Series 2024.006.0012-0013 - Walter Litster Wartime Records Series

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Walter Litster Wartime Records Series

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2024.006.0012-0013

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  • 1917 (Creation)
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    Walter Wolston Litster

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0.1 cm of textual records (2 leaves)

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Walter Wolston Litster (1886-1970)

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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.

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Certificates related to Walter Litster's service with the Royal Canadian Navy in World War One.

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Glenda Perry

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  • English

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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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RAD, July 2008 version, Canadian Council of Archives.

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03 July 2024

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