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Canadian School of Musketry

Canadian School of Musketry: Ottawa, August 1913 / Pettaway Studio. – 1913. – 1 photograph : b&w ; 34 cm x 29.5 cm.

The Canadian School of Musketry was authorized by the government in 1903. The troops trained at the Rockcliffe Rifle Range and were part of a permanent force in the Canadian Army. D.H.C. Mason is credited with founding the School and overseeing the Battalion. Names of individuals in the photograph are listed in ink on the reverse. The names include: C.E. Kelly, 73 Melrose Ave Hamilton, [Mr.] Munro, Capt. H.F.G. Woodbridge 71st Regt Fredericton, N.B., M.T. Graham C.I. 356 Cambria St. Strafford, J.W. Kirckconnell, Lindsay, Ontario, J. Harold Keer, 44th Regt Welland, Ontario, D.W. Clarkson, Stanley, New Bruns., J Edwards RMS, Kingston, Ontario, A.S. [S–Marie] St. 4th FCE, Montreal.

Title taken from content of fonds.
Photograph has torn left corner. Some image loss has taken place.
The fonds (42-2002) was purchased from the Alexander Gallery, November 2002.
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