Thomas Borland Dempster fonds
| Record No. | SC336 |
| Main Entry | Dempster, Thomas Borland, b. 1895 |
| Title | Thomas Borland Dempster fonds |
| Dates | 1915-1978 |
| Physical Description | 1 cm of textual records. -- 39 photographs. |
| Bio/Admin History | Born in Glasgow, Scotland on 13 August 1895, Thomas Borland Dempster enlisted with the 88th Regiment (Victoria Fusiliers) in 1915. Upon leaving for the front in 1915 he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. However, in 1916 he reverted to the rank of Private at his own request. By the end of World War One he was again promoted to Sergeant and received the Military Medal. Dempster reenlisted in 1932 with the 1st Battalion of the Canadian Scottish Regiment and was transferred to the 3rd reserve Battalion in 1941. On active duty as a Sergeant-Major with the 3rd Battalion, Dempster was awarded the Canadian Efficiency Medal and the 1st Clasp. In 1946, Dempster retired from the Canadian Scottish Regiment. |
| Scope and Content | The fonds consists of a scrapbook, with photographs, kept by Sergeant Major Dempster of the 1st Battalion's training at Debert, Nova Scotia. It also includes a fonds of newspaper clippings from the First to the Second World War as well as Sergeant Major Dempster's correspondence and poetry. |
| Title Source | Title based on the contents of the fonds. |
| Finding Aids | Inventory is available. |
| Online Finding Aids | Sergeant Major Thomas Borland Dempster: An Inventory of Personal Records |
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| Provenance | Dempster, Thomas Borland, b. 1895 |
| Repository | University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections |
| Subject Headings | Dempster, Thomas Borland,--b. 1895 Canada.--Canadian Army.--Canadian Expeditionary Force.--Regiment, 88th (Victoria Fusiliers). Canada.--Canadian Army.--Canadian Scottish Regiment.--Battalion, 1st Canada.--Canadian Army.--Canadian Scottish Regiment.--Battalion, 3rd (reserves) Military history--Canada Military history, Modern--20th century Scrapbooks World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian |
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