Olive green World War II Cdn. Army hat. It has two metal buttons at the front. and paper clips inside
Physical Condition
Good
Material
fabric
metal
Height
1.5 cm
Width
12.5 cm
Length
31.5 cm
Date Range
1945
Accession Number
2019.62.1e
Biographical Notes
Moses Williams attended the Kitamaat Village Day School, and then the Coqualeetza Residential School until the age of fifteen. Army recruiters conscripted Haisla men into the Canadian Army and Moses went in 1945. He was sent by train to the Canadian Forces' training camp at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. He never shipped out overseas and the war ended. Moses and his wife Kay married in 1950, shortly after she arrived to teach at Kitamaat. They moved to Terrace in 1964. Moses worked as a carpenter, brick layer and fisherman. His wife Kay taught at Northwest Community College.
Olive green World War II Cdn. Army hat. It has two metal buttons at the front and a pin at the side. there are paper clips inside.
Physical Condition
Fair
Material
fabric
metal
Condition Remarks
Metal parts are starting to rust
Height
1.5 cm
Width
12.5 cm
Length
31.5 cm
Date Range
1945
Accession Number
2019.62.1c
Biographical Notes
Moses Williams attended the Kitamaat Village Day School, and then the Coqualeetza Residential School until the age of fifteen. Army recruiters conscripted Haisla men into the Canadian Army and Moses went in 1945. He was sent by train to the Canadian Forces' training camp at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. He never shipped out overseas and the war ended. Moses and his wife Kay married in 1950, shortly after she arrived to teach at Kitamaat. They moved to Terrace in 1964. Moses worked as a carpenter, brick layer and fisherman. His wife Kay taught at Northwest Community College.
