Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Walter Litster Wartime Records Series
Level of description
Series
Repository
Reference code
2024.006.0012-0013
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
1917 (Creation)
- Creator
- Walter Wolston Litster
Physical description area
Physical description
0.1 cm of textual records (2 leaves)
Archival description area
Name of creator
Walter Wolston Litster
(1886-1970)
Biographical history
Walter was born in 1886 in Scotland. In 1917, he obtained his third class engineer license. He worked on the S.S. Camosun in 1918. He invented and obtained a patent for a safety device for burners in 1925. He was married to Bertha Claribel (Belle), nee Grant.
Scope and content
Certificates related to Walter Litster's service with the Royal Canadian Navy in World War One.
Notes area
Immediate source of acquisition
Glenda Perry
Language of material
- English
Restrictions on access
All requests for use must be made through the MMBC Research Request program (http://mmbc.bc.ca/collections/library-and-archives/research/). Please note that fees may apply.
Access points
Subject access points
Name access points
- Walter Wolston Litster (Creator)
- SS Camosun (Ship) (Subject)
- Royal Canadian Navy (Subject)
Control area
Rules or conventions
RAD, July 2008 version, Canadian Council of Archives.
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
03 July 2024