Group photograph of senior army cadets and their leaders at the Vernon Cadet Camp, summer 1956. Several senior members of the Kitimat Cadet Corps, including Arvid Hardin, Fred Taylor (fifth from right in back row), and Lee Dennell (second from right in second row), travelled to Vernon to attend this event.
Fair - long horizontal crease along bottom half of photo. Yellow/brown stains and tape residue on front and back.
Custodial History
Donated to the Kitimat Museum & Archives by Arvid Hardin on May 10th 2022.
Scope and Content
Group photograph of senior army cadets and their leaders at the Vernon Cadet Camp, summer 1956. Several senior members of the Kitimat Cadet Corps, including Arvid Hardin, Fred Taylor (fifth from right in back row), and Lee Dennell (second from right in second row), travelled to Vernon to attend this event.
Notes
Caption on front: "'A' Coy - #1 P.U. (?) Senior Leaders - Vernon Cadet Camp - 1956."
Signed by officers, sergeants, and cadets on back. Names include: Lieut. H.E. Hughes, ? Campbell, Capt. McKeller, Sgt. [Vertel?], Doug Puce, Bill Heron, Harvey [Dubur?], George Thomson, Robin Archibald, Ron Duff, L.F. Mazurenko, [Fesseman AM?], [Doug Menham?], G. Sailer, Al Weiss, Fred E. Temoffee, Wayne Bohne, [L. O. Whitford?], Roger Ellis, R. A. Taylor, Lyle Langer, Jack Shirtwell, E.J. Patterson, [W. Duttcheson?], [F.W. Damant?], and A. R. Larsen. Unknown which of these people were from Kitimat.
Group photograph of training officers at the Vernon Cadet Camp. Standing at the far right is Lieutenant Emile 'Bill' Duyvewaardt, who worked as a teacher and army cadet leader in Kitimat from 1955 to 1958.
Donated to the Kitimat Museum & Archives by Arvid Hardin on May 10th 2022.
Scope and Content
Group photograph of training officers at the Vernon Cadet Camp. Standing at the far right is Lieutenant Emile 'Bill' Duyvewaardt, who worked as a teacher and army cadet leader in Kitimat from 1955 to 1958.
File contains an overview of the Kitimat Army Cadets written by Arvid Hardin, as well as printed photographs, correspondence between Hardin and Duyvewaardt, a cadet questionnaire form filled out by Duyvewaardt, and photocopies of paperwork regarding the formation and disbandment of the Cadets.
The Kitimat Army Cadets, formally known as Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps #2556 Rocky Mountain Rangers, were established in 1955 and disbanded in 1962. The historical profile of the Kitimat Cadets was produced by Arvid Hardin, Bill Hickman, Marc Bouliane, and Emile (Bill) Duyvewaardt for the History & Heritage Committee of the Army Cadet League of Canada in 2008.
Custodial History
This material was created and/or collected by Arvid Hardin around 2008 and donated to the Kitimat Museum & Archives on May 10th 2022.
Scope and Content
File contains an overview of the Kitimat Army Cadets written by Arvid Hardin, as well as printed photographs, correspondence between Hardin and Duyvewaardt, a cadet questionnaire form filled out by Duyvewaardt, and photocopies of paperwork regarding the formation and disbandment of the Cadets.
