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Armband and Dog tags
- Description
- Part A is a brown canvas armband. It is held closed by two beige buttons that are sewn into the inside. There are two button holes to allow the wearer to adjust the tightness. On the front in black letters is: "NO. 52 COY. / P.C.M.R. / SMITHERS RANGERS".
Parts B and C are two small leather dogtag-…
- Other Names
- Uniform Belt
- Category
- PERSONAL OBJECTS
- Sub-Category
- CLOTHING, ACCESSORY
- Start Date
- 1942
- End Date
- 1945
- Period or Date Notes
- based on activity period of P.C.M.R
- Description
- Part A is a brown canvas armband. It is held closed by two beige buttons that are sewn into the inside. There are two button holes to allow the wearer to adjust the tightness. On the front in black letters is: "NO. 52 COY. / P.C.M.R. / SMITHERS RANGERS".
Parts B and C are two small leather dogtag-like items. Part B is a reddish brown tag, stamped with "K 515581 / RANGER / KIRBY JE / CE CDN". Part C is a brown octangon shaped tag stamped with the same information. Both parts B and C have two holes punched in them and are held together by a tied piece of string.
- History Of Use
- Used by James Ernest Kirby (1865-1965), resident of Smithers from 1918 to 1965. Kirby served as local Mining Recorder. "P.C.M.R" stands for Pacific Coast Militia Rangers. Formed on March 3, 1942, the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers were volunteers who patrolled, performed military surveillance, and provided local defence of the coastline of British Columbia and in Yukon against the wartime threat of a possible Japanese invasion. At their height, the PCMR consisted of 15,000 volunteers in 138 companies. The Pacific Coast Militia Rangers were disbanded on September 30, 1945, after Japan's surrender in the Second World War. (Source: Wikipedia entry for Canadian Rangers, accessed 2019-01-28).
- Number Of Parts
- 4
- Part Names
- Armband
- dog tags
- Accession No.
- 1971.2.12 a-c
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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