The Sterling Chesson papers, 1918-1922.

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The Sterling Chesson papers, 1918-1922.

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Contains the following type of materials: correspondence / letters. Contains information pertaining to the following military units and organizations: Canadian Highlanders; 304th U.S. Infantry Regiment; 39th U.S. Base Hospital; 1st Quebec Infantry Regiment; 23rd and 20th Canadian Reserve Infantry Battalions; 13th Canadian Infantry Battalion. General description of the collection: The Sterling Chesson papers include copies of the correspondence of Chesson, an American citizen serving in the Canadian Army (1918-1919). His own letters, reflect his service with Canadian Highlanders training in England, fighting in France around Cambrai (September-October 1918), and convalescing in England from wounds and gassing. Though he was in combat less than a month, his accounts of battle are quite vivid. Additional description of military operations appears in letters he received (1918-1919) from friends in the Highland units and from two brothers, Sergeant Major Frederick Chesson of the 304th U.S. Infantry Regiment and Sergeant Bob Chesson of the 39th U.S. Base Hospital. Correspondence from his family and friends in Waterbury, Connecticut, and from relatives and friends in England, moreover, sheds light on the home front during the war. A few postwar personal letters are also available.

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Chesson, Bob

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United States. Army. Base Hospital No. 30

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Base Hospital 19 began in 1916, when 11 Rochester area physicians formed a unit of the Medical Corps Reserve. By 1917, when the unit was mobilized, 134 doctors, nurses and enlisted men from the Rochester area were ready. The unit reached Vichy, France, in June 1918, and established Base Hospital No. 19, a 2,000 bed facility. The hospital served over 11,000 patients during the 6 months it operated. Base Hospital 19 was closed in February of 1919, and its members discharged in early May. ...

Chesson, Sterling.

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Sterling Chesson was an American citizen who was a member of the Canadian Army. He was a private, Depot Battalion, 1st Quebec Infantry Regiment; and private, 23rd and 20th Canadian Reserve Infantry Battalions and 13th Canadian Infantry Battalion. From the description of The Sterling Chesson papers, 1918-1922. (US Army, Mil Hist Institute). WorldCat record id: 50386164 ...

Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 13th.

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United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 304th

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Chesson, F. W. (Frederick William), 1833 or 1834-1888

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British journalist, author, and secretary of the Aborigines Protection Society (1863-1888); from London, England. From the description of Papers, 1858-1905. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19465121 ...