Bruce Doherty Fonds : Correspondence; Photograph; Personal Collection 1917-1926.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Summary:

Description: Bruce Doherty was probably born during the 1890s in Mono Ontario, where his father Joshua grew up and farmed after arriving from Ireland as a child. The family moved to Orangeville about 1909. Bruce served with the Royal Flying Corps as an air mechanic during World War I, training at two Canadian Combat Training Schools, Armour Heights Camp in Toronto and Camp Mohawk in Deseronto as well as at Benbrook, Texas, the winter quarters of the RCF after the USA entered the war. Doherty survived the war but his date of death is not known. The fonds consists of 53 black and white photographs and photographic postcards, most showing World War I aircraft. Many have messages or annotations on the reverse side. They have been organized into five groupings: those showing Bruce Doherty, those identified as Toronto, those identified as Texas, those showing airmen and aircraft, and others (includes one Christmas card).

Notes:

Description based on online resource (viewed on October 15, 2018).

AMDigital Reference: Bruce Doherty Fonds (Sh. 28, Folder 1).