Six copies of small metal snowflake pins, the snowflake is the icon of Kitimat with 6 small hexagons around a 6 pointed star. The markings in the middle read: "KITIMAT" it is stored in a clear platic bag and closed with a staple.
Six copies of small metal snowflake pins, the snowflake is the icon of Kitimat with 6 small hexagons around a 6 pointed star. The markings in the middle read: "KITIMAT" it is stored in a clear platic bag and closed with a staple.
Triangular neckerchief worn as part of a Cub Scouts uniform. Dark purple with a broad yellow stripe along the two shorter sides leading down to the point.
Triangular neckerchief worn as part of a Cub Scouts uniform. Dark purple with a broad yellow stripe along the two shorter sides leading down to the point.
Physical Condition
Good
Condition Remarks
Some creases and folds. Faded in some areas. Some small white spots or stains near the middle of the cloth.
Width
48 cm
Length
98 cm
Date Range
[1954-1959]
Accession Number
2024.3.2
Biographical Notes
Original owner lived in Kitimat as a young boy in the 1950s and was a member of the Cub Scouts (junior Boy Scouts).
PCMR pin; no clips on back. Pacific Coast Militia Rangers (PCMR) were a volunteer military force in the British Columbia and Yukon regions in the 1940s. The PCMR patrolled the coastal regions of BC and Yukon against the threat of Japanese invasion.
PCMR pin; no clips on back. Pacific Coast Militia Rangers (PCMR) were a volunteer military force in the British Columbia and Yukon regions in the 1940s. The PCMR patrolled the coastal regions of BC and Yukon against the threat of Japanese invasion.
World War 1 service pin. A pin rewarded to Canadian veterans who served in World War 1 and returned to Canada.
Physical Condition
good
Material
metal
Inscriptions
CEF
"For Service At The Front"
Accession Number
983.30.2d
Biographical Notes
William George Hatch
Record of Service:
68th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, Gunner, March, 1917. England, April, 1917. "E" Battery, C.R.A., June, 1917.
France, 18th Battery C.F.A., Aug., 1917. Wounded, Amiens, Aug. 8, 1918. Canada and discharged, Jan., 1919.
Source: University of British Columbia's Record of Service, 1914 - 1918, published 1924
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According to his CEF Attestation Papers, he enlisted on 6 Mar 1917, he was 22 years and 11 months old.