The fonds consists of records of James Taylor’s military career:
a notice of parade for the Winnipeg Rifles, 90th Regiment, “A” Company, 1900;
a Certificate of Discharge from the Winnipeg 90th Rifles, March 2, 1901;
a one-page hand written personal account of James W. Taylor's time in South Africa, 1901-1902 (includes place, date and notes).
7 pages of typewritten accounts from James W. Taylor's diary in South Africa from February 24, 1902 to June 1, 1902; Certificate of Discharge from the South African Constabulary, February 21, 1903;
a pass from the South African Constabulary, 1903; The photographs are also from James Taylor’s military carrier and include Canadian troops in South Africa.
This fonds consists of a telegram from Pte. H.C. Palmer, two telegrams from Chettleborough to his mother, an Ortona postcard, a leave certificate, a note regarding leave to Canada, an Italian army postcard, German ration stamps, an Edmonton Regiment Sports Day programme, 49th Battalion Edmonton Regiment Association 5th, 6th and 19th Annual Church Parade programmes, Presentation of Colours to the Edmonton Regiment programme, a photograph of the Edmonton Regiment at Sarcee Camp, a photograph of the Presentation of Colours, 11 photographs of the Moro River Canadian War Cemetery, and 2 photographs of a Loyal Edmonton Regiment reunion picnic.
This fonds consists of a Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Forces Discharge Certificate and a poem "Why Should We Fight For England" (As read on the "Happy Gang" by George Temple) written by Harold Wood, Toronto.
An autograph book was used to collect signatures, greetings, verses, sketches, and drawings of soldiers recuperating in military hospitals in southeastern England, 1917-1918. The hospitals referenced are No. 16 Canadian General Hospital (formerly Ontario Military Hospital), No. 7 Canadian General Hospital, and Princess Patricia’s Canadian Red Cross Hospital. The owner of the book may have been a nursing sister, a volunteer, or a patient, or its ownership may have passed among several individuals. The name “Pete Binquist” is inscribed on the inside front cover. “Sister Devitt” is referenced on page 43. Signatures include PPCLI members Leslie S. MacDonald, D.W. Fraser, and F. Weaver.
Canadian Army Medical Corps. No.7 Canadian General Hospital
This fonds consists of 2 army pay books, 1 military leave pass, 1 card for the British Army & Navy Leave Club Paris, 1 YMCA Returned Soldier's Ticket, 1 Military Convalescent Hospital Christmas Dinner Menu, 4 greeting cards, and 26 postcards.
The fonds consists of military photographs including the Officers of the 66th Overseas Battalion in 1915 and the 49th Battalion’s return to Edmonton in 1919.
