Item i02403 - Roll of Honour - Members of Winnipeg City Staff who Enlisted in Canada's Fighting Forces in World War II

Open original digital objects

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Roll of Honour - Members of Winnipeg City Staff who Enlisted in Canada's Fighting Forces in World War II

General material designation

Parallel title

Other title information

Title statements of responsibility

Title notes

  • Source of title proper: Title is derived from the record itself.

Level of description

Item

Reference code

i02403

Edition area

Edition statement

Edition statement of responsibility

Class of material specific details area

Statement of scale (cartographic)

Statement of projection (cartographic)

Statement of coordinates (cartographic)

Statement of scale (architectural)

Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

Physical description area

Physical description

1 painting : 38 7/8 x 38 7/8 inches (sight) in frame 42 1/2 x 42 1/2 inches

Publisher's series area

Title proper of publisher's series

Parallel titles of publisher's series

Other title information of publisher's series

Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series

Numbering within publisher's series

Note on publisher's series

Archival description area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Custodial history

The creation of this honour roll began July 15, 1946, when the Committee on Legislation and Reception made a formal recommendation in Council that such an honour roll be made. The recommendation was forwarded to Mayor Coulter and John D. Duthie was commissioned to create the honour roll, which he completed in 1947. It was hung in City Hall until being transferred to the Archives for safekeeping.

Scope and content

View Transcription. This roll of honour consists of 537 hand painted names of City of Winnipeg employees who served in the Second World War. The names are organized by the department they worked in, and stars are placed next to the names of those who died during the war. The title at the top consists of elaborate calligraphy, as well as a Union Jack flag rising out of the letters. The centre of the print showcases an image of a knight's helmet and an elaborately sheathed sword above an image of the City of Winnipeg seal. The bottom features a quote from the ancient Greek leader Pericles, which Duthie chose himself.

Notes area

Physical condition

Immediate source of acquisition

City Hall

Arrangement

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Location of originals

Availability of other formats

Restrictions on access

There are no restrictions on access.

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

There are no restrictions on use. The City of Winnipeg Archives asks that it be credited for use in any publications.

Finding aids

Associated materials

Accruals

Alternative identifier(s)

Standard number area

Standard number

Access points

Place access points

Genre access points

Control area

Description record identifier

Institution identifier

cowa

Rules or conventions

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Language of description

  • English

Script of description

  • Latin

Sources

digital objects (Master) rights area

digital objects (Reference) rights area

digital objects (Thumbnail) rights area

Accession area