1916-1917
- Accession No.
- 19881004006
- Scope and Content
- 19881004006 - 16 items. Letter from Harold Henderson, serving in France, to his sister Etta. The letter largely deals with Harold's observations of French farming practices. 20 September 1916. 19881004007 - 15 items. Correspondence to Margaret Henderson, offering sympathy on the loss of her son, H…
- Material Type
- Manuscript
- Date Range
- 1916-1917
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- History Biographical
- Henderson, Harold Thompson 1889-1917. Born at Lethbridge, the eldest son of William and Margaret (Thompson) Henderson. Educated in local schools and at Upper Canada College in Toronto. Opened a garage in Lethbridge, circa 1913. In 1915 Harold enlisted in the 82nd Regiment from Calgary. Upon arriving in France, Harold was transferred to a machine gun unit from the Yukon. Private Henderson was killed in action February 1917.
- This collection comes from the estate of Margaret Etta (Ives) Wheeler, niece of Harold Henderson. The donor is her daughter.
- Acquisition Source
- Zilkalns Katherine
- Scope and Content
- 19881004006 - 16 items. Letter from Harold Henderson, serving in France, to his sister Etta. The letter largely deals with Harold's observations of French farming practices. 20 September 1916. 19881004007 - 15 items. Correspondence to Margaret Henderson, offering sympathy on the loss of her son, Harold. March to July 1917.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 19881004006
- Collection
- Archive
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