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Royal visit

The item is a release print of a documentary film made in 1951. The film shows Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh visiting Vancouver and Vancouver Island during their 1951 Canadian tour. Footage includes: inspection of RCAF honour guard outside CNR station, greeting by Mayor Fred Hume and the Princess's speech at Vancouver City Hall, appearance at Brockton Point Oval, visit to Shaughnessy Hospital and services at Christ Church Cathedral, crowds on West Vancouver waterfront and HMCS Crusader. In Victoria: parade with the Canadian Scottish Regiment and the Royal Canadian Artillery, Premier Byron Johnson greets the Princess at the Legislative Buildings, honour guard inspection and artillery salute, Cowichan and Alberni Indian dance performance at Thunderbird Park. Return to Vancouver harbour; motorcade up Kingsway Avenue, Burnaby Municipal Hall, Royal Train arrives at New Westminster, departure. There are also good (brief) shots of Kitsilano Boy's Band, Junior Forest Wardens, Major J.S. Matthews, Very Rev. Cecil Swanson (dean of Christ Church), and BC Provincial Police on motorcycles with sidecars.

62nd Battery, 15th Bridage CFA, CEF

Photograph depicts soldiers belonging to the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, part of the 15th Brigade (Artillery), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Here they are on board the SS Princess Charlotte as they prepare for departure from Victoria.

62nd Battery, 15th Bridage CFA, CEF

Photograph depicts soldiers belonging to the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, past of the 15th Brigade (Artillery), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Here they are on board the SS Princess Charlotte as they prepare for departure from Victoria. Some men have assembled on the roof of the CPR station for a better view of the troops leaving, while others view the ship from their canoes.

62nd Battery, 15th Bridage CFA, CEF

Photograph depicts soldiers belonging to the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, past of the 15th Brigade (Artillery), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Here they are on board the SS Princess Charlotte as they prepare for departure from Victoria.

Crowds at artillery depature

Photograph depicts crowds of civilians on the docks at the CPR station in downtown Victoria. Soldiers belonging to the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, past of the 15th Brigade (Artillery), Canadian Expeditionary Force try to squeeze through the crowds as they board the SS Princess Charlotte.

Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery Draft

Photograph depicts a draft of soldiers from the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery on the docks leading to the CPR station in Victoria. These gunners are preparing to board the SS Princess Victoria. They are surrounded by a number of civilians.

62nd Battery, 15th Bridage CFA, CEF

Photograph depicts soldiers belonging to the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, past of the 15th Brigade (Artillery), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Here they are on board the SS Princess Charlotte as they prepare for departure from Victoria. Some men have assembled on the roof of the CPR station for a better view of the troops leaving and one of them can be seen waving goodbye.

62nd Battery, 15th Bridage CFA, CEF

Photograph depicts soldiers belonging to the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, past of the 15th Brigade (Artillery), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Here they are on board the SS Princess Charlotte as they prepare for departure from Victoria. In this particular shot, you can see how men have climbed up the ship's rigging in order to get a better view of the harbour. Various flags are flown by soldiers including a Victoria Automobile Association flag and simpler 'Victoria B.C.' pennants.

62nd Battery, 15th Bridage CFA, CEF

Photograph depicts soldiers belonging to the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, part of the 15th Brigade (Artillery), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Here they are on board the SS Princess Charlotte as they prepare for departure from Victoria. In this particular shot, you can see how men have climbed up the ship's rigging in order to get a better view of the harbour. Several people have thrown ribbons over the railings and onto the pier below.

Crowds at artillery depature

Photograph depicts crowds of civilians on the docks at the CPR station in downtown Victoria. Soldiers belonging to the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, past of the 15th Brigade (Artillery), Canadian Expeditionary Force try to squeeze through the crowds as they board the SS Princess Charlotte.

Crowds at artillery depature

Photograph depicts crowds of civilians on Belleville St. just outside the Parliament Buildings in Victoria on the departure day of the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (15th Brigade). Attempting to manage the crowds are a few police constables on horses.

RCGA drafts at Inner Harbour

Photograph depicts soldiers of the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery preparing to board the Princess Victoria, a CPR ship that will take them to Vancouver before continuing east by train.

