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Military History - Canadian (20 items)

  • ARMY SHOW, THE
    CANADA'S ALL SOLDIER STAGE SHOW
    Proceeds to the "Army Show Fund" for the Welfare of Troops
    Original Program     (Canada) Department of National Defence (ca.
    185.00
    Condition for this program is about very good with slight edge wear, some wear to corners and spine ends, back cover bottom left corner has a bit of dampstaining, darkening to back cover along edges. A very nice copy actually.
    12 pages with photos and articles.    Program size is 10" x 14"
    Original program for Canada's version of the USO, among the performers are Sgt Frank Shuster and Sgt. Johnny Wayne. The shows were broadcast on CBC Radio Sunday nights at 9pm. A great programme with photos and short articles (CWACS, Rehearsal story, This Is Your Army). Scarce.
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  • THUMBS UP! DARTHMOUTH, N.S. APRIL 1943 VOLUME 1, NUMBER 10
    (R.C.A.F. Journal)     Dartmouth, NS Airmen of R.C.A.F. Station, Dartmouth, N.S. 1943
    165.00
    Condition for this journal is very good with light crease down middle of journal, slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends, small crease top right corner of journal.4to. (12” x 9”), wrappers, 24 pages.
    Original journal issued at the RCAF Dartmouth Station during World War 2 informing their readers of “what’s what” at the station. Covers entertainment, sports, station personalities, unit news and more.
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  • 50 YEARS AFTER. THE ARMY COURSE REUNION
    OCTOBER 22, 23, 24, 1993     Burlington, ON The Lakewinds (1993)
    35.00
    Condition for this soft cover book is near fine with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners, a bit of light staining on the back cover.
    112 pages with photos.    Softcover book, size is 8 1/4" x 10 1/2".
    "50 years ago, 225 young men voluntarily enlisted, in Toronto, in the #2 Canadian Army Course. This special Army unit was established to attract bright, grade 13 high school graduates with good academic standing, into a program which provided first year military engineering formal academic training at the University of Toronto, leading to commissions in the technical branches of the Army."
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  • SOUVENIR OF THE DEDICATION OF THE BRANT WAR MEMORIAL Brantford, ON Hurley Printing Co. Ltd 1933
    40.00
    Condition of this staple-bound softcover book is near fine with slight wear to corners and edges.
    19pp with photos and list of Brant County men who gave their lives in the Great War.    Staple-bound softcover book with string tie, size is 8" x 11 1/4".
    Dedication program for the Brant War Memorial, dedicated to those from Brant County Ontario who gave their lives in World War 1.
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  • THE CANADIAN PRISONERS OF WAR RELATIVES ASSOCIATION. NEWS SHEET NO. 13. DECEMBER 1942 Montreal Canadian Prisoners of War Relatives Assoc. 1942
    200.00
    With one page of illustrations. Condition is better than very good but not quite near fine with a small tear to the bottom of the front cover, a bit of tanning to the pages (newsprint).
    16 pages including covers.    Self-wrappers, staple-bound, size is 8 1/2” x 11”.
    "The Association... has for its object the formation of a central body whereby relatives and friends of Prisoners may receive, collect and exchange views, thus obtaining information which would not otherwise be available. In this way the Association is able to fulfill certain duties which are beyond the scope of the Red Cross and the Y.M.C.A."

    Sent primarily to family members of Canadian P.O.W.s during World War 2. This Christmas 1942 issue contains information on what can and cannot be sent to POWs, where to send, brief reports from various prison camps, and more. The back cover has various advertisers with information on sending their products to prisoners (Eaton’s, Sweet Cap cigarettes, Ogilvy’s and Henry Morgan).

    The page of illustrations contains three views of camp life, including one depicting a hockey game.

