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[Graduation certificate issued by Royal Flying Corps to Lionel Cherry Gilmour, February 19, 1918]
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Graduation certificate issued by the Royal Flying Corps to Lionel Cherry Gilmour, February 19, 1918. Certifies that Gilmour has completed a course in the Military Flying Wing and is qualified for RFC service.
Postcard to Lieutenant Lionel Cherry Gilmour from Agence Internationale des Prisonniers de Guerre, October 21, 1918. Notifies Gilmour that his message has been wired to the address provided.
Postcard to Lieutenant Lionel Cherry Gilmour from Agence Internationale des Prisonniers de Guerre, September 6, 1918. Requests that he enclose postcard and confirm receipt of a telegram.
Certificate of Military Qualification issued by the Canadian Department of Militia and Defence to Lionel Cherry Gilmour, July 9, 1915. Certifies that Gilmour has passed the prescribed examination and is qualified for the rank of lieutenant in the Infantry.
Postcard to Mrs. M. Gilmour from Lieutenant Lionel Cherry Gilmour, August 16, 1918. Notifies her that he is a prisoner of war in Karlsruhe, Germany and is safe. Requests that parcels be sent.
Account notes for Lionel Cherry Gilmour, written while he was a prisoner of war in Germany, circa 1918. One handwritten page.
Postcard to Lieutenant Lionel Cherry Gilmour from Agence Internationale des Prisonniers de Guerre, November 14, 1918. Notifies Gilmour that his message has been wired to the address provided.
Certificate of Service issued by the Canadian Expeditionary Force to Lionel Cherry Gilmour, October 22, 1919.
Certificate of Commission issued to Lionel Cherry Gilmour, November 23, 1915. Appoints Gilmour to the rank of lieutenant in the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
[Prisoner-of-war diary written by Royal Air Force serviceman Lionel Cherry Gilmour, circa 1918]
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Prisoner-of-war diary written by Royal Air Force serviceman Lionel Cherry Gilmour, circa 1918. Describes the circumstances of his shoot-down over France on July 31, 1918 and documents his first few weeks as a POW in various German camps, including the camp at Karlsruhe, Germany. 37 handwritten pages.