Hutcheson family fonds, 1939-1945.

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Hutcheson family fonds, 1939-1945.

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The fonds consists of: five Canadian military medals in original boxes with ribbons, including the Atlantic Star, War Medal 1939-1945, the Defence Medal, the 1939-1945 Star, and Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; 15 other medals and pins (the Atlantic Star, the 1939-1945 Star (2), two War Medals 1939-45, two 1939-1945 Canada Voluntary, RAF wings, two inscribed white cross pins, the France and Germany Star, the Italy Star, the Defence Medal, maple leaf, and Navy bracelet (inscribed R. Bazett Hutcheson); Royal Canadian Navy black double breasted "Undress Coat" with eight gilt buttons, with rank insignia of Lieutenant Commander; 45 audio disc (vinyl), 78 rpm, being "a message to some nice people" by Eric [Harry Hutcheson], 9-6-42 [9 June 1942]; framed b&w photograph of Sub-Lieutenant R. B. Hutcheson, R.C.N.V.R., July 1941, by Chimo of Halifax, Nova Scotia; two framed pencil drawings of Eric Harry Hutcheson by Debenham Gould, Bournemouth.

20 military medals and pins, 1 WWII military coat, 1 record, 1 b&w photograph, and 2 pencil drawings.

McMaster University

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Hutcheson, Eric Harry.

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Canada. Royal Canadian Navy

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Y Station was attached to HMCS Givenchy at HMC Dockyard, Esquimalt, a shore facility. Personnel were bussed up daily to Gordon Head to this top secret facility. Men, later Wrens listened to Japanese signals and these were later sent to Americans for translation and intelligence. Bruce Brown once drove the naval commander up to visit the station and that is why he donated the funds to have these copies generated. Copies come from the National Archives of Canada and cannot be reproduced without th...

Hutcheson, Robert Bazett.

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Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force

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