CS-Records ID: 935
Douglas Honeyman was born in Eden, Manitoba. His family moved to Delta, B.C., during the 1890s and established a farm in East Delta. Honeyman and his brother Stuart joined the 29th (Vancouver) Battalion in 1914 and served in Great Britain and Europe for the duration of the war. After his discharge, Honeyman returned to his farm in East Delta, where he remained until it was sold in 1960.
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Title based on the contents of the fonds.
The fonds consists of diaries written in trenches, correspondence regarding 29th Battalion activities, photographs, and miscellaneous publications from World War I.
Photographs in this fonds have been assigned reference numbers with the prefix CVA 621.
Donated by John D. Honeyman, nephew of Douglas Ramsay Honeyman, on May 20, 1983.
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CS-Records ID: 125610
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File includes duplicate copies of British cartoon books authored by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, published by H.R. Baines and Co. Ltd.
CS-Records ID: 125612
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File includes the Map Book's 3rd edition containing "35 clear maps with a diary of the war and sketch maps illustrating military operations."
CS-Records ID: 125611
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File includes a picture book of Newburgh-on-Tay.
CS-Records ID: 125616
Folder formerly located at 588-E-04 fld 14
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CS-Records ID: 125615
Folder formerly located at 588-E-04 fld 13
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CS-Records ID: 125613
Folder formerly located at 588-E-04 fld 11
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File includes Canadian Army salary records for Douglas Ramsay Honeyman.
CS-Records ID: 125585
Folder formerly located at 588-E-02 fld 01
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CS-Records ID: 125586
Folder formerly located at 588-E-02 fld 02
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CS-Records ID: 125587
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CS-Records ID: 125588
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CS-Records ID: 125589
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CS-Records ID: 125614
Folder formerly located at 588-E-04 fld 12
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File includes three photographs, two of an unknown woman, and one of the "Etta", a British dirigible, 200 ft. in length, taken June 1, 1915. File also includes a bankbook from the Royal Bank of Canada, and a newspaper clipping of Miss Elspeth Honeyman's poem in the New York Times.
CS-Records ID: 125609
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File includes duplicate copies of "Aus dem Leben und der Gefechtstatigkeit unserer Division". Within one of the pamphlets is a letter addressed "To the Escort", written by "Loffler" (German?), Major-General and Division Commander.
CS-Records ID: 125607
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File includes four maps of Belgium: Namur, 1910; Marche, 1912; Liege, 1916; Belgium and part of France, 1918.
CS-Records ID: 125608
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File includes a publication of the 29th Battalion, Vancouver, B.C.
CS-Records ID: 125617
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CS-Records ID: 125603
Folder formerly located at 588-E-04 fld 01
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File includes five photographs titled as follows: military group photograph in front of the Industrial Hall; Crucifix at Agny; Walls of Ypres; Red Chateau, Kemmel; No. 1 Crater, St. Eloi.
CS-Records ID: 125604
Folder formerly located at 588-E-04 fld 02
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File includes six postcards, five photo postcards, and seven photographs. Postcard titles are: Lille Gate and ramparts, Ypres; Metz, Deutsches Tor.; Bruxelles, Place de Brouckere; Mont St. Eloy (Vimy front); Bruxelles, La Bourse; Bourlon Village; Ruined bridge, Canal du Nord, Cambrai; Passchendaele Church; Nanaimo Harbour and Bastion, British Columbia. Photo postcards titles are: Board of Trade (location unknown); The famous Market Square, Ypres; [men digging trenches, location unknown]; [men digging trenches, location unknown]; [marching men, location unknown]. Photograph titles are: [Honeyman family portrait?]; Douglas Honeyman portrait; military group photo; family photos (4).
CS-Records ID: 125605
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File includes two poems that were published widely in newspapers across Canada, France, the United States, and Britain.
CS-Records ID: 125590
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CS-Records ID: 125591
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CS-Records ID: 125592
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CS-Records ID: 125593
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CS-Records ID: 125594
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CS-Records ID: 125595
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CS-Records ID: 125596
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CS-Records ID: 125597
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CS-Records ID: 125598
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CS-Records ID: 125599
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CS-Records ID: 125600
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CS-Records ID: 125601
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CS-Records ID: 125602
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File includes two postcards: one from Binche, Belgium, and one from Courcelles, Belgium.
CS-Records ID: 125606
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File includes the Last Will and Testament of John Honeyman, dated June 24, 1926.
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Public domain