Identified in photograph (l-r): Jack Stroet (father), Jack (11 years old), Willy (3 years old; sitting on someone's shoulders), Wilhelmina (Wilma) Stroet, Mary Stroet (16 years old), and Pete Stroet (12 years old).
Only a digital copy of this photo exists in the BVM Archives.
Written on back of photo:
"C.N.R. platform Smithers Waiting for the Troop Train -1943-
Rita McDonald Wilma Watson Pat Hann Dorothy Hindle Daitre Goodacre"
5 perished on October 19, 1940, in the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway trainwreck at the then flooded Lorne Creek, near Pacific, B.C, which had washed out the train tracks. Deceased were John (Jack) Calvin Carpenter (engineer), Sylva (Sam) Joseph Mayer (fireman), J.S. Thom (of Hazelton), P. Sterrit (of Kitwanga), and Otto Thom (New Hazelton)
5 perished on October 19, 1940, in the CN trainwreck at the then flooded Lorne Creek, near Pacific, B.C, which had washed out the train tracks. Deceased were John (Jack) Calvin Carpenter (engineer), Sylva (Sam) Joseph Mayer (fireman), J.S. Thom (of Hazelton), P. Sterrit (of Kitwanga), and Otto Thom (New Hazelton)
5 perished on October 19, 1940, in the CN trainwreck at the then flooded Lorne Creek, near Pacific, B.C, which had washed out the train tracks. John (Jack) Calvin Carpenter (engineer), Sylva (Sam) Joseph Mayer (fireman), J.S. Thom (of Hazelton), P. Sterrit (of Kitwanga), and Otto Thom (New Hazelton)
5 perished on October 19, 1940, in the CN trainwreck at the then flooded Lorne Creek, near Pacific, B.C, which had washed out the train tracks. Deceased were John (Jack) Calvin Carpenter (engineer), Sylva (Sam) Joseph Mayer (fireman), J.S. Thom (of Hazelton), P. Sterrit (of Kitwanga), and Otto Thom (New Hazelton)
5 perished on October 19, 1940, in the CN trainwreck at the then flooded Lorne Creek, near Pacific, B.C, which had washed out the train tracks. John (Jack) Calvin Carpenter (engineer), Sylva (Sam) Joseph Mayer (fireman), J.S. Thom (of Hazelton), P. Sterrit (of Kitwanga), and Otto Thom (New Hazelton)
Written on back "Looking West from C.N.R. station platform. Smithers, B.C, Sept. 30th, 1936." and "[W. E.?] Jackson (B.C Police) Kamloops." Negative copy also available.
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