Edward Gray Eakins and Lt.-Col. L.K. Deane - Record Detail
Edward Gray Eakins and Lt.-Col. L.K. Deane. - [between 1968 and 1971].
| Part Of: | Columbian Company fonds [Description]
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| Description Level |
Item |
| Series No. |
A |
| File No. |
290 |
| Item No. |
IHP10000-0715 |
| Date Range |
[between 1968 and 1971] |
| Title Source |
Title based on accompanying documentation. |
| Physical Description |
1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 14 cm |
| Scope & Content |
Photograph shows Edward Gray Eakins and Lt.-Col. L.K. Deane holding up a battledress of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery next to his portrait |
| Inscriptions |
Memento of Montgomery is this battledress worn by the famed soldier complete with badges and medal ribbons. It has been acquired by the Westminster Regiment for its regimental museum. Westminster Regiment is one of a family of regiments of which Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery held the title "Colonel of the Regiment". The tunic is displayed here by Brig.-Gen. E.A. Eakins, left, honorary colonel of the regiment, and Lt.-Col. L.K. Deane, the regiment's present commanding officer. The tunic was acquired as a result of a request by Lt.-Col. Deane when he visited the Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers in England last summer. |
| Subject Access |
Military |
| Geographic Location |
New Westminster (B.C.) |
| Record ID |
55499 |
| Comment on this record |
museum@newwestcity.ca |