Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
2009.068.002 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Title |
Thank You Letter From the King |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Date |
1919 |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Ottawa, Ontario |
Description |
Form-printed thank-you letter from the King, authorized in 1919 and issued to Private Lorne Mountain. It is printed on one side only, and has a fold line in the center. The top has an embossed, red-printed coat of arms. The letter reads "His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to authorize the issue of the enclosed medal, which I am directed by the Honourable the Minister of Militia and Defence to convey to you herewith. [Signature is hard to read] Major-General, Adjutant-General, Canadian Militia." |
Provenance |
Made by Militia Headquarters, in Ottawa, Ontario. Dates to 1919. Sent and belonged to Lorne Mountain (1896 - 1974), a soldier in the First World War who came from Durham, Grey County. Provenance between 1974 and 2009 is unknown. Purchased on Ebay. |
Collection |
Military, 20th-c Collection |
Material |
Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
W-8.6 L-12.5 D-0.1 cm |
Found |
Chatsworth, Township of Chatsworth, Grey County |
People |
Mountain, Lorne |
Subjects |
World War I (First World War/The Great War) |
Search Terms |
58th Battalion 147th Grey Battalion |
Function |
These form-printed letters from the King were mailed out to Canadian veterans in 1919, from the Canada Militia office. This example was sent to Lorne Mountain of Grey County, along with his British War Medal and Victory Medal. |