Series 2024.006.0012-0013 - Walter Litster Wartime Records Series

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Title proper

Walter Litster Wartime Records Series

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Series

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.

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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.

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Rules or conventions

RAD, July 2008 version, Canadian Council of Archives.

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

03 July 2024

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