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Object Record
Images
Metadata
Item ID# |
2009.005.006 |
Object Name |
Belt |
Object Name 2 |
Belt, Uniform |
Year Range from |
1942 |
Year Range to |
1946 |
Description |
A Canadian Military uniform belt. The belt is made from canvas, and the outside edge is painted a light green. The canvas on the inside of the belt is a light brown. The buckles are made from brass. Buckles on the proper left is a large circle with a rectangular hole in the centre. Along the outer edge at the bottom is "PRO PATRIA". The proper right buckle is a small solid circle. Within the circle is a crown with "VRI" beneath. At the back centre are two brass rectangular buckles. On the inside of the belt in large font is "R.D. MacDONALD" in blue ink. |
Provenance |
The belt was worn by Captain R.D MacDonald during the Second World War. Captain MacDonald served with the Canadian Forces from 1942-1946 in both the infantry and chaplaincy. Between 1972 and 1980 R.D MacDonald served as minister in Tolmie Presbyterian Church in Port Elgin and Knox Presbyterian Church in Burgoyne. |
Dimensions |
W-6.7 L-86.4 cm |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Military Uniform |
Places |
Burgoyne Port Elgin |
Event |
Second World War |
People |
MacDonald, R. Douglas, Rev. |