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Caswell family fonds
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Ted Caswell donation
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126 photographs : b&w. -- 30 cm of textual records
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Edmund Charles Caswell, 1890-1966, was born in Thame, Oxfordshire, England. He emigrated to Alberta in 1901, where he worked as a farm labourer, and later moved to Red Deer to work as a fireman on the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1913, he married Emma May Kneiper, 1886-1964. They had one child, Edmund Charles Caswell, Jr. In September 1914, Edmund Caswell enlisted with the first contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force and served overseas with B squadron of the Royal Canadian Dragoons. Later Mr. Caswell returned to Red Deer where he worked at various kobs until he joined the local Alberta Liquor Control Board office. Mr. Caswell remained an active member of the militia during the inter-war years , rising to the rank of Chief Quartermaster Sergeant, Royal Canadian Army Service Corps. At the outbreak of the Second World War, CQMS Caswell went overseas, then was to Jasper, Alberta. Fter the war ended he returned to his job his retirement in 1956. Edmund "Ted" Charles Caswell, Jr., (1914?-- ) was born and educated in Red Deer, Alberta. He married Nina Doreen Rodway of Halkirk, Alberta in 1939. They had two children. He enlisted with the Calgary Tank Regiment in 1941 and went overseas. After the Second World War, he was employed at the Post Office in Red Deer, until his retirement
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Some of the records were inherited by Ted Caswell
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Consists of photographs of the Caswell family, events in Red Deer and military subjects [ca. 1910-1960]; pamphlets (1911-1977); postcards (1910-1940); and trade calendars of Red Deer (1930-1946). RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING PERSONS ARE ALSO IN THIS FONDS. SEE INVENTORY FOR DETAILS: Mr and Mrs S. Carter, Emma Caswell, Alberta Kneiper, Mr and Mrs Sandeen, and David Wright. MILITARY: 15th Light Horse, 12th Canadian Mounted Rifles, Royal Canadian Dragoons, Camp Sarcee, Military District 13, Calgary, 1st Battalion Alberta Regiment, 78th Field Battery. OTHER SUBJECTS: Boy Scouts; Free Masons; Post Office, Red Deer; Red Deer Fair; Red Deer Fire Department; Red Deer Football Club; Sylvan Lake, Alberta. RED DEER BUSINESSES: Betteson Cartage Co. Canadian Bank of Commerce; Canadian Cafe; Gaetz-Cornett Drug & Book Co. General Garage; Hamilton's Grocery; Jenkins Groceteria; E. G. Johns & Co. Lawrence Ltd. Munro & Baines; North West Motors; Optimist Press; Stewart Brothers; Taylor Electric Shop.
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Gifts of Ted Caswell, 1988-1998
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- English
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No restrictions on access;Copyright restrictions may apply
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Record No. MG 25<br><br>
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- Caswell (family) (Subject)