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1880-1922 (Creation)
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3 albums. -- 4 cm of textual and photographic records.
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Fonds consists of the personal and professional papers of Harold C. Saunders relating to his naval career including a certificate of indenture and correspondence dating to the 1880s and pilotage certificates, pilotage exemption certificates, and permits dating from 1914 to 1917.
Also includes documents and correspondence relating to his his World War I service including newspaper clippings, and documents specifically relating to his time as a prisoner of war in the Karlsruhe POW camp in Germany in 1918.
Also includes correspondence between the Canadian Government Merchant Marine Limited, dating to 1922.
Fonds also includes black and white travel photographs of the South Pacific including Sidney, Australia, Malta, Singapore, ect., and three photo albums of travel photographs and photographs of various vessels. One photo is dated 1894, others are dated from 1903 to 1913.
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Donated by Donald and Helen Saunders, 16 December 1991.
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- English
- German
- French
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All requests for use must be made through the MMBC Research Request program (http://mmbc.bc.ca/collections/library-and-archives/research/). Please note that fees may apply.
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- International Red Cross (Subject)
- Karlsruhe POW Camp (Subject)
- Merchant Marine Officers Association of New Zealand (Subject)
- SS Canadian Pioneer (ship) (Subject)
- SMS Wolf (ship) (Subject)
- German Imperial Navy (Subject)
- SS Wairuma (ship) (Subject)
- HMNZ Maunganui (ship) (Subject)
- Ibuki (ship) (Subject)
- RMS Empress of Russia (ship) (Subject)
- HMS Hampshire (ship) (Subject)
- HMAS Sydney (ship) (Subject)
- HMAS Shropshire (ship) (Subject)
- SS Jumma (ship) (Subject)
- SS Matunga (ship) (Subject)
- Royal New Zealand Navy (Subject)
- S/V Dee (ship) (Subject)
- S/V Beluga (ship) (Subject)
- SS Wordsworth (ship) (Subject)
- SS Hitachi Maru (ship) (Subject)
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RAD, July 2008 version. Canadian Council of Archives.
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13 March 2018