    Scarce.
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  • WHY CANADA MUST BORROW FOR VICTORY
    A STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF FINANACE     (Ottawa) (Canada Dept. of Finance) 1941
    50.00
    Condition for this staple-bound booklet is very good with small chip front cover bottom right corner, slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends.
    Unpaginated (44 pages) profusely illustrated.    Softcover staple-bound booklet, size is 4 1/4" x 6".
    Scarce booklet from Canada's Minister of Finance on the raising of money to support Canada's World War 2 effort. With a lot of photos and explanations on where the money is spent.
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  • Sample of Original Military Fabric from HAWKER HURRICANE MARK XII (Made in Canada WW2 Fighter) No place no publisher
    400.00
    No date display made (circa 1980s-1990s?).Condition of the display is near fine with slight bowing, slight wear to corners, some soiling smudges to the shrink-wrap.Fabric size is 6” x 6”, matted display mounted on thick board and sealed with plastic shrink-wrap.
    Caption underneath fabric reads:
    "RCAF serial number 5625. Constructed by Canadian Car and Foundry and fitted with a Packard-Merlin 29 engine on January 26, 1943. The aircraft served as a Canadian defense fighter until struck off RCAF records in 1945. The aircraft is currently under restoration and is owned by 'The Tiger Boys' Group in Guelph, Ontario, Canada."

    According to online records the plane that this swatch of fabric originated from was: “Operated by No. 1 Photo Reconnaissance Flight at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario in 1943. To No. 1 Air Command on 15 January 1945. Operated by No. 7 (P) Wing, RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario in fall of 1945. Pending disposal from 5 July 1946, with No. 9 (T) Group at RCAF Station Rockcliffe, Ontario. Had 417:40 total time when struck off. Sold to Mr. R. Reid of Reid's Flying Service of Guelph, Ontario. Delivered from Rockcliffe to Guelph on 19 October 1946. Civil flight approval requested, but not granted. Displayed outdoors at Guelph 1947 to 1956. Reported in scrap yard in Guelph after that. Remains sold to R. Walker of Regina, Saskatchewan in 1980. Parts used to restore Hurricane 5711. By 2000 was at Moore Aviation Restoration at Waterloo Regional Airport in Ontario, under restoration.” [Canadian Warplane Heritage Musesum's Canadian Aircraft Serials Personal Information Resource website.]

    A scarce piece of Canadian military history.
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  • Sample of Original 1941 World War 2 Fabric from DeHAVILLAND 82c TIGER MOTH No place no publisher
    200.00
    No date display made (circa 1980s-1990s?). Condition of the display is near fine with slight indent to top right corner and bottom left corner, and some soiling to the back.Fabric size is 6” x 6 1/4”, matted display mounted on thick board and sealed with plastic shrink-wrap. Board size is 11” x 1
    Caption underneath fabric reads: "Manufacturer's serial number DHC-1073. Constructed on April 8, 1941 in a lot of 136 fitted with a 120 h.p. Menasco engine for the RCAF. It served as trainer S/N 4882, and was struck off RCAF records in 1945. The aircraft is fully restored to original flying condition and currently owned and operated by "The Tiger Boys" Group in Guelph, Ontario, Canada."

