Canadian Collection (#26)

Herbert Morrison (centre) with Fire Chief Huff (left of picture) welcome the Canadians outside Canada House in London mid 1942

Hartley, Plymouth
HQ of the Plymouth Contingent at Hartley. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

(insert). The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945. Date: circa 1942

Portsmouth street scene, exact location unknown, used for training classes and for recording the activities of the CCFF under fire

The new fire station in Plymouth for the Canadians, built by the men themselves with help from special construction gangs

Ladder Drill. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945. Date: circa 1942

Devon, England - a country scene. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945

Plymouth (exact location unknown). The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Personal snaps (poly-photos)
Personal photographs taken in England 5 snaps showing unexploded bomb, bus with gas supply for fuel and firemen at play. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

Horseplay
This is some sort of ritual amongst the fire-fighters. Photo caption reads horseplay.. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

Leisure time
Firefighters off duty in the messing hall.. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Government office building
Ottawa, Canada - showing a government building in which various meetings took place about sending volunteer firemen to England

Firefighters Messing Room
One of the messing rooms for the fire-fighters, believe this to be in Plymouth. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Training
Ladder drill and fire-fighting training on a mocked up building. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Training from a tower
One of the slightly more hazardous aspects of training was from the tower. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Personal photos
9 polyphotos taken by a Corps member before leaving Canada, two firemen at sites around Ottawa. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

Pump Drill
Wider shot of Training at Testwood, Southampton, this is for pump drill. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Canadian Fire Chief Huff (third from left) watches one of the Canadian firefighters using British equipment. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

Government Building Ottawa
One of several government buildings used for meetings about the formation of the volunteer fire force. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters

State Capital Building Ottawa
The State Capital Building, photographed at the time of discussions about the formation of a volunteer Canadian fire force

The CCFF arrive
After two years of negotiations, the first Canadian volunteers arrive in England. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Two women police sergeants with Canadian troops, WW1
Two women police sergeants of the WPS (Women Police Service), King and Campbell, in a group photo with Canadian troops, some of them wearing kilts

Portsmouth scene (exact city location unknown). The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Personal photos (poly-photos) taken by the men. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Plymouth after a Blitz raid.. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945

Ottawa, Canada - General view. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF) were stationed in England between 1942 and 1945

Canadian fire hall (fire station)
One of the fire halls in Ottawa that provided volunteers for the Corps. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters (also known as the Volunteer Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters and simply as CCCF)

Studio photograph of sitting hospital patient
Studio photograph of Private Wilber Avery, 724244 of the 12th Canadian Field Ambulance. He was a patient at the Quex Park VAD Hospital from 8 April until 11 June 1918, suffering from Myalgia

Photograph of three VAD patients at Quex Park VAD Hospital. The man on the right is Artieme Mettrie who was a patient at the hospital between 14th November 1914 and 13th May 1915

Sir William Dawson
SIR JOHN WILLIAM DAWSON Canadian geologist Date: 1820 - 1899

Canadian Pacific Loco
Little and large! A striking contrast is afforded by this giant locomotive, the most powerful in the world, used on the Canadian Pacific Railway, drawn up beside a small car. Date: 1930s

Coffee on Canadian Train
Men queueing for coffee, which is being served at the Snack Bar of the buffet carriage of the Canadian National Railway. Date: 1930s

Robert Beatty (1909 - 1992), Canadian actor who worked in film, television, and radio

Feeding the Chickens
A woman feeds the chickens on a Canadian farm while her children peer out of the barn door behind her. Date: 1940s

Canadian Mounties 1985
A group of Royal Canadian Mounted Police at a stampede parade in Calgary. Date: 1985

Canadian Voyageurs
Two French-Canadian voyageurs negotiate a rapid on the Saguenay river : settlers adopt the native boats as the most suitable for local conditions. Date: 18/19th century

Mary Pickford as Poor Little Peppina
Mary Pickford (1892 1979), Canadian-American film actress as Poor Little Peppina

Mary Pickford (1892 - 1979), Canadian-American film actress, writer, director, and producer, with her cat

Emma Albani
MARIE LOUISE CECILE EMMA ALBANI (1847 1930) Canadian opera singer Date: 1884

Sir Charles Tupper (1821 - 1915) Canadian statesman

Gilbert Parker
SIR GILBERT PARKER Canadian novelist who settled in London and became an MP Date: 1862 - 1932

Crossing the Rockies
Crossing the Canadian Rockies Date: 1909

Canadian Farm, Winter
A Canadian back country farmyard in winter Date: 1907

Strathcona / Da Smith / Vf
DONALD ALEXANDER SMITH 1st BARON STRATHCONA and MOUNT ROYAL Canadian fur trader, financier, and politician, born in Scotland Date: 1820 - 1914

Canadian Dog Sleigh
Dogs pulling sleigh in extreme North of Canada Date: circa 1913

Sir Wilfred Laurier
SIR WILFRED LAURIER Canadian statesman Date: 1841 - 1919

George Etienne Cartier
GEORGE ETIENNE CARTIER Canadian politician Date: 1814 - 1873

Grant Allen
GRANT ALLEN - Canadian author. Date: 1848 - 1899

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