Kevin Maclean Fonds: 18th Air Defence Regiment 100th Anniversary
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- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 11 October 2008
- Accession No.
- 20111000000
- Physical Description
- 11 colour photographs
- Scope and Content
- The photographs are of the Military Display in Galt Gardens, one of the activities to mark the 100th anniversary of the creation of the 18th Air Defence Regiment.
- Material Type
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 11 October 2008
- Physical Description
- 11 colour photographs
- Physical Condition
- Excellent
- History Biographical
- The military display and "Freedom of the City" parade were held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the first artillery unit in Lethbridge, the 25th Field Battery. The parade proceeded from Galt Gardens to Lethbridge City Hall, where a group of dignitaries was waiting: Brigadier General (Retired) Ernest Beno, Colonel Commandant of the Royal Regiment of the Canadian Artillery; Colonel A. Wriedt, Commander, 41st Canadian Brigade Group; Brigadier General M. Jorgensen, Commander, Land Force Western Area; Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Norman L. Kwong; Mayor Robert Tarleck; Alderman Thomas Wickersham. There the freedom of the city was requested by the officer commanding the 18th Air Defence Regiment RCA and was granted by Mayor Tarleck, the troops were inspected, and the dignitaries made brief speeches.
- Acquisition Source
- Maclean, Kevin 639 15 Street South Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 2Z9
- Custodial History
- The donor took these photographs while attending the celebrations for the unit's 100th anniversary.
- Scope and Content
- The photographs are of the Military Display in Galt Gardens, one of the activities to mark the 100th anniversary of the creation of the 18th Air Defence Regiment.
- Access Restrictions
- Public Access
- Accession No.
- 20111000000
- Collection
- Archive
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