    According to online records this plane that this swatch of fabric originated from was: "With No. 1 Service Flying Training School at Camp Borden, Ontario. Had 447:15 airframe time when struck off. To civil register post war as CF-DGD, based at Guelph, Ontario. Wrecked during Hurricane Hazel in 1959, deregistered. Later registered as CF-TBS. Reported owned by M. Woods of Killarney, Manitoba from 2 January 1968, but not confirmed. Registration cancelled in 2000. Now one of the Tigerboys Tiger Moths at Guelph. Registered to T. Dietrich of Kitchener, Ontario et al. Owners since 12 January 2006, latest Certification of Registration issued on 3 April 2006. On display at CFB Trenton air show in July 2009. Sold to Bradley Hieronimus 2017. Current 2023." [Canadian Warplane Heritage Musesum's Canadian Aircraft Serials Personal Information Resource website.]
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  • Original Sample of Military Fabric from Canada Based World War Two FLEET FINCH TRAINER No place no publisher
    150.00
    No date display made (circa 1980s-1990s?). Condition of the display is near fine with slight wear to corners, small tear to the shrink-wrap (1/4”) just above the display itself, and some soiling to the back.Fabric size is 6 1/2” x 6”, matted display mounted on thick board and sealed with plastic shrink-wrap. Board size is 11” x 1
    Caption underneath fabric reads: "Manufacturer's serial number 396, constructed on June 21, 1940. It served as RCAF trainer S/N 4488 in the 3rd Fighter Interception Squadron in Arnprior, Ontario, and was struck off RCAF records in 1945. The aircraft has been restored to original flying condition, and is owned and operated by "The Tiger Boys" Group in Guelph, Ontario, Canada."

    According to online records this plane that this swatch of fabric originated from was: "Used By No. 3 Flying Instructors School at Arnprior, Ontario. Had 247:00 airframe time when struck off. To civil register, as CF-GER. Based at Guelph airport in 2006, registered to T. Ditrich since 27 June 1994 (when it was imported), plus J. Pavanel since 12 November 2004. Part of the Tigerboys fleet, still there in 2007." [Canadian Warplane Heritage Musesum's Canadian Aircraft Serials Personal Information Resource website.]
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  • DOMINION DAY MARDI GRAS. 2 CDN. INF. DIV. 1 JULY 1945 AT AIRFIED BAD ZWISCHENAHN (GERMANY) MIDWAY FUN GAMES ... CEREMONIAL MARCH PAST FLOATS REPRESENTING SERVICES DOMINION PROVINCES. (Original WW2 Canadian Poster) Oldenburg, GER Gerhard Stalling AG. (1945)
    600.00
    Condition for this poster is about good with some chips to the top corners and at the top centre, few small tears along the edges, fold marks with a few small holes at the cross points of some of the folds, some darkening at the top which is more evident on the back of the poster. Written in pencil on the poster is a small note, “To Heather, From Pop. 1 Jul 45”.Size is 17 ½” x 22 ½”, printed on one side only.
    From the Canadian Military Police Association website: "On July 1, 1945, No. 2 Division held a big Mardi Gras at Bad Zwischenahn featuring a real Canadian midway, a rodeo, races, picture shows, stage shows, a parade of floats, an exhibition of rocket-firing Typhoon fighter planes, one-man German submarines and German large-calibre guns, duo fireworks and swimming and boat races. A real first of July celebration!”

