Material Type

Mixed Media

Other Title Info

Letters from World War I

Date Range

1913-1918

Physical Description

.11 m of textual records, 9 postcards

Physical Condition

Good

Language

English

Custodial History

Sgt. Murray wrote 90 letters to his mother and family members, which were then stored in a shoebox until they fell into the hands of his grandson, Jim Keiver of Lethbridge. Glenn Miller, retired Warrant Officer and avid researcher of military history learned about the letters from Jim Keiver at an annual Military Antique road show he organizes at the General Stewart Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion. Glenn Miller organized, transcribed and scanned the letters before donating them to the Galt Archives.

Scope and Content

Letters of Sergeant John (Jack) Beattie Murray during World War I to his relatives in Lethbridge with transcriptions 2011.1067/1 Letters from Sewell Camp, Manitoba, Sarcee Camp, Alberta and on his way to Europe (July 1914 - Aug 1915) 2011.1067/2 Letters from Otterpool Camp, Kent, England (Aug-Nov 1915) 2011.1067/3 Letters from Napier Barracks, Kent, England and Sailsbury Plains (Nov 1915 - Jan 1916) 2011.1067/4 Letters from France and Belgium (1916) 2011.1067/5 Letters from France (Jan-May 1917) 2011.1067/6 Letters from France (Jun-Aug 1917) 2011.1067/7 Letters from France, Australian Red Cross Hospital (Sept-Nov 1917) 2011.1067/8 Letters from Military Hospitals, Essex, England (Nov 1917 - Jan 1918) 2011.1067/9 Letters from Canadian Con Camp, Epsom, Surrey, England (Jan-July 1918) 2011.1067/10 Letters from Moore Barracks Hospital (July-Aug 1918) 2011.1067/11 Letters from Branshott Capm, Hants, England (Aug-Sept 1918) 2011.1067/12 Empty letter envelopes 2011.1067/13 Undated letters, loose letter pages 2011.1067/14 Postcards (9) 2011.1067/15 Telegrams 2011.1067/16 Letters to wife Jean Murray and Murray family (1913-1918)

Access Restrictions

Public Access

Accession No.

20111067000

Collection

Archive

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