Rectangular lidded wicker basket covered in khaki canvas to create a military dressing companion (1905 Pattern) with brown fabric shoulder straps; lettering across the front in black stencil and on the back the remanants of a painted white rectangle with a red cross painted to denote a companion dr…
Rectangular lidded wicker basket covered in khaki canvas to create a military dressing companion (1905 Pattern) with brown fabric shoulder straps; lettering across the front in black stencil and on the back the remanants of a painted white rectangle with a red cross painted to denote a companion dressing kit; inside is lined with cream canvas and includes brown leather dividers and holders; brown leather strap around lid.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Belonged to donor's father, Dr. Stanley Jarzylo, a Queen's University Grad (Meds 1959) and a radiologist at Kingston General Hospital. In 1980 he was Medical Director of the Eastern Ontario School of X-Ray Technology at Kingston General Hospital.
Dates
1914
1918
circa 1914-1918
Date Remarks
Date based on use of artefact
Material
fabric: khaki, brown, cream
wicker: tan
leather: brown
metal: brown
paint: black, red, white
Inscriptions
Stenciled on the front: "CANADIAN // EXPEDITIONARY FORCES // 60[Illeg.] BATT[Illeg.]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-C2-6
Temporary Location
On-site exhibit: "Trench Menders: Health Care in the First World War," 25 Feb, 2015.
Length
38.0 cm
Width
17.6 cm
Depth
23.3 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 38.0 cm x Width 17.6 cm x Depth 23.3 cm
Condition Remarks
Overall everything is faded, worn, stained and appears dirty; canvas is torn
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
Wikipedia; The Trench Line
Research Facts
The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the designation of the field force created by Canada for service overseas in the First World War and was composed mostly of volunteers as conscription was not enforced until January 1918. Canada was under British rule and automatically at war with Germany upon the British Declaration. The white wicker dressing kit, known as a companion in military designation, would be filled with medical supplies. A complete list of the contents for a medical companion (1905 Pattern) from the Army Medical Services War Office (British) publication dated 1911 or on-line in the web-site The Trench Line, a forum for World War I re-enactors and those with an interest in the World War I British military history.