    Extremely scarce poster printed in Germany for the 2nd Canadian Infantry’s Dominion Day celebrations held at the Bad Zwischenahn Airfield in Germany just after the end of the war.
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  • Campbell, Captain A. G., Adjutant HISTORY OF THE 11 CANADIAN ARMY FIELD REGIMENT RCA Utrecht Kemink En Zoon N.V. 1945
    250.00
    Condition is about very good, with some fading to the covers, some wear to corners and spine ends, first 2 pages have a small nick on the left side (no loss of text), former owner’s name on title-page.
    205, (v) pages.     Softcover book, size is 6" x 9".
    Published in the Netherlands just after the war and for the most part distributed to members only. A scarce military history of the 11 Canadian Army Field Regiment’s in Europe.
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  • Campbell, Helen G. (Cover title:) WORKERS MUST EAT (Toronto) Chatelaine no date (1940-45?)
    35.00
    Leaflet is in very good+ condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners and spine ends, a few corners turned down.
    12 pages.    Leaflet size is 6" x 9".
    Chatelaine wartime bulletin for the homefront.
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  • Halliday, Hugh No. 242 SQUADRON THE CANADIAN YEARS Stittsville, ON Canada's Wings 1981
    25.00
    Condition for this hardcover book is near fine with jacket.
    177 pages with photos.    Hardcover book size is 6 1/4" x 9 1/4".
    "The story of the RAF's 'all-Canadian' Fighter Squadron."
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  • Hendrie, Andrew CANADIAN SQUADRONS IN COASTAL COMMAND St. Catharines, ON Vanwell Publishing Ltd. 1997
    25.00
    First edition.Hardcover book in fine condition with dustjacket.
    208 pages with photos.    Hardcover books, size is 7" x 10".
    "This comprehensive study covers every success achieved by Canadian squadrons listed in Coastal Command's records for World War II - including attacks on U-Boats and enemy controlled vessels."
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  • Hodgins, J. Herbert, David B. Crombie, Eric Crawford and R B. Huestis (Compiled and Edited by) WOMEN AT WAR. Montreal & Toronto The MacLean Publishing Co. 1943
    150.00
    Condition of this hardcover book is good+. The cover has a dark stain top right corner (see photo), slight fading along the bottom front and back covers, some wear to corners and spine ends. Interior clean.
    190 pages, profusely illustrated.    Hardcover without dustjacket as issued, size is 10 1/2" x 14".
    A fascinating collection of articles and various ads promoting the work performed by women during WW2 in Canada.
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  • Hunt, Lloyd WE BAND OF BROTHERS Ottawa Canadian Fighter Pilots' Association c. 1992
    30.00
    Condition for this book is very good+ with some wear to corners, slight soiling to covers, some wear to spine ends.
    297 pages with photos.    Softcover book, 8 1/2" x 11".
    "An anthology of war stories by members of the Canadian Fighter Pilots' Association - (World War 2 and Korea)."
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  • Marion, Norman (edited by) CAMP BORDEN. BIRTHPLACE OF THE RCAF
    RCAF 80TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION     Borden, ON 16 Wing c. 2004
    50.00
    Condition for the book is near fine with dustjacket, jacket has some edge wear, some wear to jacket corners, 1 1/2" tear to jacket front cover top left corner.
    202 pages with numerous photos.    Book size is 8 3/4" x 11".
    History of Ontario Canada's Camp Borden.
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  • Sallens, G. H. WITH CANADA'S FIGHTING MEN Ottawa Director of Public Information, ... 1941
    45.00
    Condition for this staple-bound booklet is very good with some soiling to covers, some wear to corners and spine ends, small stain back cover.
    44 pages with photos.    Softcover staple-bound paper wrappers, size is 5".x 7 3/4".
    "In September 1941 a party of Canadian journalists was taken on a tour, bu the Dominion Government, through Eastern Canadian establishments of the Navy, Army and Air Force, and a number of industrial plants engaged in the production of war materials.

    "Mr. G. H. Sallans, representing The Vancouver Sun, wrote a series of articles describing his impressions of the men he saw at camps, barracks, schools and airports. These articles are now reproduced in this pamphlet through the courtesy of The Vancouver Sun and Mr. Sallans."
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  • Varga, Judy GREMLINS ON THE JOB London, ON London Printing & Lithographing Co. Ltd. c. 1943
    345.00
    Condition for this book is a bit better than good+ but not quite very good, interior is clean, front cover has some wear top right corner, and some wear to spine ends and along spine. Still a very nice copy.
    24 pages with colour illustrations.    Varga, JudyCard cover book, size is 9" x 12"
    A wonderfully illustrated book on all those mysterious "gremlins" that plague RAF pilots. Published in Canada in 1943.
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  • Watt, James T. LOST IN WAR
    The BRAVE LIFE AND MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF A CANADIAN AIRMAN     Orillia, ON Troutspawn Publishing 2006
    25.00
    Softcover book in very good+ condition with slight edge wear, slight wear to corners, small crease top right corner.
    167 pages with photos.     Softcover book, size is 11" x 8 1/2".
    The tragic story of airman Hinrik Guttormson, Icelandic-Canadian killed while serving as an air gunner over Germany.
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