Lives of the First World War

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ID: 5768499

Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9184 - 27

Title: Canadian Attestation Papers

Description: At the time of their enrollment in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Officer’s completed a Declaration Paper, volunteers a two sided Attestation Paper and conscripts a single sided Enlistment form. They each contain brief details about the individual. Images supplied by Libraries and Archives Canada. This source was connected by Imperial War Museums.

UPP: GBM/CAN-ATT/244582

Credit: © Libraries and Archives Canada

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ID: 8850618

Name: see URL

Title: Toronto Public Library Blog

Description: Description of silk postcards in their archives and how Hugh and his future wife were identified.

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com/arts_culture/2014/06/a-canadian-love-story-in-wwi-silk-embroidered-postcards.html
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ID: 8850619

Name: see URL

Title: PDF of service record package

Description: scanned record package attached to attestation papers

Connected by: Janet2378

URL: http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?op=pdf&app=CEF&id=9184-27
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ID: 8850984

Title: Hugh Vernon Spence Medals

Description: A Great War D.C.M., M.M. group of eight awarded to Sergeant H. V. Spence, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry.Hugh Vernon Spence was a pre-war member of the Canadian Militia, being an N.C.O. in the Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada, but it was for his gallant deeds in the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry, that he was awarded his D.C.M. and M.M. He was also mentioned in despatches in Field Marshal Sir John French’s despatch dated 30 November 1915, and awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre (London Gazette 12 July 1918 refers

Connected by: Bill111250

Additional: I wrote a blog about Hugh Spence and some WW1 era silk postcards he sent to his girlfriend fiance. These are his medals.