Louis Edney fonds
| Record No. | SC341 |
| Main Entry | Edney, Louis, 1886-1968 |
| Title | Louis Edney fonds |
| Dates | 1900-1970 |
| Physical Description | 1 cm of textual records. -- 16 photographs. |
| Bio/Admin History | Louis Edney first served as a Baden-Powell Scout in South Africa in 1900. During World War One, he became a Corporal in the 16th Canadian Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders Company. In the Second World War, Louis Edney served as a Major in the Ordinance Corps of the British Army. Following the war he retired from active service and moved to California. |
| Scope and Content | The fonds consists of correspondence to and from Major Louis Edney, and a fonds of newspaper clippings. It also includes a fonds of photographs documenting his army career. |
| Title Source | Title based on the contents of the fonds. |
| Finding Aids | Inventory available with file level description. |
| Online Finding Aids | Major Louis Edney: An Inventory of Personal Records |
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| Provenance | Edney, Louis, 1886-1968 |
| Repository | University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections |
| Subject Headings | Edney, Louis,--1886-1968 Canada.--Canadian Army.--Battalion, 16th Canada.--Canadian Army.--Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Great Britain.--Army.--Royal Army Ordnance Corps Military history--Canada Military history, Modern--20th century South African War, 1899-1902--Personal narratives, Canadian World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, Canadian World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, Canadian World War, 1914-1918--Canada--Sources World War, 1939-1945--Canada--Sources |
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