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- 1920-1934 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
7 photographs -- [ca. photographs : 22 negatives].
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Name of creator
Biographical history
George Wilkinson was born Feb. 25, 1918 in Esquimalt, BC. He enlisted in the army in 1935, beginning his military career as a private in the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, and eventually became a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Provost Corps, with peacekeeping tours in Cyprus and the Middle East. His military career ended in 1967 and he became a security officer for the Federal Government, eventually becoming security director before retiring in 1976. He married Isobel Cockburn and they had 2 children, Diane (b. 1947) and Patrick (b. 1954). Isobel was a stenographer with DND and other Federal agencies.
Repository
Archival history
Gift of George Wilkinson; 3 accessions donated between 1987 and 2005.
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Scope and content
The fonds consists of photographs depicting community activities in Esquimalt including but not limited to, Cub Scouts, school, and youth sports teams.
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Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
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There are no restrictions on access to these records.
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Researchers are responsible for observing Canadian copyright regulations.
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- English
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Note
Accession Numbers: 008-010, v987-028, v988-004.
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Dates of creation revision deletion
Created - 2022-03-28
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Archivist's note
On MemoryBC: https://www.memorybc.ca/george-wilkinson-fonds.