RCGA and CAMC drafts onboard the Princess Victoria

Photograph depicts soldiers of the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery (men with leather bandoliers) and soldiers of the Canadian Army Medical Corps (men with a cross ensign on their sleeves) aboard the Princess Victoria, a CPR ship that will take them to Vancouver before continuing east by trian.

CAMC and RCGA Troops board the Princess Victoria

Photograph depicts the Princess Victoria docked at Inner Harbour, Victoria. Some soldiers of the Canadian Army Medical Corps and the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery are already onboard. Artillery soldiers are identifiable by their leather bandoliers and Medical corps soldiers are identifiable by the cross ensign on their left sleeve. Below, on the dock, more troops prepare to board the ship.

Garrison Artillery Soldiers at Willows Camp

Photograph depicts two soldiers of the Royal Garrison Artillery at Willows Camp where they trained as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Siberia (CEFS). In the first picture, the soldier has modified the collar of his British Pattern Dress Jacket to ressemble the closed high-collared Canadian 1903 Pattern. Both soldiers wear a 1916 Pattern waist belt.

Artillery Draft, Willows Camp

Photograph depicts a group of Garrison Artillery drafts at Willows Camp, presumably the day of their departure for service overseas. Their hats are decorated with flags and they carry all their belongings with them.

Crowds at artillery depature

Photograph depicts crowds of civilians on Belleville St. just outside the Parliament Buildings in Victoria on the departure day of the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (15th Brigade). Attempting to manage the crowds are a few police constables on horses.

Crowds at artillery depature

Photograph depicts crowds of civilians on Belleville St. just outside the Parliament Buildings in Victoria on the departure day of the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (15th Brigade). Attempting to manage the crowds are a few police constables on horses.

CAMC and RCGA drafts aboard the Princess Victoria

Photograph depicts the 18th draft of the Canadian Army Medical Corps soldiers and a draft of Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery aboard the Princess Victoria on a foggy November day. On the lower deck there is a sergeant with a wound stripe on his left sleeve, meaning he was likely being called back to action overseas.

RCGA and CAMC troops aboard the Princess Victoria

Photograph depicts a mix of civilians, Army Medical Corps and Royal Artillery soldiers aboard the Princess Victoria. Artillery soldiers are identifiable by their leather bandoliers and Medical corps soldiers are identifiable by the cross ensign on their left sleeve.

RCGA troops aboard the Princess Victoria

Photograph depicts soldiers of the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery on the roof of the passenger cabin as they smoke cigarettes. Below on deck, wearing a double breasted trench warm, is an officer from the unit.

62nd Battery, 15th Bridage CFA, CEF

Photograph depicts soldiers belonging to the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, past of the 15th Brigade (Artillery), Canadian Expeditionary Force. They are on board the SS Princess Charlotte as they prepare for departure from Victoria. Some soldiers carry 'Victoria B.C.' pennant flags. The Empress Hotel can be seen in the background. On the dock is another photographer with a camera set up. It is unclear if this was one of Trio's assistants or an independant photographer.

62nd Battery, 15th Bridage CFA, CEF

Photograph depicts soldiers belonging to the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, past of the 15th Brigade (Artillery), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Here they are on board the SS Princess Charlotte as they prepare for departure from Victoria.

62nd Battery, 15th Bridage CFA, CEF

Photograph depicts soldiers belonging to the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, part of the 15th Brigade (Artillery), Canadian Expeditionary Force. They are on board the SS Princess Charlotte as they prepare for departure from Victoria. In this particular shot, you can see how men have climbed up the ship's rigging in order to get a better view of the harbour. Next to the rigging, four soldiers pose with a puppy while looking at the camera.

62nd Battery, 15th Bridage CFA, CEF

Photograph depicts soldiers belonging to the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, part of the 15th Brigade (Artillery), Canadian Expeditionary Force. Here they are on board the SS Princess Charlotte as they prepare for departure from Victoria.

Crowds at artillery depature

Photograph depicts crowds of civilians on Belleville St. just outside the Parliament Buildings in Victoria on the departure day of the 62nd Battery, Canadian Field Artillery (15th Brigade). Attempting to manage the crowds are a few police constables on horse.

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