Photographs of North West Canada Medal of Lieutenant R. Lyndhurst Wadmore - 1885.
Database ID | 25104 | |
Institution | University of Saskatchewan Libraries Special Collections | |
Fonds/Collection | Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Series | LXII | |
File/Item Reference | LXII-47b-Photographs (Box 60-61) | |
Date of creation | 1885 | |
Physical description/extent | 1 photograph; colour; 16 cm x 9 cm 1 photograph; colour; 10 cm x 4.5 cm | |
Number of images | 2 | |
Historical note | Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore, who was born in England in 1855, entered the Canadian forces as a lieutenant in 1883 and served with the Royal Canadian Regiment during the Northwest Resistance of 1885. Wadmore became a colonel in 1910. He died in Victoria, BC, in 1915. | |
Scope and content | Front and reverse images of the Northwest Canada service medal and Saskatchewan clasp awarded to Lieutenant Robinson Lyndhurst Wadmore of the Royal Canadian Regiment, for service during the Northwest Resistance. | |
Copyright holder | Unknown | |
Copyright expiry date | Unknown | |
Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
Type | Archival | |
Primary Media | Photographs | |
Provenance Access Point | University of Saskatchewan Library. Canadiana Pamphlets Collection | |
Other notes | Lt. Wadmore's military medals are held at Parks Canada in Ottawa. Photographs of medals likely taken in 2004. | |
Treaty boundaries | Treaty 4 Treaty 6 | |
Cultural region | Plains | |
Names | Infantry School Corps Wadmore, Robinson Lyndhurst, 1855-1915 (Lieutenant) | |
Subject | Northwest Resistance Military Medals | |
Date Range(s) | 1880-1889 | |
Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/25104 |